https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/07/23/verizon-eyes-apple-as-partner-for-5g-tv-rollout
Verizon eyes Apple as partner for 5G TV rollout
By Stephen Silver
Monday, July 23, 2018, 05:18 pm PT (08:18 pm ET)
The communications giant is considering either Apple or Google to serve as its
provider for 5G video, according to a new report.
Verizon Communications is in talks with Apple and Google as potential partners
when it launches home 5G service in a pair of California markets later this
year, Bloomberg News reported Monday.
The report, citing "a person familiar with the situation," says that Verizon is
expected to update its 5G plans during the company's quarterly earnings
announcement on Tuesday. The partnership would be either with Apple TV or
Google's YouTube TV, and may function as a temporary "showcase" for the
technology, until Verizon is able to launch a video service itself.
Verizon's plan, according to the report, is to "beam online services to home
receivers" at 5G speeds, and later compete with Comcast and AT&T's landline
services. The service is expected to launch in Los Angeles and Sacramento, as
well as two other cities, later this year.
Verizon had been working on an OTT TV service as of last year, but appears to
have pulled back on that, according to the Bloomberg report.
The next stage in wireless networking, 5G, is beginning its rollout this year,
although it is not expected to be available on the 2018 iPhone generation.