AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., agreed to delay their planned December 5 rollout of a new 5G frequency band so they can work with the Federal Aviation Administration to address concerns about potential interference with key cockpit safety systems, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Verge reported that AT&T and Verizon planned to light up new 5G networks that
In a press release posted today, Huawei announced that it filed patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon in the District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Huawei is seeking compensation for Verizon's use of patented technology that is protected by 12 of Huawei's US patents. “Verizon's products and services have benefited from patented technology that Huawei developed over
Verizon has acquired some assets of virtual reality video start-up Jaunt XR. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to CNBC, Verizon will own Jaunt's software and technology, among other assets. Jaunt also announced this news on its website. Jaunt XR today announced the acquisition of its software, technology, and certain other assets by Verizon Communications for an undisclosed
Verizon Media and Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Automattic plans to acquire Tumblr. The press release says that the terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, Axios reported that “a source familiar with the deal” put the price-tag “well below” $20 million, while another source put it
Verizon announced that it officially turned on its 5G Ultra Wideband network in select areas of Minneapolis and Chicago a week ahead of schedule. For the first time ever, customers can access a commercial 5G network with the world's first commercially available 5G-enabled smartphone, the moto z3 combined with 5G moto mod. Customers using Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband network in
Inseego Corp., pioneering 5G and intelligent IoT device-to-cloud solutions, and Verizon, the first in the world to launch a commercial 5G network, will unveil MiFi 5G NR mobile broadband technology on Dec. 4 at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit in Maui. The two companies will conduct a live virtual reality telemedicine demonstration in partnership with Columbia University using an Inseego
Verizon Wireless has announced that they will be slowing data speeds for certain customers. This slowing down will start in October of 2014. It won't affect all users the same way. They are focusing on the customers who use the most data. It ties into Verizon Wireless' Network Optimization policy (which was created in 2011). The purpose of the Network