Verizon is getting ready to kick its wireless network up another notch.
The nation's largest wireless carrier will begin field trials on so-called fifth-generation, or 5G, technology within the next 12 months, Roger Gurnani, chief information and technology architect for Verizon, said in an interview last week. He expects "some level of commercial deployment" to begin by 2017. That's far earlier than the time frame of 2020 that many in the industry have pegged for the initial adoption of 5G technology.
The Korean tech giant has recently announced that it intends to release support for 5G in the coming month.
The network is faster and more reliable than competitors.
In a now-deleted tweet from Verizon, the company echoed this, using cheerful emojis and letting people know that LTE conserves battery life.
