Verizon touted gains it has made involving its 5G and fixed wireless access (FWA) services in a blog post today. The post highlighted key achievements on its multiyear network expansion and update roadmap. The impact of the upgrade is evident…
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Verizon 5G, MEC Underlie Holographic Meeting Demo
Holograms replaced more commonly used avatars as Bell Canada, Verizon, Vodafone and Matsuko conducted what they called “the first live transatlantic collaborative meeting connecting multiple holographic people in Canada, the US and the UK using 5G and multi-access edge computing…
Verizon: No Lead Contamination at Questioned Sites
Verizon has told Representative Pat Ryan (D–NY-18) that three sites with allegedly dangerous decades-old telecom cabling encased with lead are safe. In July, The Wall Street Journal reported that Verizon, AT&T and other telcos controlled old lead-sheathed cables on poles,…
Verizon Touts Network Virtualization Benefits
Verizon touted the benefits of the massive multi-year redesign of its network architecture in a press release today. The redesign has tapped network virtualization to enable the telco to enhance the customer experience, the company said. Included in the redesign…
Verizon to Expand Higher-Speed 5G Service, Thanks to New C-band Spectrum
Verizon expects to expand its higher-speed 5G service, dubbed Ultra Wideband, now that all the spectrum it won in the 2021 C-band auction has been cleared. The spectrum also will support the company’s 5G Home fixed wireless offering and business…
Verizon Business Inks Managed Services Partnership
New York – Verizon Business today announced a strategic global partnership making HCLTech its primary Managed Network Services (MNS) collaborator in all networking deployments for global enterprise customers, bringing together two global leaders in enterprise networking. The partnership combines Verizon’s networking…
Dueling Telecom Lead Remediation Cost Estimates, BEAD Impact Analyses
New Street Research issued another revision to its telecom lead remediation cost estimate today. It follows an initial estimate of $60 billion prepared two weeks ago and a more recent one estimating costs at between $12 billion and $15 billion….
Verizon ThingSpace Targets Global IoT Applications
Verizon Business aims to leverage its ThingSpace IoT platform to support global internet of things (IoT) connectivity. The company will work with Bell Canada and Telenor on the offering, to be known as Verizon Global IoT Orchestration, a platform that…
J.D. Power: Verizon Tops in Wireless Network Quality
Verizon Wireless finished highest in all six regions in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study—Volume 2, the research firm said today. The carrier had the fewest network quality problems per 100 connections (PP100) in call quality;…
Telecom Lead Remediation Cost Estimated at $60B; Could Impact BEAD Plans
If action is needed to remediate alleged dangers posed by old lead-encased copper telecom cabling, the cost could be in the range of $60 billion, according to an estimate from New Street Research. This, in turn, could impact the government’s…
What Toxic Lead Cabling Allegations Could Mean for Telcos
The Wall Street Journal is accusing AT&T, Verizon and other major telcos of potentially posing a health threat from decades-old cables covered in toxic lead, including cables installed under water, in the soil and on poles. According to the WSJ…
Verizon Exec Details Pennsylvania Funding Win, Company Also Gets Virginia Money
Verizon won broadband funding from two Pennsylvania counties recently. In an interview with Telecompetitor, Verizon Vice President of Business Operations for Wireline Networks Doug Sullivan offered details about the wins, which are for areas where the company has begun deploying…
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