Verizon Debuts 7GHz 6G Call

Verizon just pulled off a pre-standard 6G field call in the 7 GHz band with Ericsson, but the real story is the looming “uplink crisis.” As AI-powered devices demand more constant, two-way data flows, Verizon CTO Yago Tenorio warns we’re racing toward a world where network traffic is balanced evenly between uploading and downloading—a massive technical and business shift. The company has just two years, Tenorio says, to reshape 6G around use cases and revenue, not just speed.

But here’s the catch: the spectrum Verizon’s testing in isn’t even cleared yet—the government is still studying it, with auctions and deployments at least a year away. Meanwhile, T-Mobile and AT&T are pushing uplink upgrades right now, and SpaceX is gunning for nationwide low-band satellite coverage. Verizon’s answer is getting creative with spectrum—pairing mid and low bands to stretch capacity—and bringing in heavy hitters like AWS and NVIDIA to its innovation forum. Still, the risk is heavy investment in fiber, small cells, and 6G, even as competitive threats and tightening margins hover.

Based on reporting from RCR Wireless, Reuters, Dealroom, and J.D. Power, with insights from Verizon CTO Yago Tenorio.

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