Verizon pitches gamers on the 5G future and inclusion

Verizon is a $128 billion telecommunications company that probably doesn’t really have to worry about what gamers think. But as it considers the future of its 5G networks, it makes sense that Verizon is speaking at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) online event today to pitch gamers on why they should care about 5G network technology and other gaming initiatives such as game publisher partnerships and inclusion programs.

If there’s anything that can push consumers to adopt 5G, which offers 10 times to 100 times faster networks than existing 4G networks, it’s probably gaming. Gaming demands the kind of high-end 3D graphics possible in the latest smartphones. But if those fancy phones aren’t connected to anything, they’re not very useful. And so Verizon argues that the speed of interaction in the networks matters a lot, since you can’t be slow in delivering packets for a fast-action multiplayer game.