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Jacksonville becomes latest target for Verizon nationwide network upgrades

April 6, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Jacksonville, Florida is the latest U.S. city to receive “major” network upgrades from Verizon. The carrier said that the upgrades, which are being systematically rolled out in cities across the country, are part of a larger network architecture redesign effort […]


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The Sunday Brief: The dust settles—telecom after COVID

March 13, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Greetings from the Southeast and the Midwest as winter transitions into spring. In this Brief, after a full market commentary, we will provide a retrospective on larger macro trends since the 2020 shutdown (pictured is Bossy Beulah’s, a favorite lunch […]


Software, Technology

Verizon Combines its Edge Discovery & QoS APIs with AWS Wavelength

March 6, 2023

Via: The Fast Mode

Verizon revealed an Edge Discovery & Quality of Service (QoS) API proof of concept with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows customers to combine Dynamic Quality of Service (QoS) from Verizon with AWS edge services. This combination delivers the ability […]


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Five telecom and connectivity trends you can’t afford to ignore in 2023 (Reader Forum)

March 2, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

The telecom industry is entering a period of rapid growth and convergence, as technological advancements make it easier for people to communicate with each other on multiple different platforms. As companies like AT&T and Verizon continue to expand their offerings […]


Mobile Networks

Kagan: How AT&T and Verizon are impacting their landline users

February 23, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Let me help AT&T and Verizon solve a growing problem they are wrestling with. When you are in a competitive industry, you must first focus on the customer. Happy customers let you grow and succeed. Unhappy customers are always a […]


Monitoring&Analysis

Speed vs. reliability vs. geography: The latest 5G breakdown from Rootmetrics

February 8, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T also had a strong performance at the state level and Verizon did particularly well at the metro level. That’s a bit of […]


Technology, Wireless

Is FWA the killer 5G use case?

February 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

When Verizon initially launched 5G in 2018, it was a pre-standard mmWave FWA. Since then, and in line with the articulated plan to provide nationwide broadband using wireless and its fiber-based Fios footprint, Verizon has used its C-Band holdings to […]


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Verizon to trial mmWave backhaul solution from Verana Networks

February 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon is trialing a new 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) solution from 5G RAN solutions developer Verana Networks. According to Verana, its multi-hop IAB solution enables mmWave 5G small cells to supplies wireless backhaul to other […]


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Opensignal declares T-Mo US fastest 5G carrier, again

January 31, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

For the seventh consecutive time, Opensignal has declared that T-Mobile US has the fastest 5G download speeds in the United States, hitting an average of 186.3 Mbps, according to the firm’s latest 5G report. Comparatively, Verizon achieved an average 5G […]


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Verizon ends its slump with strong customer numbers, service revenue growth

January 24, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon reported fourth quarter numbers with improved customers numbers and strong growth in service revenue, and company executives said that the company has entered the new year with strong momentum in both wireless and Fixed Wireless Access for home broadband. […]


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Verizon, Centech unveil results of 5G development hub

January 19, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon and Canadian incubator Centech announced the results from the first cohort of startups and scaleups in a 5G development hub in Montreal. Launched in May 2022, the 5G development hub aims to boost innovation in multiple industries including manufacturing, […]


Editorial

The US Says Goodbye to 3G Network

January 17, 2023

Via: Sandra Ferguson

The era of 3G, a technology that played a significant role in the rise of smartphones, has come to an end. Until a few years ago, most people relied on it as it was 30 times faster than 2G. However, […]


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RIP, 3G—Verizon’s shutdown wraps up 3G sunsets for US national carriers

January 4, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon officially turned down its 3G network on the final day of 2022. It had been the last holdout among national mobile network operators, with AT&T and T-Mobile US already having completed their 3G shutdowns. Verizon first began announcing in […]


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Verizon tests 5G drone tech with Veterans Health Administration

December 12, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon Public Sector is developing and testing 5G MEC and drone technology with the Veterans Health Administration’s National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation (NCCHI) and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). The hope is that these tests, […]


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T-Mo reportedly seeking fiber network partners

November 9, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US is looking into the possibility of building a fiber network, either as part of a joint venture or a commercial partnership, according to reporting by Bloomberg. AT&T and Verizon have significant fiber networks, both to support fiber-to-the-premise enterprise […]


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Lockheed Martin, Verizon Demo Real-Time Drone ISR Over 5G Networks

November 1, 2022

Via: The Fast Mode

In recent demonstrations, Lockheed Martin and Verizon flew 5G-enabled drones to capture and securely transfer high-speed, real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data from aircraft in flight to geolocate military targets. The companies demonstrated two key advances in technology that […]


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T-Mo US misses Q3 revenue estimates, but sees strong sub adds

October 28, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US missed revenue estimates for Q3 2022 at $19.48 billion; however, the carrier’s wireless service revenue and core adjusted earnings hit estimates, with the former rising 4% to $15.4 billion and the latter rising 11% to $6.7 billion after […]


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Verizon Channels Commercial Traffic into New Cloud-native, Containerized 5G Core

October 14, 2022

Via: The Fast Mode

After initial testing and friendly user trials of Verizon’s 5G core, the company recently began moving customer traffic onto the new cloud-native, containerized design core, which will offer unprecedented levels of service agility, flexibility and automated scalability. The Service-based architecture […]


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Verizon expands free low-income fixed wireless access

October 10, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon has announced an expansion of free broadband connectivity services for low-income households. The company’s new Verizon Forward Program promises home internet service for qualifying households using 5G, LTE or Fios at no cost. Customers enrolled in the program do […]


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Verizon’s approach to Open RAN Part 3—The big picture

October 3, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

In the process of building out, expanding and advancing its 5G network, Verizon has for several years gone through a very material network transformation. In the two previous installments in this series, we’ve looked at how Verizon’s investments in vRAN […]