If you ask Ergen, of course, you’ll learn that things are different now that his satellite TV giant is closing in on acquiring Boost Mobile, as well as launching 5G trial service in at least one major US market. Verizon’s skepticism is also connected to the $10 billion expense bill slapped by Dish on its still-vague 5G buildout designs, which many analysts have deemed completely unrealistic too.

Naturally, Big Red will not sit idly by while Magenta rises to challenge its long-standing crown, aiming to continue expanding its blazing fast but not very widespread 5G network at a steady pace. This is entirely based on mmWave technology, and that was a choice Verizon made to try to deliver 5G “in a way that brings all the functionality.”

It’s certainly hard to argue with that point if you’ve experienced the insane speeds of the carrier’s high-band 5G signal, but unfortunately, that’s only possible if you live in one of a select few dense urban areas… and if said signal doesn’t get blocked by a wall, tree, or other type of mundane obstacle.

Going forward, Verizon also plans to use a technology called dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) to, well, dynamically share the same spectrum for 4G and 5G connectivity, thus boosting the theoretical coverage of the latter network. In case you’re wondering, T-Mobile does not expect DSS to “materially help” Verizon due to a number of integration issues that are unlikely to be fully resolved anytime soon.