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Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
April 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verizon has announced it is set to acquire BlueJeans, a video-conferencing company catering to business customers. The move comes as the COVID-19 crisis has changed...

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Accenture, Verizon Effort Seeks To Connect Jobless Workers, Hiring Companies
Accenture, Verizon Effort Seeks To Connect Jobless Workers, Hiring Companies
April 15, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The number of layoffs in the U.S. has skyrocketed as the COVID-19 crisis ravages the economy. At the same time, other companies, such as online...

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Jury On 5G Introduction Is Still Out
Jury On 5G Introduction Is Still Out
April 06, 2020  |  Retail

Anyone who’s had a Zoom meeting in the past week will attest to the fact that connectivity is having a moment. That doesn’t mean, however,...

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How 5G Rollouts May Get Boost from COVID-19
How 5G Rollouts May Get Boost from COVID-19
March 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The way we live — the very ways in which we work, and learn, and spend leisure time, and of course, shop — have shifted...

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Coronavirus update: Walmart, CVS, Target Pledge To Set Up Testing Sites; Google Works On Site To Find Virus Tests; Mobile, Internet Carriers Pledge To Expand Service, Waive Late Fees
Coronavirus update: Walmart, CVS, Target Pledge To Set Up Testing Sites; Google Works On Site...
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Google and its sister company Verily are launching a pilot COVID-19 testing website on Monday (March 16) that initially be limited to the San Francisco...

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Today In Payments: China Deploys Color-Coded Health Rating App; AmEx Reportedly Used Tactics To Boost SMB Sales
Today In Payments: China Deploys Color-Coded Health Rating App; AmEx Reportedly Used Tactics To Boost...
March 02, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Alibaba and Ant Financial created an app for the Chinese government to use to track people and their health status,...

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Walmart Taps Verizon 5G To Power In-Store Health Centers
Walmart Taps Verizon 5G To Power In-Store Health Centers
March 01, 2020  |  Walmart

Walmart and Verizon are in talks to create a 5G wireless network at Walmart locations using antennas and other such items. The experiment would be...

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FCC Seeks Fines Against Top Cellphone Carriers Following Probe
FCC Seeks Fines Against Top Cellphone Carriers Following Probe
February 27, 2020  |  Mobile

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in fines from major U.S. cellphone carriers after officials determined the companies didn’t...

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5G Network Rollout Delayed In China, Flights Canceled Due To Coronavirus
5G Network Rollout Delayed In China, Flights Canceled Due To Coronavirus
February 21, 2020  |  International

The coronavirus has far-reaching impacts that extend beyond health, with a wide range of economic effects in sectors ranging from transportation to telecom and retail....

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