This Telecom Upstart’s 5G Tech Gets a Boost From Facebook
This Telecom Upstart’s 5G Tech Gets a Boost From Facebook
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 25, 20194m 46s
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Show Notes
AT&T and Verizon are slowly trickling out the next generation of wireless networks, known as 5G, in parts of a few cities. But even as the major carriers prepare larger 5G launches, San Francisco based startup Common Networks is hoping that it can compete with bigger telecom companies by combining 5G with technology open sourced by Facebook. Common Networks is using 5G to offer home, as opposed to mobile, broadband, essentially competing with internet providers such as AT&T and Comcast.
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