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Verizon enhances communications for first responders with Push-to-Talk Responder (Verizon)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 17:20Verizon expands LTE Home Internet to more rural areas, now available in 48 states (Verizon)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 18:18Verizon expands 5G Home Internet to Minneapolis & St. Paul customers (Verizon)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 09/29/2020 - 16:46Verizon, Corning and Samsung complete trials of new indoor cell sites to extend 5G coverage
Verizon has recently completed lab trials with Corning and begun lab trials with Samsung on new 5G mmWave in-building solutions which, when commercially launched, will provide 5G mmWave coverage inside facilities such as hospitals, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, schools, ports, retail stores and more. The launch of these indoor cell sites will not only extend the footprint of Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, but will also bring the promise of private networks with Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) capabilities one step closer.
Verizon completes first successful end-to-end fully virtualized 5G data session in the world (Verizon)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 15:05
Texas Education Agency and Verizon enable distance learning for 18.9 Million students in 16 states
Verizon has partnered with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Gov Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) Operation Connectivity initiative to provide up to 18.9 million students in Texas and 15 neighboring states with a simple and quick way to access critical distance learning technologies.
Verizon and AWS deliver mobile edge computing to customers in Boston and the Bay Area (Verizon)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 08/07/2020 - 15:14Verizon becomes first US wireless network to secure 5G global roaming service (Verizon)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/03/2020 - 14:42Verizon expands home Internet options to customers in rural areas
Verizon's new LTE Home Internet initial launch includes Savannah (GA), Springfield (MO), and Tri-Cities (TN/VA/KY). Beginning July 30, Verizon will expand home Internet access to customers outside the Fios and 5G Home footprints, expanding home connectivity options to rural areas. With LTE Home Internet, customers will get unlimited data, and experience download speeds of 25 Mbps with peak Internet speeds of 50 Mbps.
Verizon joins both T-Mobile and AT&T with a fixed wireless offering targeting more rural markets.