Why is Verizon getting everyone on 5G?

AT&T noted that its FirstNet public safety users also have access to its millimeter-wave 5G deployments in parts of more than 40 cities and in 35 stadiums and large venues .

AT&T and Verizon want to transfer customers as fast as possible to 5G networks — not just to recoup the heavy capital expenditure costs of building out updated nationwide networks but also to lock in customers and keep them from defecting to T-Mobile.7 Ağu 2021

As a result, Verizon’s 5G network is limited to outdoor hotspots and can’t deliver a “true” nationwide network, leaving Verizon far behind in the 5G space .