Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Verizon users may now obtain the Google Pixel 6a for free!

Google Pixel 6a

Existing Verizon customers may get a $100 discount on a 5G Start. Buy five or more Pixel accessories and receive up to 40% discounts. Verizon pre-orders for the Google Pixel 6a begin today. The Pixel 6a was initially unveiled at Google I/O 2022 in May of this year. This month, pre-orders for the phone will … Read more

Verizon and AT&T will soon be allowed to use the good 5G

AT&T and Verizon

AT&T and Verizon to be ready to more or less fully roll out their 5G C-band networks by July 2023. The plan, according to the FAA, is the result of collaboration between regulators, carriers, and the aviation industry. It will allow airlines to turn on their equipment in “carefully considered phases”. The FAA complained when … Read more

Verizon unlimited plans include some mobile hotspot data

Verizon

Verizon’s 5G Start unlimited plan will include 5GB of premium mobile hotspot internet starting June 16th. This is the company’s only unlimited plan that doesn’t include hotspot data. You’ll have to pay extra for a more costly plan if you want hotspot access. Verizon is giving its lower-cost 5G Start unlimited plan users a welcome … Read more

T-Mobile is the first network provider to offer voice over 5G

T-Mobile

Some commercial calls will be routed over T-Mobile’s 5G network. Voice over via 5G have better latency, and also substantial benefits for customers. All US providers will likely want to switch to 5G voice calling in the future. Not every carrier, however, is in a hurry to deliver calls via 5G. The brand was leading … Read more

Hacker gains access to a Verizon employee database and extort $250,000 

Verizon

Verizon is dealing with a data breach in which a hacker gained access to a database including business employee information, including complete names, ID numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers. The information is authentic, according to Motherboard, since an unidentified hacker contacted them last week and they were able to verify the data by contacting … Read more

US stocks finish ugly session with heavy losses, Dow -2.8%

US stocks

Wall Street stocks finished an ugly consultation with heavy losses Friday, pushing essential indices into the red for the week amid tension over higher interest costs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average completed at 33,811.40, down 2.8 percent or nearly 1,000 factors. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 2.8 percent to 4,271.78, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled … Read more

Verizon fiber issue caused outage, which impacted voice calls on West Coast

Verizon

Verizon says an outage that interrupted voice conversations on Wednesday afternoon has been restored, and that anyone who is still experiencing problems should reset their device. Mobile phone customers in cities in the western part of the country were the most affected by the outage, according to the outage reporting site Downdetector. Sacramento, Los Angeles, … Read more

AT&T, Verizon agree to delay 5G implementation at some airports

AT&T

NEW YORK: AT&T and Verizon agreed Tuesday to a partial delay in activating their 5G networks following an outcry from US airlines, who said the rollout could lead to travel chaos. President Joe Biden said the move would avert major disruptions, but at least one airline, Delta, warned of the potential for cancellations despite the … Read more

AT&T, Verizon rebuff US request for new 5G delay

5G

WASHINGTON: US telecom giants AT&T and Verizon have rebuffed a request from US authorities to again postpone their rollout of 5G networks to allow more study of possible interference with flight safety equipment. The US introduction of the high-speed mobile broadband technology had been set for December 5, but was delayed to January 5 after … Read more

Airbus, Boeing concerned over US 5G instrument interference

Airbus

Aerospace giants Airbus and Boeing on Tuesday warned the US aviation industry had “concerns” about the potential interference of 5G networks with vital flight safety equipment. The intervention increases pressure on US regulators in an ongoing dispute between airlines and mobile operators over the rollout of the high-speed mobile broadband technology in the United States. … Read more

BuzzFeed to go public after raising less money than expected

BuzzFeed

NEW YORK: American digital company BuzzFeed, known for its viral content and journalism, will go public on Monday after it initially raised less money than expected. In a press release Friday, BuzzFeed said it had finalised a merger with 890 5th Avenue Partners, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), which aims to raise funds through … Read more

Verizon announces to sell its business for $5 billion

Verizon announces to sell its business for $5 billion

American wireless network operator Verizon has announced that it will sell the business to Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. As per reports, Verizon will get $4.25 billion in cash, preferred interests of $750 million, and retain a 10 percent stake in Verizon Media, as part of the deal terms. CEO of Verizon Communications Hans … Read more