Tag: Corning

August 30, 2022

AT&T commitment to fiber deployment prompts major manufacturing investment by Corning AT&T is working to deploy fiber at a massive scale with plans to cover 30 million locations by 2025. Fiber manufacturer Corning, based on a commitment from AT&T, today […]

October 21, 2020

Last week with the launch of the iPhone 12 line up, Verizon turned on nationwide 5G and is continuing to deploy its millimeter wave spectrum in urban cores, stadiums and other high-traffic areas. The operator has also recently invested in […]

September 21, 2020

Verizon has recently completed lab trials with Corning and begun lab trials with Samsung on new 5G mmWave in-building solutions which, when commercially launched, will provide 5G mmWave coverage inside facilities such as hospitals, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, schools, ports, retail […]

September 17, 2020

WESTLAKE, TX — Sept. 16, 2020 — Verizon has recently completed lab trials with Corning and begun lab trials with Samsung on new 5G mmWave in-building solutions which, when commercially launched, will provide 5G mmWave coverage inside facilities such as […]

June 5, 2020

As the United States prepares to pour nearly $30 billion into rural broadband and 5G networks over the coming decade, the question arises of what type of network infrastructure (Fiber? Fixed or mobile wireless access? Traditional or LEO satellite?) should […]

May 13, 2020

The deployment of 5G wireless technology over the coming decade is expected to rely on the deployment of many small cells. For example, the CTIA primer on small cells estimates there will be 800,000 small cells in the USA by […]

September 20, 2019

When it comes to its fiber deployments, Verizon is hitting its stride, according to Verizon Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg. Speaking at Thursday’s Goldman Sachs 28th Annual Communacopia Conference, Vestberg said that Verizon is now deploying 1,400 route miles per […]

February 12, 2019

Italian carrier TIM and New York-based Corning Incorporated announced today they have entered a joint agreement to explore cooperation on a number of network applications and services including 5G. Under the terms of the agreement, TIM and Corning plan to […]

July 18, 2018

Local area networks (LANs) are key to the operation of business-critical in-building systems, including Wi-Fi, point of sale devices, IPTV, audio/visual tools, building management systems, access control, lighting, other IoT projects and more. Corning has a long history of delivering […]

January 31, 2018

Corning is enhancing its fiber manufacturing facilities to meet ongoing demands from its key customers following a surge in fourth-quarter and 2017 sales from its large service provider customers. Verizon last April signed a $1.1 billion, three-year fiber and hardware […]

January 12, 2018

Carrier-certified small cells that can be directly purchased by the enterprise give companies a way to take control of their cellular connectivity needs, but bringing these products to market is complicated. Corning made it clear that it wants to move […]

December 12, 2017

Verizon’s plans to build out an expansive fiber network has driven Prysmian—one of the telco’s main suppliers—to initiate a $15 million expansion of its plant in Lexington County, South Carolina. This expansion will enable the company to make good on a […]

December 11, 2017

Verizon is no longer considering a large-scale acquisition of a major cable MSO as a way to get the fiber infrastructure it needs to support a multipurpose fiber network for 4G and 5G wireless and enterprise services. While he did […]

May 23, 2017

Verizon says that its “One Fiber” approach is going to simultaneously satisfy multiple consumer and business needs while offering an opportunity to get a more favorable return on total investment. Lowell McAdam, Chairman and CEO, told investors during the J.P. […]

May 10, 2017

Verizon’s latest fiber push has a strong focus on serving as a homegrown fiber backhaul mechanism for its current 4G and 5G wireless networks, and it could be a platform to drive further growth in the business services market. After […]

May 5, 2017

Verizon’s three-year, $1 billion agreement to purchase up to 12.4 million miles of fiber from Corning could provide new opportunities could for fiber construction company Dycom while motivating Zayo Group to be even more aggressive with new fiber expansions. Jennifer […]

April 24, 2017

Verizon signed a $1.1 billion, three-year fiber and hardware purchase agreement with Corning, enhancing capacity to support a next-generation fiber platform that will support all of the company’s businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, Verizon will purchase up to […]