READING, U.K. - The Verizon/Unloc Young Entrepreneurs Challenge, an annual online tech-entrepreneurship competition for young people across Europe, has announced the five finalists who will compete for the competition's £10,000 Grand Prize, which also includes funding, mentorship and a technology package.
On today's Up To Speed, host Raquel Wilson spoke with three V Teamers about our Race and Social Justice Action Toolkit - part of our overall Race and Social Justice Action plan - and the elements they each found to be most valuable.
Ahead of last weekend's Super Bowl LV, the three major U.S. carriers all touted network enhancements in and around Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Now that the big game is over, network stats are coming out and testing results from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) show that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon each exceeded 1 Gbps for peak 5G speeds.
The headline numbers are mind-blowing. Verizon ( NYSE:VZ) has $129 billion of debt and, with an expected outlay of around $40 billion needed for a new spectrum auction, its debt could grow in 2021. On the surface, Verizon's debt load seems enormous, especially when you think about what needs to be spent to build out the 5G network after spectrum is purchased.
Tango lessons, wine tastings and cooking classes. These are some of virtual experiences that businesses are creating to engage with customers and succeed during this challenging time. This trend has been particularly successful for many small businesses, who have had to quickly convert their brick and mortar shops to digital-first businesses, with investments in e-commerce platforms, remote collaboration tools and solutions that enable touchless transactions.
In an industry where margins were razor thin even before Covid, technology that can transform retail customer experiences while enhancing operations and improving productivity is more welcome than ever - and this is what Verizon Business and Deloitte are promising with their 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) retail industry digital platform.
"What our students ought to be learning, and the opportunity that is in front of us right now that we can opt to choose to teach them, is that there is no American history without Black people's contributions to it," said Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Verizon Business and the professional services company Deloitte unveiled a 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) platform for retail. The partners are working on a variety of use cases such as improving inventory stocking, engaging with customers digitally and providing cashier-less checkout.
Verizon Business and Deloitte hope to help retail locations "unlock" in-store data with a 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) digital platform that is designed to deliver real-time analytics to improve customer engagement, inventory efficiency and associate productivity.
Apple's AirPods Max have returned in stock at Verizon and B&H Photo today, with Silver and Space Gray models ready to ship out for delivery as soon as next week. You can get the Silver and Space Gray AirPods Max on Verizon for $549.00, but the other three colors are out of stock.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. sank 0.07% to $54.96 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.20% to 31,437.80 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.03% to 3,909.88. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
America's biggest ever wireless spectrum auction may have technically wrapped up last month with an astounding bid total of more than $80 billion, but until early March, it looks like we'll be left waiting and guessing who actually came out on top by seizing the largest chunk of said C-band spectrum made available by the FCC in late 2020.
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With the new funding, Generation and its workforce partners will serve 75,000 people over the next two years, placing them into work that provides stable income and supports them to transform their lives and communities. This funding will also support Generation in undertaking new global research to yield insights for workforce programs, employers, and policy makers.
According to the survey, nearly 40 million Americans will look to technology as a way to connect with each other this holiday. BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging on, Valentine's Day will look different for many Americans this year.
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On today's Up To Speed Live, host Andy Choi looked back at a Super weekend. How was that for a Super Bowl? If you were rooting for the Bucs, congrats. If you were rooting for the Chiefs, there's always next year.
Verizon is in the process of converting its network to 5G, leaving its 3G network behind. Speaking at Mobile World Live, Verizon spokesperson Kevin King confirmed to Light Reading that the wireless company plans to shut down its 3G network by January 1, 2023.
The Indiana County Center for Economic Opportunity has announced an opportunity for businesses hit hard by Covid-19 to receive a $10,000 grant courtesy of Verizon. The Verizon Big Concert for Small Business/LISC Small Business Recovery grant is being distributed by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a non-profit community development financial institution that supports community development programs across the United States.
Throughout the past year, we took bold, and sometimes uncomfortable, steps to start conversations that we never thought possible. These movements included courageous conversations with business leaders, training opportunities that delved into difficult topics, toolkits for all V Teamers and people leaders, and so much more.