Verizon

Sacramento and Fresno, California have both announced partnerships with the wireless industry designed to jump start their smart city initiatives. Verizon and the city of Sacramento have a tentative partnership …

Verizon’s offering leverages Ericsson technologies Drawing an already-close partner even closer, Ericsson will be deploying Verizon’s managed Software Defined Wide Area Network service for its corporate IT, including virtualized security services and …

DAS, signal boosters and a small cell/DAS hybrid approach to in-building wireless for the enterprise The need for robust in-building wireless systems for enterprise users is well-established. The vast majority …

The rumor mill is working hard. The question is, will Sprint and T-Mobile U.S. finally get together and merge? No one knows. Not even Sprint and T-Mobile. First, they have …

Verizon’s mobile “5G” demo at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway must be every driver tester’s dream come true — until they blacked out the windshield. The video is worth checking out. …

New business models and lower costs per gigabit are goals for wireless carriers as the industry charges toward the next generation of wireless technology. But the carriers don’t all see …

Verizon sees content, IoT and 5G as strategic investments Recognizing stiff competition for the U.S. wireless consumer, executives from Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile US described various strategies to look beyond …

T-Mobile US’ new #getoutofthered campaign woos Verizon customers T-Mobile US launched a new promotion today to keep Verizon on the defensive, offering Verizon customers the option to bring one of …

New Verizon Enterprise offering is aimed at better mobile device integration, multimedia customer care Verizon Enterprise has launched a new offering that integrates a mobile device-based multimedia experience into customer care interactions, …

The cable television industry is re-entering the wireless space. First it was Comcast Xfinity Mobile starting its rollout. Now, Charter Spectrum has announced they will also become a wireless provider …

AT&T and AT&T Mobility launched a new ad campaign staring TV and Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg. The spots just started and they are great. They use humor and Hollywood to …

Charter Communications, which operates an MVNO based on Verizon’s network, appears poised to test 5G systems based on a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission. While Charter didn’t respond …

Ransomware has taken over an internal network at Spanish operator Telefónica and other companies throughout Europe, with Reuters reporting that the ransomware attack “involved a window appearing on employees’ computer screens …

Latest Verizon trial is part of 5G fixed wireless access plans Continuing its testing of fixed wireless access 5G in diverse deployment scenarios, Verizon this week shared details of a …

Straight Path bidding war nearly doubled the purchase price Verizon Communications has officially broken up AT&T’s deal for Straight Path Communications and will walk away with the company and its …

Verizon launched its ThingSpace IoT platform in 2015 amid a blitz of publicity and buzz around the enormous potential of the internet of things. At the time, the IoT was …

Supplier deal follows on billion-dollar Corning purchase Verizon Communications continued its steady diet of fiber with a new supplier arrangement with Prysmian Group, under which Prysmian will supply more than …

Straight Path’s going price is at $184 a share, up from AT&T’s original offer of less than $96 a share The battle over Straight Path and its extensive millimeter wave …

Sprint introduced something they call the “Magic Box,” to speed up wireless data connectivity for customers in their homes, offices or when they travel. Like with other wireless carriers, Sprint …

Google users had a collective panic attack this week when someone put together a massive phishing attack that used malicious links to a non-Google-Docs app that was.named “Google Docs”. Diabolical. About …

In the U.S. Nokia has asked the FCC for permission to use experimental equipment in millimeter spectrum As carrier spending for LTE network infrastructure slows, infrastructure vendors are eagerly awaiting …

Verizon cloud sale follows on sale of data centers to Equinix Verizon has agreed to sell its cloud and managed hosting operations to IBM and plans to “work with IBM …

Challenges for 5G testing and design The exploration of “5G” is a major area of focus for companies as they seek to gain competitive advantages going into the next generation …

CTO Neville Ray says T-Mobile plans nationwide 5G coverage for 2020 using 600 MHz spectrum T-Mobile, in usual fashion, is blasting its competitors’ 5G efforts, while making big promises of …

“Much of what is already out there is unsecured” Hacking and malware remain the primary vectors for cybersecurity attacks, according to the new Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, and internet of …