Articles about Verizon

T-Mobile gobbles up more fiber: $4.9B Metronet deal is part of a broader move beyond wireless

T-Mobile will invest $4.9 billion into a new joint venture that plans to acquire broadband internet company Metronet, a key… Read More

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FCC plans to set up a new framework for connecting satellites with smartphones

The Federal Communications Commission plans to set up a new regulatory framework to facilitate hookups between satellite operators and wireless… Read More

Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Verizon join forces on satellite and cellular connectivity

Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Verizon Communications say they’ll collaborate on connectivity solutions that capitalize on Kuiper’s future broadband satellite constellation… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Climate Pledge’ gets its first additional signatories: Verizon, Infosys and RB

Telecom giant Verizon, tech powerhouse Infosys, and Lysol and Calgon parent Reckitt Benckiser (RB) have become the first global companies… Read More

Microsoft answers Amazon’s Verizon cloud partnership with new 5G-enabled Azure Edge Zones, starting with AT&T

A new service from Microsoft will connect its Azure cloud services to 5G wireless networks inside data centers operated by… Read More

Verizon teams up with Pacific Northwest National Lab to develop 5G broadband applications

Verizon says it’s bringing its 5G ultra wideband wireless network to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., and will… Read More

Seattle is major player in Super Bowl as big tech, Bezos, police chief and more connect city to game

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t make it to Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, but that didn’t stop Seattle from being well… Read More

Here’s how much T-Mobile execs stand to earn following CEO John Legere’s departure

T-Mobile’s bold, attention-grabbing CEO John Legere is out, and he’s handing the reins to the longtime heir apparent, Mike Sievert.… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: FaceTime eavesdropping bug, minimalist phones, and rumored Apple gaming subscription service

In this episode of Geared Up, Andru Edwards and I discuss the FaceTime bug that allowed iPhone users to eavesdrop… Read More

T-Mobile CEO John Legere slams Verizon’s new 5G offering: ‘Will never scale … but it is first, right’

Verizon today lit up what it called the “first commercial 5G network on the globe,” but T-Mobile CEO John Legere… Read More

TLDR: Why Amazon wanted to put workers in cage-like devices + GIVEAWAY

Today’s featured stories Years after patenting the concept, Amazon admits putting workers in a cage would be a bad idea… Read More

With Sprint acquisition pending, T-Mobile teams up with Nokia in new $3.5B 5G alliance

T-Mobile and Nokia have formed a new $3.5 billion partnership to speed up deployment of a next-generation nationwide 5G wireless… Read More

Q&A: Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam on 5G wireless, T-Mobile/Sprint, net neutrality and acquisitions

Verizon Communications held its annual shareholder meeting Thursday morning south of Seattle, in Renton, Wash. Why Renton? That’s one of… Read More

Verizon CEO brushes off T-Mobile’s Sprint merger: ‘We don’t care, is the answer to that’

RENTON, Wash. — Sitting across from Verizon Communications Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam in a conference room overlooking Lake Washington… Read More

T-Mobile and Sprint name first 5G cities, as race to build next-gen network intensifies

The race to the next generation data network — 5G — is heating up. T-Mobile and Sprint — the nation’s… Read More

T-Mobile’s ‘abominable carriers’ holiday ad sparks formal complaint from ‘major miser’ AT&T

T-Mobile loves to get under the skin of its rival carriers and an ad over the holidays struck a nerve… Read More

T-Mobile adds 1.9M customers in Q4, posts $2.7B in profits, boosted by U.S. tax reform

T-Mobile reported another big quarter this morning, maintaining its momentum against larger wireless carriers Verizon and AT&T and wrapping up… Read More

Batman’s new villains: How T-Mobile CEO John Legere plans to foil the cable and satellite TV giants

John Legere is clearly enthused by T-Mobile’s opportunity to build a compelling TV service, but the wireless world’s Batman, as… Read More

It’s TTYL forever for AOL Instant Messenger: Early chat leader shuts down after 20 years

Oath — the combined Yahoo-Verizon entity — is closing that creaky door for the last time today on AOL Instant… Read More

NFL inks reported $2B deal with Verizon to stream games on various platforms

Between player protests, concussion concerns, and a ratings decline, it’s been a tumultuous year for the NFL. But there’s no… Read More

T-Mobile adds another 1.3M customers, avoids Sprint merger questions by skipping quarterly call

T-Mobile US added another 1.3 million new customers in the third quarter, its 18th straight period with more than 1… Read More

Google unveils Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones with Always On display and high-powered camera

Google this morning showed off its latest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, following up on the release… Read More

Video: T-Mobile COO on new Netflix partnership and what it says about today’s media landscape

T-Mobile’s latest “Un-Carrier” move — adding free Netflix subscriptions to new and existing T-Mobile One family plans — aims to further… Read More

T-Mobile to offer free Netflix with wireless family plans in exclusive deal with streaming giant

Updated with details from conference call with reporters. T-Mobile will provide free Netflix subscriptions to new and existing T-Mobile One… Read More

Ad Lightning lands investment from Verizon and joins mobile giant’s new media tech accelerator

Ad Lightning is on a roll. The Seattle startup was just named to the inaugural class of Verizon Ventures’ new… Read More

Lock your doors, people: Verizon breach on unsecured AWS server exposes 14M customer records

Storing files on public cloud services is one of the most secure ways to protect your data, so long as… Read More

Report: T-Mobile and Sprint merger talks have started up again

Rival wireless companies T-Mobile and Sprint are once again talking about merging. According to a report from Bloomberg, Sprint, as well… Read More

Verizon reports 20% decline in profits, as unlimited plans prevent steeper wireless losses

Verizon Communications’ quarterly profits fell by nearly 20 percent in the first quarter, to $3.5 billion, as the company’s wireless… Read More

Smoke and jeers: T-Mobile’s 4/20 gimmick, rolling papers included, slams ‘half-baked’ Verizon

Being served with papers has never been this fun. T-Mobile, ratcheting up its ongoing desire to harsh the mellow of… Read More

T-Mobile spends $8B on low-band spectrum to strengthen LTE network across the U.S.

T-Mobile talks a big game as it seeks to stand out as competition for what it calls the “duopoly” of… Read More