United States, Oct. 15 -- Verizon and Ericsson announced a global first: successfully completing the first pre-standard 6G field call in the 7 GHz from a Verizon commercial network site in Concord, California. The Ericsson 6G proof-of-concept kit was fully deployed at the site, and test validation was completed, moving 6G from lab integration into a real-world environment where performance can be assessed both outdoors and as signals move from outside in through buildings.A field test built for real-world learningThe Ericsson 6G proof-of-concept equipment is installed at Verizon's commercial site in Concord, California. The base station is installed separately in the site shelter, while the user equipment is in a small house on wheels - an ...