Verizon Offers Public Safety, Security Mobile Services to Defense Customers
Verizon provides a set of public safety-tailored services to national security and military customers under a $993.5M contract with the U.S. Navy.
View ArticleMicrosoft, Verizon, Medivis to Help VA Identify 5G Health Care Applications
Microsoft, Verizon and Medivis have formed a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs in support of the agency’s 5G-equipped medical facility in Palo Alto, Calif.
View ArticleVerizon Report Reveals Mobile Security Vulnerabilities Across Industries
Verizon determined in its third mobile security index that many organizations pursue approaches that do not consider the need for mobile security.
View ArticleDOE’s Pacific Northwest Nat’l Lab Taps Verizon for 5G Network Services
A Verizon business unit has partnered with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to install the former’s 5G network into the Department of Energy lab to assess potential 5G applications in analytics...
View ArticleAerial Applications Wins Air Force SBIR Funding for Mapping Analysis Tech Dev’t
Aerial Applications has won $6M in funds through the U.S. Air Force’s four-year Small Business Innovation Research Phase II B Strategic Fund Increase Pilot Program to develop artificial...
View ArticleVA, TracFone Partner to Increase Access to Telehealth Support; Robert Wilkie...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that veterans who use TracFone Wireless phones now have free mobile data connectivity to access the VA Video Connect telehealth service.
View ArticleCenturyLink Pledges Support for FCC’s COVID-19 Telecom Effort
CenturyLink is waiving late payments for telecommunications services and suspending customer data caps in line with the Federal Communications Commission’s “Keep Americans Connected Pledge.”
View ArticleTamra Erwin Named to Deere & Company Board of Directors; John May Quoted
Deere & Company has elected Tamra Erwin, Verizon executive vice president and group CEO, to the company’s board of directors to provide leadership in smart connected machines and precision...
View Article30 Firms Join Radio Access Network Coalition
Thirty-one companies have founded an organization that aims to develop policies that will accelerate the adoption of interoperable radio access network offerings.
View ArticleACT-IAC Study: $7.4B Worth of Task Orders Awarded Through EIS Telecom Contract
A case study of the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract conducted by the American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council shows that federal...
View ArticleVerizon, Marine Corps Pick MCAS Miramar to Test 5G Service; Andres Irlando...
Verizon and the U.S. Marine Corps have teamed up to test the company’s 5G service at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.
View ArticleJennifer Chronis Named Verizon Federal Business Head; Andres Irlando Quoted
Jennifer Chronis has been appointed as head of Verizon's federal business, succeeding Michael Maiorana, the company announced Tuesday. Chronis will begin her new role early next month.
View ArticleFormer Verizon Exec Peter Davidson Joins Intelsat as Global Gov’t Affairs,...
Peter Davidson, who previously served as an executive at Verizon Communications and general counsel at the Department of Commerce, has joined Intelsat as vice president of global government affairs and...
View ArticleTeena Lavu Joins Electrosoft as Civilian Programs VP
Teena Lavu, formerly a senior director at NTT Data Services, has been named vice president of civilian programs at Reston, Virginia-based information technology services provider Electrosoft. The post...
View ArticleAnne Morgan Named Federal Sales Director at Data Security Firm Code42
Anne Morgan, former senior federal account manager at Proofpoint, has joined data protection technology provider Code42 as director of federal sales. The post Anne Morgan Named Federal Sales Director...
View ArticleVerizon-Avaya Team to Modernize SSA Comms Infrastructure; Jennifer Chronis,...
A partnership between Verizon and Avaya will help the Social Security Administration deploy unified communications systems in support of the agency's information technology modernization efforts....
View ArticleFour Startups to Demo 5G Tech for USMC-Verizon Industry Competition; Andres...
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have downselected four startups to receive prizes worth $200K combined to pilot their 5G technologies as part of an industry competition launched through the National...
View ArticleMotorola Solutions, Verizon Unveil LTE-Based Public Safety Comms Tool
Motorola Solutions and Verizon's public sector segment have launched an emergency communications tool that works to integrate Long-Term Evolution communications into first responders’ land mobile radio...
View ArticleAT&T, VA Form Partnership for Free Vet Telehealth Services; Robert Wilkie Quoted
AT&T has entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer free video conferencing services to veterans to help them connect with their health care providers through...
View ArticleUS Ignite, Verizon Pilot Use of 5G Network on Marine Corps Base
Verizon and the nonprofit US Ignite organization have started testing a 5G wireless network at a U.S. Marine Corps installation in San Diego as part of a $4 million technology pilot program backed by...
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