A bulk of the country has likely never heard of FiOS, Verizon’s broadband and video service. With superfast 5G wireless technology, that could transform.

The notion held that FiOS, which is exclusively accessible the Northeast, could go national. But instead of a physical line the connection would be via the next-generation 5G technology the firm is developing.

Verizon going national with an other broadband choice would shake up the marketplace in areas where there are few alternatives for Internet service. It could be an answer to linking rural areas that don’t have any high speed accessibility.

5G will provide speeds that are not hundreds of times slower than your current cable or DSL connection.

The greatest guarantee of 5G is to have that super fast connection everywhere you go, known as authentic mobile broadband. But most in the sector consider that will not happen until 2020, when the cellular telephone business settles on standards that are consistent. But Verizon and AT&T have both said they’d not go slower, choosing to deploy a frozen mobile broadband service, offering high speeds in one place to you like your house.

McAdam said that Verizon was working with Boston to benefit from the quicker connection that was 5G to power future smart city initiatives. The firm could use its national network of mobile towers as hubs to expand its broadband service beyond the Northeast area.

Those higher speeds could power emerging technologies including 3D video conferencing, virtual reality and more, he said.

“The thing we grew up seeing in Star Wars might occur,” he said.

When it comes to opposition, which has also made noise about researching next-generation wireless technology, McAdam said they’re two years behind.