Verizon News
Verizon is one of three main US telcos, which has wireline coverage from New Jersey to Virginia and New York to Maine on the East coast. It is a composite of a number of the local phone companies which once belonged to AT&T. Today Verizon’s cellular business Verizon Wireless was formed from to Bell Atlantic Mobile, Nynex Mobile, Vodafone’s AirTouch Communications, PrimeCo Communications, and GTE Mobilnet. As a result of its contribution Vodafone owns 45% of the business. It has a nationwide footprint and is currently the largest US cellular operator, (104 million users at the end of 2010) though it may be overtaken by AT&T Mobility if its purchase of T-Mobile goes through. Verizon Wireless, like AT&T Mobility has been acquiring smaller rivals and most recently added Alltel in 2009. Verizon uses the same CDMA 2000 technology that Sprint uses, different from the W-CDMA technologies of AT&T and T-Mobile USA.
Click for Verizon has its own FCC battle now
AT&T's bid for T-Mobile USA may have collapsed just before the holiday, but there is still plenty of action in the US market as the carriers scramble for LTE spectrum and customers. Verizon Wireless, ...
- US cellcos all weigh their LTE options
- Verizon adds Cox's spectrum to its LTE plan
- AT&T threatens to walk away from FLO spectrum deal
- Verizon stitches up rivals with shock cableco deal
Verizon's ZTE V66 poses for SIG cameras
27 January, 2012
Similarly spec'd Optik arriving at Sprint February 5
Droid Razr Maxx confirmed for Jan 26
25 January, 2012
Smartphone with a 21 hour battery life heading to Verizon this Thursday
iPhone and LTE star in Verizon's quarter
25 January, 2012
As 4G becomes increasingly important to the leading cellco, Sprint and Clearwire suffer from their transition period
Quad-core handset by Casio headed to Verizon
19 January, 2012
Several devices by the company better known for its watches spotted in focus group
Razr price drop suggests incoming Maxx
18 January, 2012
Original version of the handset gets priced knocked down to $199.99
Verizon launches Droid 4 at last
10 January, 2012
As expected delayed handset gets official at CES, RAZR MAXX also makes appearance
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