Categories and use cases

  • Near real-time analytics

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  • The challenge

    Increasing efficiency in manufacturing

Manufacturing plants prioritize continuous improvement by increasing efficiency and reducing waste. Having more efficient systems to monitor production-line performance helps achieve that goal. 

By using predictive maintenance and a cohesion of processes, manufacturers can significantly reduce downtime and improve productivity.

  • Aging machines and shorter business life cycles

    Manufacturing companies are under enormous pressure to keep up with increasingly shorter business and product life cycles. In addition, machines are continually aging and becoming more expensive to maintain.

  • 5G opportunities

    5G-enabled manufacturing analytics

5G can support the numerous connected devices used to monitor various manufacturing processes.

5G can handle the massive volume of data needed for accurate analysis in large-scale manufacturing operations.

5G’s low latency can capture near real-time insight into manufacturing operations.

Manufacturers can use their analysis of captured data to optimize operations and make more educated decisions.

How it works

    • 5G-powered manufacturing: Could increase efficiency and reduce downtime

      • 5G can support the massive number of sensors used in manufacturing facilities, helping manufacturers know when something is broken or needs to be replaced soon.



      • Connected cameras could use computer vision to check the tolerances and flaws of the units and note where in the process those flaws are occurring and how often.

      • Connected cameras could transmit data to multi-access edge computing (MEC) servers, potentially using ultra-low latency to rapidly respond to flaws in units and improve quality.



      • The production line can integrate insights and adjust the production process and flow rather than experience costly downtime and defective units.



5G built right

Our 5G Ultra Wideband network is built right to power transformative possibilities for business. With massive bandwidth and low latency, 5G Ultra Wideband can allow manufacturers to get near real-time insights into their processes and optimize operations.

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    Fiber

    • Achieving 5G Ultra Wideband’s extraordinary speeds requires a massive fiber infrastructure
    • Verizon has made significant investments in fiber densification in major cities around the nation

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  • Millimeter-wave spectrum

    Spectrum

    • Verizon has critical spectrum holdings that include millimeter-wave and C-Band spectrum
    • Millimeter-wave spectrum supports 5G Ultra Wideband’s transformative performance and C-band will enable performance and expanded coverage

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  • Small-cell deployment

    Small-cell deployment

    • Verizon has spent years densifying its 4G LTE network, and its 5G network leverages the same densification
    • Verizon has relationships in place with large and small municipalities, enabling its small-cell deployment

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  • Edge computing

    Edge computing

    • Verizon has network locations that are ideally suited for housing edge-computing resources
    • MEC delivers applications closer to the end user while providing access to the tools, power and compute to deploy at scale

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    • This is 5G built right, from the network businesses rely on.


    • 5G Nationwide available in 2,700+ cities on most VZ 5G devices. 5G Ultra Wideband (UWB) available only in parts of select cities.
      Verizon 5G access requires a 5G-capable device.  5G UWB access requires a 5G-capable device with select voice/data and 5G UWB plans.

    • Future use case not currently available.
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