Verizon Business has expanded its portfolio of networking tools with the launch of a private 5G network offering designed to provide business and government customers with Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband connection capabilities. The company said Thursday the On Site 5G private network is capable of supporting different operational environments, including those that are not within […] More

Verizon and Robotic Research have partnered to demonstrate the joint application of a 5G wireless network and a data collection system for an autonomous shuttle pilot program at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. The 90-day pilot, which is part of the 5G Living Lab initiative on the military installation, will use Verizon’s […] More

A Verizon report has found that 48 percent of public sector respondents whose organizations had suffered a compromise involving a mobile device said the effects of the breach were major. Public sector organizations cited loss of data, increased risk to employee safety and disruption of operations as the top three consequences of a breach they were concerned about.

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Jennifer Chronis, federal vice president of Verizon, has received her first Wash100 Award for driving technology offerings, expanding revenue and partnering with industry leaders to drive digital transformation across the government contracting (GovCon) sector. Executive Mosaic congratulates Verizon Federal and Jennifer Chronis on receiving her first Wash100 Award in 2021. 

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Verizon has made a millimeter-wave 5G network service available to three U.S. cities and started the deployment of the new cellular technology at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, Fierce Wireless reported Thursday.

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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 Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and the Office of Naval Research.

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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 platforms.

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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 Security Innovation Network.

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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. “Together with our partners at Avaya, Verizon will support the SSA's mission and deliver critical digital transformation and modernization solutions the SSA needs for the more than 65 million Americans who rely on its services,” said Jennifer Chronis, vice president of Verizon's federal business.

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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 policy. He will be responsible for developing Intelsat's global government engagement strategy and will work from its office in McLean, Va., the communications satellite company said Monday.

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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.

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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.

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