Wireless Internet for the AI-era: network slicing enables SLA-backed service from Verizon Business

Let’s set the table:

• 5G Network Slice - Enhanced Internet is a new fixed-wireless Internet solution that gives customers supercharged uplink capacity, SLA-backed performance, and no data caps. It is powerful Business Internet for evolving needs, with all the flexibility and convenience customers expect from wireless.
• With more uplink and more consistent data-transmission performance, customers can take on emerging use cases like AI inference models, computer vision, and machine learning, which require constant data ingestion from edge to cloud.
• The fixed-wireless slice is built on Verizon’s 5G Network and Ultra Wideband spectrum. Network slicing is a 5G technology that separates Internet traffic by type (e.g. fixed-wireless traffic) and customizes service to the unique needs of that traffic.

Businesses are transforming their operations for the generative and physical AI era, so we’re transforming the networking solutions that their operations depend on. With 5G Network Slice - Enhanced Internet, Verizon now offers enterprise-grade Business Internet on a 5G network slice, which means enhanced capability for the uplink-heavy, cloud-rich business environment that AI thrives in.

As businesses take on AI-centric workloads (e.g. inferencing at the edge), they are now uploading more data than ever before. They’re capturing huge amounts of data from their operating environments (central or remote), uploading it into their systems, and transferring it into cloud instances and software platforms for AI-driven insights and generative actions.

In addition to uplink capacity, transferring these large data packets between their operating environments also requires seamless, uninterrupted data transfers. By moving business Internet traffic onto a 5G network slice, Verizon can provide the performance consistency necessary to offer our customers service-level agreement (SLA)-backed reliability for their data transport -- with no data caps.

This is supercharged Business Internet for an era of exponential transformation, without sacrificing the convenience and flexibility customers have come to expect from going wireless for their enterprise-grade broadband.

So if you work in an industry now inundated with AI-generated data or invested in highly automated, AI-optimized dataflow from edge to cloud or among multiple worksites, you now have a convenient, wireless Internet solution with the two-way transport capacity and reliability to underpin your operation. Examples include:

• Media & Entertainment, for smooth, high-quality live broadcasts, and rapid upload of high-resolution files and AI-generated content
• Construction, for nearly instant, centralized data uploads from field/edge operations and continuous high-def video surveillance and AI video insights from remote work sites
• Distribution, for near real-time management of cloud-based operations at temporary sites -- e.g. inventory, point-of-sale, order processing, payments, AI-driven fleet management and operational sensor insights -- ensuring seamless continuity and efficiency outside of fixed office locations
• Healthcare, for near real-time, highly automated data logging and large file upload from remote locations or a temporary clinic, and reliable work access to healthcare resources for workers in the field.

How does it work?

In short, 5G network slicing allows Verizon to separate Internet traffic by type, which means we can tailor service to the unique needs of that kind of traffic -- in this case, upload-heavy, cloud-centric business Internet workloads.

These service attributes are enormously helpful for workloads like those outlined for the above industries, but they also apply to mission-critical workloads in a multitude of data-rich operating environments. AR/VR, computer vision, sensor and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and much more come within reach when your wireless infrastructure has ample two-way data capacity and SLA-backed reliability.

To sum it up, key benefits from 5G Network Slice - Enhanced Internet include:

• SLA-backed performance: Consistent performance and latency thresholds, and uninterrupted connectivity to support cloud-based applications and large file transfers wirelessly and in near real time.
• More uplink and fast speeds: 200 Mbps downlink and 45 Mbps uplink without data caps and priority during instances of network congestion.
• Optimized for AI & Edge: High uplink throughput provides reliable data transmission for AI inference models, computer vision, and machine learning pipelines that require constant data ingestion from the edge to the cloud.
• Managed deployment (available): Site survey, professional outdoor installation, quick uptime, and next-business-day router replacement, if optioned.
• Flexible and scalable: Ideal for primary, backup, or load-balancing connectivity for enterprises or small and medium-sized businesses. Customers can manage and monitor routers and router connections from any location through Verizon Business Internet Portal.
• Predictable pricing: Fixed monthly rate with unlimited usage and no throttling.

The solution is now available in select markets nationwide, with availability expanding on a rolling basis. Reach out to a Verizon Business representative at verizon.com/business.

Verizon Business also leverages network slicing for first responders and enhanced video applications. To learn more about these solutions, visit the Verizon Frontline Network Slice and 5G Mobile Network Slice pages at verizon.com.