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Before Verizon's LTE network was launched, the company operated an exclusively CDMA2000 network (the other major CDMA2000 carrier in the US being Sprint). Verizon began its initial tests for the 4G LTE network in 2008 [12] in order to move from older-generation mobile communications technologies to the emerging global standard. [58]
Verizon Communications Inc. (/ v ə ˈ r aɪ z ən / ⓘ və-RY-zən), is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. [3] It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobile network is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146 million subscribers as of December 31, 2024.
Ivan Seidenberg (born December 10, 1946) is the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc. . His telecommunications career began more than 40 years ago when he joined New York Telephone, one of Verizon's predecessor companies, as a cable splicer.
XO Communications, LLC, previously Nextlink Communications, Concentric Network Corporation and Allegiance Telecom, Inc., was an American telecommunications company. It was purchased and replaced by Verizon Communications .
Brown Telephone Company was founded in 1899 by Cleyson Brown, to deploy the first telephone service to the rural area around Abilene, Kansas. [22] The Browns installed their first long-distance circuit in 1900 and became an alternative to the Bell Telephone Company, the most popular telephone service at the time.
Verizon Fios is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service provided by Verizon Communications that operates over a fiber optical network within the United States. History [ edit ]
On December 9, 2013, the boards of directors of Verizon Communications and Edgecast each approved Verizon's acquisition of Edgecast and the deal was closed on December 23, 2013. [9] [10] Between 2013 and 2016, Edgecast Networks was a subsidiary of Verizon as part of the Verizon Digital Media Services group, among upLynk LLC and others. [11]
Verizon offers machine to machine (M2M) solutions for clients. [28] Verizon established "Innovation Centers" in both Boston and San Francisco to help clients with M2M development. [29] [30] [31] Examples of Verizon Business M2M offerings include digital signage, smart cities, [32] smart meters, [33] fleet management, and asset tracking. [28] [29]