Tag: Verizon
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5 tips for kids’ location-sharing apps
Verizon Newsroom – 8.14.19 Lose a phone? No problem. Change of plans on a pick-up after school? Same. Why parents use location trackers and apps for their children varies from practical to personal. For co-parents, it can be a way to feel connected to their child when they miss them. For others, it can be…
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The Top 5 things you need to know about 5G.
Verizon Newsroom – 5.5.19 (4.29.19) Cities across America are celebrating a game-changing announcement – just days ago, Verizon revealed the names of 20 cities set to receive 5G Ultra Wideband service in 2019. As these newly announced cities get ready to make real-time, high-speed connections, people in Chicago and Minneapolis are feeling the power of 5G…
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5G helps bring 3D holograms to life
Verizon Newsroom – 4.26.19 (4.24.19) 5G is about to empower a shift from 2D to 3D communication thanks to its massive bandwidth and superfast speeds. Imagine a virtual fitting room where you can try on an outfit, send your friends your 3D hologram and solicit feedback in near real-time. Read more: 5G helps bring 3D…
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Verizon goes carbon neutral by 2035
Verizon Newsroom – 4.22.19 Verizon is strengthening its commitment to sustainability today, announcing the company will go carbon neutral by 2035 in its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. This will be achieved through a combination of reducing those emissions directly, migrating energy procurement in favor of renewable and clean energy and through the purchase of…
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What’s the right age to get my kid a phone?
Verizon Newsroom – 4.18.19 Earlier this month we introduced Just Kids, the perfect plan for children starting their digital journey. As kids start to experience access to robust internet content, both the parent and child are faced with making responsible decisions. Read more: What’s the right age to get my kid a phone?
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Introducing Fios TV One – A New Set Top Box from Verizon
Verizon YouTube Channel – 4.8.19 (4.1.19) Follow the link to learn even more about Fios TV One and Fios TV One Mini: https://www.verizon.com/home/mlp/fios… Source: Introducing Fios TV One – A New Set Top Box from Verizon
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5G and mixed reality glasses help change how we see the world
Verizon Newsroom – 4.3.19 (4.1.19) Today, there are already a plethora of augmented reality (AR) use cases for businesses, however, bulky headsets and motion sickness have become big barriers to scaling usage. The cost of such devices has also made them unattainable for consumers since expensive computing power needs to be built into the headset.…
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Here’s the bigger 5G picture
Verizon Newsroom – 3.19.19 (3.18.19) Today, we’re checking in at Hacker Lab in Sacramento, CA to see how Verizon paired six local artists with engineers and invited them to collaborate on original artwork around one of five 5G themes. Megan Schaefer caught up with Verizon engineer, Vik Singh, who worked with an artist to bring…
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The imaginable reality of 5G.
Verizon Newsroom – 3.13.19 Sanyogita Shamsunder is a force to be reckoned with. She’s loved math since middle school, and that passion helped her forge ahead in her education, including a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. Today she leads the 5G Ecosystems and Innovation team and she’s a key influencer in our road to becoming the…
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5G will help bring digital humans to life
Verizon Newsroom – 3.11.19 Imagine walking into a hotel and being greeted by a virtual assistant in a kiosk who can answer all of your questions. Now imagine that virtual assistant could react to what you say, the tone you say it in and your body language. Sensing the frustration in your voice that the…