The US operators’ 5G plans are, of course, not all about building on current 4G and IT platform deployments. They also intend to inject brand new spectrum and technology into their next generation networks, and are vying with the usual trailblazers in Japan and Korea to drive that process forward. Verizon has been very public about its goal of being the first US carrier to roll out 5G, as it was in LTE. Trials will begin this year, with the initial focus on fixed wireless. This is usual with a new connectivity standard, since it is simpler to deploy non-mobile networks and acquire devices, before addressing issues of handover and interoperability – and anyway, currently the FCC does not allow…