Not one to let its lead in the public safety market slip to rival AT&T, which won the FirstNet contract in 2017, Verizon is courting public safety with the latest and greatest in technologies that use 5G.
Granted, 5G is not yet widely deployed—Verizon this week just announced its 5G Ultra Wideband is now live in parts of Little Rock, Arkansas; Kansas City, Missouri; and Cincinnati, Ohio. So Verizon is using 5G first responder labs to work with startups and innovators around the country that are developing leading-edge solutions. This past week, five startups participated in a graduation of sorts at an event in San Francisco.
