Verizon and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. recently completed an end-to-end fully virtualized 5G data session over C-band spectrum in a live network environment. We have been driving the industry to large scale virtualization using the advanced architecture we have built into our network from the core to the far edge. This recent accomplishment paves the way for a more programma The trials, conducted over Verizon’s network (using C-band Special Temporary Authority granted to Verizon by the FCC) in Texas, Connecticut and Massachusetts, used Samsung’s fully virtualized RAN (vRAN) solution built.