A “living lab” for exploring 5G-enabled defense applications and use cases is set in motion at the San Diego military base Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Verizon and the Marine Corps revealed Wednesday they’ve linked up and launched the testbed to strategically investigate fifth generation wireless technologies’ potential to facilitate and secure smart bases of the future, promote autonomous transport for Pentagon purposes—and more. The effort is underpinned by Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service, marking the first time it’s deployed at a military base.
“In discussions with the Marine Corps on technology innovations, starting back in 2018, we saw how 5G could support future strategic initiatives,” Verizon’s Director, Mobile Solutions, Federal Sales Cornelius Brown told Nextgov Tuesday. “We then worked with MCAS Miramar to bring this 5G Ultra Wideband to the base.”
The service is already up-and-running on the site, but Brown confirmed the telecommunications company is “working with base personnel to expand coverage.” The technology enabling 5G Ultra Wideband on the base is very similar in physical outward appearance to existing antennas deployed around the U.S. today, Brown noted, but “it uses new components that will allow for future advancements for smart installations,” such as network slicing and multi-access edge computing.
“What is key is the spectrum that allows for high bandwidth and low latency combined with dark fiber backhaul,” Brown said. “This can enable speeds up more than [1 gigabit per second] now and beyond in the near future.”
Strategically located near the coast of Southern California, MCAS Miramar encomp ..
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