Autonomous cars, smart agriculture, drone delivery and other applications requiring precise location data are the target for a new Verizon Hyper Precise Location service announced today. According to Verizon Business, the service provides a stream of real-time data that enables…
NEW YORK, NY – Verizon inked deals with Crown Castle and SBA, two tower companies already hosting Verizon infrastructure equipment, to speed deployment of C-band equipment in preparation for the launch of 5G Ultra Wideband and fixed wireless broadband service…
04.08.2021 – BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – 5G Home Internet has arrived in more cities. Beginning April 8, customers in parts of Milwaukee and Tampa can sign up for 5G Home Internet, the blazing fast broadband service ideal for people working…
Honda and Verizon are cooperating on ways to use the carrier’s 5G Ultra Wideband and 5G Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) platforms to enhance road safety by speeding communications between road infrastructure, vehicles and pedestrians. The research is being conducted at…
In a sign that telehealth advances made during the COVID-19 pandemic will be normalized going forward, Verizon Business has announced BlueJeans Telehealth. It describes the service as a data-driven way to extend care into the home. Verizon Business says that…
Verizon and Dreamscape Immersive are partnering on virtual reality (VR) applications that will be built upon the carrier’s 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) technologies. The first products from the partnership will focus on 5G immersive learning and training for…
Verizon will decommission its 3G CDMA network on December 31 of next year. The carrier says that the final shutdown will end a process of transitioning to newer technology that began in 2016. That transition already has been undertaken by…
Verizon and Morning Consult have taken a deep look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected shopping, work and education in what they call the Look Forward Study. The study found significant changes across the board, many of which likely…
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Reality check: Most people don’t have a backup solution for the files on their phone, tablet or computer, and as we all know, losing precious videos and photos can be heartbreaking. Enter Verizon Cloud, the backup…
03.22.2021 – NEW YORK, NY – Today, Verizon Media, a leader in innovation, content and commerce, announced plans to launch Yahoo Shops, a new marketplace destination featuring a curated, native shopping experience tailored to the user including innovative tech, from…
Verizon says that it is exchanging more than 24 million calls daily with U.S. wireless carriers using STIR/SHAKEN, a standard designed to ensure that customers are not “spoofed.” So far, Verizon says that it has “protected” more than 75 million…
Verizon is buying certain wireless assets of Triangle Mobile of Montana, highlighting a growing interest in rural wireless operations. The purchase includes Triangle’s LTE in Rural America (LRA) assets. Triangle says on its website that the deal is expected to…
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