Intel joins Verizon’s 5G Tech Forum

Intel has joined the Verizon 5G Technology Forum as one of its core industry partners.

Intel will begin working in Verizon’s 5G sandbox environments in Verizon’s San Francisco and Waltham, MA Innovation Centers. Intel is also developing  its own 5G test beds in Oregon, California and other locations, and is continuing its work on mobile broadband and IoT 5G devices, mm-wave dual connectivity technology, virtualized radio access network (RAN) elements supporting massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), ultra-low latency response, high frequency small cells, and mobile edge computing.

“Intel’s expertise in computing from the device to the network to the data center and Verizon’s strong network technology allow the two companies to bring a unique perspective to 5G as computing and communications converge,” said Aicha Evans, Vice President and General Manager of the Communication and Devices Group at Intel. “Together the two companies will lay the foundation for the next generation networks to achieve the 5G deployment goals.”

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