After spending the last few years with various providers, it's clear that 5G has provided some real and capable home broadband competition.

Late last year, Verizon partnered with Nvidia to launch a new 5G private network with private Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) solution. The offering includes Nvidia’s GPU hardware and software that can bring plug-and-play AI capabilities on-premise for enterprises. Verizon engineers will begin demonstrations of this solution in early 2025.

Verizon Communications forecast annual free cash flow and profit below Wall Street estimates on Friday, as the U.S. telecom major spends heavily to expand high-speed internet services and attract customers in a saturating wireless market.

While VR hasn't been ubiquitous en masse, edge computing, 5G, and soon 6G could be the key ingredients to catapult it further into the mainstream.

Straight Talk, a prepaid brand powered by Verizon's 5G network and available exclusively at Walmart, has just made a big change to its Unlimited Gold and Platinum plans. The updated plans now come with unlimited high-speed data,

An example of Verizon's role in the AI edge computing space is its partnership with Nvidia to deliver AI to private networks, which are wireless services dedicated to specific organizations. For instance, Verizon will provide a private network to FIFA for the men's 2026 World Cup.

Fueled by the unprecedented demand for network capacity and computational power, Verizon Business has unveiled Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to enable businesses to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads at scale.

Verizon will likely highlight its growth in 5G and recent partnerships when the company reports Q4 financial results on Friday.

The carrier giant launched AI Connect during Verizon’s Q4 2024 earnings call. The carrier’s top executives also highlighted its fixed wireless, private networking and 5G wins in 2024.

Verizon Communications reported solid fourth-quarter earnings driven by robust wireless service revenue growth and strong free cash flow.

Verizon introduces an expanded AI strategy built for hyperscalers, cloud providers and global enterprises. Verizon AI

As the pool of potential new wireless customers shrinks in the United States, AT&T's strategy of bundling high-speed fiber internet with wireless phone services has helped drive growth for the company.