In the process of building out, expanding and advancing its 5G network, Verizon has for several years gone through a very material network transformation. In the two previous installments in this series, we’ve looked at how Verizon’s investments in vRAN set the stage for Open RAN which also links up to its network automation efforts underpinned by the Verizon Cloud Platform.
While the two aforementioned threads both link up directly to Open RAN, it’s very much worth noting that Verizon has also pumped time and capital into its transport network, including continued roll out of its fiber optic network and an upgrade to routing infrastructure.
