Tag: Verizon’s

22 MAR

Korea Telecom to launch 5G in March 2019, calls Verizon’s earlier 5G ‘backwards’

Top South Korean phone company Korea Telecom (KT) announced today that it will offer 5G cellular service in March 2019, Yonhap reports, while downplaying U.S. carrier Verizon’s plan to launch 5G in 2018 as “a step backward.” KT’s prickly comments come after it collaborated with Verizon on 5G video calling tests during last m…Read More

21 JAN

Verizon’s lower-cost unlimited plan now works in Canada and Mexico

Verizon’s latest unlimited plans may have some undesirable… limits, but at least you won’t have to pay for the more expensive plan the next time you’re on a North American vacation. As of January 25th, the $ 75 Go Unlimited plan will include calling, data and text while you’re in Canada or Mexico. This applies […]

18 NOV

Bloomberg: Verizon’s new NFL streaming deal will stretch to TV

Since 2010, Verizon’s wireless arm has had an arrangement for streaming NFL games to phones (and, after they became a thing, also tablets), but Bloomberg reports it will stretch to TVs soon. According to unnamed sources, both parties are close to a new deal that will not only include all sizes of screens but also […]

06 NOV

T-Mobile’s customers are more loyal than Verizon’s, AT&T’s, and Sprint’s (TMUS, S, T, VZ)

BII This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. T-Mobile boasts more loyal customers than any of the other Big Four telecoms, according to BI Intelligence’s exclusive Digital Telecom Consumer survey.  In fact, almost a quarter of T-Mobile’s subscriber base said they wouldn’t switch mobile carriers for […]

28 SEP

Oath CEO Tim Armstrong has changed his story on Verizon’s ad ambitions (VZ)

Verizon’s Oath message has changed from data-driven targeting toward showcasing a stable of content brands. CEO Tim Armstrong is talking less about challenging Facebook and Google and ad targeting overall. During an Advertising Week keynote, however, he did say YouTube’s recent issues with brand safety helped Oath bring in more ad revenue. Oath CEO Tim […]

27 JUL

Verizon’s revenue grows for the first time in a year (VZ)

Reuters/Joe Skipper (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc’s quarterly revenue rose marginally, its first increase in four quarters, as the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier attracted more subscribers with its unlimited data plans. Net income attributable to Verizon rose to $ 4.36 billion, or $ 1.07 per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, from […]

02 JUL

Verizon’s plan to create a data powerhouse to challenge Facebook and Google is fraught with challenges

Wikimedia Commons Verizon, or more specifically it’s newly formed digital media division Oath, has an intriguing new plan. It wants to put together a wireless data powerhouse in its quest to challenge Facebook and Google in digital advertising. Specifically, the company wants to rent reams of consumer data from major competitors like Sprint, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Telefonica that can be […]