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.
Read more: 5G and mixed reality glasses help change how we see the world
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 5G to life.
Read more: Here’s the bigger 5G picture.
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 5G leader. She and her team strategically choose partners to ideate on how to use 5G to revolutionize all kinds of industries – from first responders to finance to manufacturing. Combining Verizon’s 5G expertise with partners’ deep subject matter knowledge is a winning combination.
Read more: The imaginable reality of 5G.
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 king room you reserved will not be ready for a couple of hours and overhearing you talk with your spouse about the long, uncomfortable flight, the virtual assistant offers to store your bags and directs you to the hotel lounge where the first round of drinks has been comped.
Read more: 5G will help bring digital humans to life
Verizon Newsroom – 2.12.19 (2.7.19)
The 2019 MAKERS conference kicked off last night. MAKERS is a Verizon Media brand that tells real-life stories in hopes of accelerating the women’s movement. The conference brings together powerful names in business, entertainment, tech, and finance to discuss that very topic. Katie Magnotta is behind the scenes at the MAKERS event and caught up with founder, Dyllan McGee.
Read more: These MAKERS are creating change