BROWSING: Verizon
How is Verizon evolving its 5G network?: A Q&A
'More than 30% of overall traffic is leveraging C-band,' says Verizon SVP and chief engineer
On January 19th 2022, Verizon — along with AT&T — turned on its C-band networks, and in doing so, finally shook up the dynamic in which T-Mobile was the...
Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband comes to Oracle Industry Lab
Verizon and Oracle hope to spur new 5G innovation at the Oracle Industry Lab, now equipped with Verizon's 5G mmWave service.
The Sunday Brief: AT&T and Verizon earnings—under pressure
Greetings from Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dominican Republic, where the staff enjoyed a corporate retreat over the Easter holiday. There’s a lot to cover this week, so we will be very brief in the market analysis commentary. AT&T and Verizon kicked off earnings on...
Verizon adds 194,000 fixed wireless access subs in Q1
Fixed wireless access emerging as battleground for Verizon, T-Mobile US...and cable companies
While not as flashy as 5G applications like autonomous drones or precision robotics, fixed wireless access is proving to be a major new revenue driver for Tier 1 U.S. operators T-Mobile US and...
‘Scale is the thing’ – Schneider Electric sets out strategy as private 5G user and reseller
Note, for more on this topic, and more on Schneider Electric's private 5G story, catch Zach Nimboorkar on the Enterprise IoT Insights webinar on April 28 on Industrial 5G (From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard). He is joined by speakers from ABI Research, MFA...
Nokia shifts private 5G sales strategy to go all-indirect, zero-touch, mega-sized
Another challenge, apart from devices, with the mission to scale industrial 5G is with sales channels. Speaking a while back, following its “flagship” arrangement with system integrator Kyndryl for its various Industry 4.0 gear, Nokia says its strategy on private networks has shifted, decisively....
Volume, complexity, security to drive IoT device management sales to $36bn by 2026
Global revenues from IoT device management services will top $36.8 billion by 2026, according to ABI Research. The forecast represents a compound annual jump (CAGR) of 17.1 percent, from around $16.7 billion at the end of 2021. It said spiralling interest in IoT device...
Verizon invests in Casa Systems, strikes multi-year 5G core/edge deal
Casa Systems stock price popped 40% after Verizon took 9.9% ownership stake
Verizon has taken a keen interest in vendor Casa Systems. In addition to striking a multi-year deal to supply 5G core network functions, Verizon is also investing approximately $40 million into the U.S.-based...
Verizon VP talks public cloud for network workloads and Open RAN interop
Verizon sees its network future in a private, telco-grade cloud
5G has long been described as the first generation of cellular born in the cloud. While that's a reductive statement, operators are moving network functions and operational processes into the cloud, there's a heavily-debated question:...
Verizon, Cisco demo LTE, MEC for millisecond C-V2X communications
Cisco Transportation Solutions Architect: 'In any vehicle, seconds matter for passenger and pedestrian safety. In connected vehicles, milliseconds matter more'
Cisco and Verizon took to Las Vegas to demonstrate how cellular and mobile edge compute (MEC) technology can enable low-latency autonomous driving solutions without using...
The Sunday Brief: The state of telecom—Q1 2022 (Part 1)
Greetings from the Midwest. Today’s opening picture shows Paul Stebbins of Wifinity, a small Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), presenting to the Vernon County (MO) Commissioners last Wednesday. I chose this picture for several reasons: 1) A reminder that we are meeting in person...
Verizon partners with art museum, ‘elevates’ 5G cell site
The art project suggests that Verizon might to be trying to improve the poor curb appeal of 5G cell sites
Verizon and the Susquehanna Art Museum (SAM) in Harrisburg, PA unveiled a new 5G cell site that sports custom artwork designed by local artist Stephen...
Verizon furthers its 5G FWA strategy with Cradlepoint C-band adapter
Verizon said it plans to provide 5G UWB coverage to 175 million people by the end of 2022
Verizon will use Cradlepoint’s W1850 5G Wideband Adapter to provide C-band spectrum connectivity across its 5G Ultra Wideband (UWB) network — the brand name for the carrier’s...
As satellite companies clear out of C-Band, Verizon adding 5G coverage
Verizon paying SES $170 million to accelerate C-Band clearing
Verizon in January activated its C-Band spectrum, won at auction in 2021, and immediately covered 100 million people with mid-band 5G. The year-end goal is to expand that coverage number to 175 million. And now, based...
Verizon announces interactive AR game for 5G
Apparently unsatisfied with merely providing the data pipeline for 5G gaming, Verizon is taking a more hands-on approach to game development. The carrier announced that it’s working with digital entertainment company 30 Ninjas and an immersive studio called Novelab on an Augmented Reality (AR)...
Verizon awarded US Dept. of Defense contracts worth nearly $1 billion
The Verizon, DoD Pentagon project involves converting more than 52,000 voice lines to an integrated IP environment with optimized voice and video services
Verizon Public Sector will provide the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) with network modernization services and technical support at the Pentagon, the...
The Sunday Brief: The new (yet old) AT&T
Greetings from Kansas City, Nebraska and Louisiana. Pictured is one of the stops on Jim’s broadband tour of the Cornhusker state, Buck’s Bar and Grill in Venice, Nebraska. Terrific food and amazing service (and, while not personally witnessed, the live music also has a pretty darn...
How is “Anything As A Service” changing telecom consumption models?
"Anything as a Service" or XaaS fundamentally changes enterprise telecom consumption, and gives operators an opportunity to iterate.
How is DISH approaching 5G monetization?
Competitors are focused on FWA and MEC as routes to 5G monetization
With operators spending billions to deploy, package and sell connectivity-backed solutions, 5G monetization has moved front-and-center in operator's messaging. Verizon, for instance, recently laid out its three-year service revenue outlook and sees fixed...
Verizon hones its edge for the metaverse
Verizon said that it's working with Meta to make its mobile edge computing (MEC) infrastructure support metaverse applications.
Verizon Business, Celona launch turnkey private networking solution
Verizon Business said that the strategic partnership will focus on leveraging its On Site LTE and 5G network with Celona’s 5G LAN products
Verizon Business announced a new turnkey private networking solution with Celona, with the aim of accelerating the use of private 5G to...
With C-Band expansion, Verizon looks to capture ‘disruptive share’ of broadband market
C-Band to cover 175 PoPs by year-end, significant expanding reach of 5G fixed wireless access service
Verizon was first to market with a 5G-backed service in 2018 with the launch of its then-pre-standard mmWave 5G Home fixed wireless broadband service. Now, as it rapidly deploys...
Verizon marks private 5G milestone with deployment at BlackRock HQ
Private 5G implementation is Non-Standalone mode and uses Corning radios
BlackRock, the largest asset management firm on the planet, has engaged Verizon Business to build out a private 5G network. According to Verizon, BlackRock is targeting applications around training, AR, VR, security, edge compute and...
Industry loves Industry 4.0; it’s just not very good at showing it – says Verizon
MWC, Barcelona: The industrial sector loves the idea of digital change, says Verizon, and private 5G as a platform for it, but it’s just not very good at showing it. Speaking at a packed industrial 5G (Industry City / Manufacturing Summit) conference stream at...