Verizon announced 18 more markets where it will offer its fixed wireless 5G Business Internet service. Today’s press release about the expansion makes it clear which competitor Verizon hopes to displace. “5G Business Internet is an alternative to cable Internet,”…
Verizon and MasterCard are working together to leverage 5G technology for point-of-sale and other payments options, the companies announced today. The two companies will work together to deliver solutions such as immersive retail technology, compelling point-of-sale experiences, and digital capabilities…
Verizon has reorganized some of its technology business units behind its drone and ground robotics holdings. The Robotics Business Technology is a unit within New Business Incubation. Verizon says that the new unit will create integration solutions that use Verizon’s…
Business customers are generally satisfied with their broadband services, according to a new J.D. Power business broadband satisfaction study. AT&T won in the large and medium-size business groups, with Verizon taking the small business category. The survey results: Large enterprise…
JUNE 23, 2021 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Windstream Enterprise (WE), a managed communications service provider, recently launched Revolution, a mass notification tool that can be integrated with its award-winning Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solution powered by Mitel…
Verizon Business has commercialized its private 5G service. The service, known as On Site 5G, targets enterprise and public sector customers – including campuses, industrial and manufacturing facilities and warehouses. Private 5G services use cellular network equipment deployed at an…
Verizon Business today launched Advanced Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), an offering that combines SD-WAN capability with hybrid network connectivity and security services. SD-WAN services have been gaining popularity, enabling customers to use multiple wide area network connections that are…
What’s the news? AT&T has been awarded 4 Task Orders from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to modernize and transform DHS’ telecommunications infrastructure with IP-based networking services. The awards have a combined value of $306 million over 12…
Verizon reports 5,258 data breaches from 83 contributors worldwide in its 2021 report, a jump of more than one-third over the previous report. The service provider suggests that the uptick was the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Verizon Business…
Cox is acquiring Charlotte, North Carolina-based regional operator Segra from private equity firm EQT Infrastructure, the company announced today. Segra operates a fiber network across nine states in the mid-Atlantic region and has roots in the independent telco sector. Segra’s…
Though the rate of increase slowed during the pandemic, the number of U.S. fiber lit commercial buildings continued to grow in 2020, according to Vertical Systems Group. AT&T once again has the most fiber lit buildings. Just behind A&T in…
Regional operator Ritter Communications has deployed an all-fiber XGS-PON network to provide broadband services and cloud solutions to businesses in five communities in northwest Arkansas. The provider invested $28 million in the initiative. The communities are Springdale, Lowell, Fayetteville, Rogers…
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