Verizon has announced two free offerings: a thirty-day trial of unlimited data on its 5G Ultra Wideband network and BlueJeans Basic, a free conferencing service. The thirty-day Ultra Wideband offer, which is open to those with unlocked and compatible phones,…
Verizon plans to deploy Fios fiber broadband and make 5G fixed wireless service available to nearly 2,000 locations in five Delaware markets. Construction costs will be covered, in part, through $6 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The…
Verizon today announced expansions of its 5G Ultra Wideband fixed wireless service in the Northeast and its 5G Ultra Wideband wireless service in Iowa. Ultra Wideband is the brand name that Verizon uses for its fastest 5G service, which uses…
Chattanooga utility company EPB may be the highest-profile network operator exploring the quantum internet. But it’s not the only one doing so. Verizon has been exploring quantum networking for several years. Telecompetitor spoke recently with Venkata Josyula, a director in…
Verizon says that its 5G Ultra Wideband service is available to about two out of every three Americans. That translates into 200 million people. “Passing this new milestone provides more customers in more places with Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband mobile…
Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Xfinity, and Spectrum are among the top ten telecom brands in the world, according to brand research firm Brand Finance. Verizon remains the most valuable brand (worldwide) for the fourth year in a row, according to Brand…
Verizon Communications shuffled some of its key executives today. The company appointed Sowmyanarayan Sampath, currently leading Verizon Business Group, as executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Consumer Group (VCG). The company said that Sampath’s extensive telecom experience and “distinct…
A Verizon Private 5G wireless network will underlie a new Healthcare Lab for KPMG LLP, a major professional services firm. KPMG clients will be able to use the lab to experiment with cutting edge healthcare technologies. The KMPG Ignition Center…
Verizon fixed wireless access (FWA) margins for business customers are two times that of a mobile wireless line, according to a research note released today from SVB MoffettNathanson based on a conversation between MoffettNathanson financial analysts and Sampath Sowmyanarayan, executive…
New York – Customers across New York City’s five boroughs can now get the Fios 2 Gig home internet plan – the fastest speeds offered by Fios. Additionally, starting February 16, customers in Colorado Springs, CO, Monroe Co., NY, and Bradenton and West…
Service providers including Verizon and T-Mobile have exaggerated their fixed wireless access (FWA) coverage in rural areas, potentially preventing those areas from being eligible for funding in the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, according to a…
Verizon says that its 5G Ultra Wideband technology has achieved upload speeds of 1.26 Gbps using commercially available devices in a live network environment. The lab work and field trials utilized 20 MHz of LTE spectrum and 400 MHz of…
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