Verizon Business

https://www.verizon.com/business/
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Verizon Business, a privately owned entity under Verizon, is headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1988, it operates with approximately 24,940 employees and reported $29.1 billion in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in telecommunications, functioning as a division of Verizon Communications that provides services and products for Verizon's business and government clients globally.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1988

Headcount

15,539

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Privately Owned

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Verizon Business CEO and EVP Kyle Maladay assumed the chairmanship of the CTIA wireless industry association on an immediate basis, succeeding Laurent Therival. Verizon's Visible brand introduced Visible Inner Circle group mobile plans, enabling customers to link up to seven accounts for cost savings without requiring a single bill or primary account holder. Verizon partnered with Hyfi, a flood sensor startup, to launch a preventative flood monitoring system in Chicago. This system uses approximately 50 low-cost sensors operating on Verizon's 5G network. Hyfi joined Verizon's Frontline Innovation Programme. Verizon also announced plans to open a new headquarters in New York City's Penn 2 office tower, leasing over 195,000 square feet of space to accommodate approximately 1000 employees starting in 2026.

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Verizon Business offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services, enterprise tech, connectivity and cloud and telecoms tech industries. Verizon Business's product portfolio comprises of data centre infrastructure, telecoms, enterprise connectivity services and enterprise security.

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Verizon Business's revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Verizon Business's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is enterprise fibre and private IP. For full access to Verizon Business's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Aug

27th

2026

09:57

B2B Tag

5G FWA has rural-urban performance gap in US – Ookla

Rural customers get the fuzzy end of the 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) lollipop when it comes to broadband download speed and latency, according to the latest Ookla Speedtest Intelligence data that shows a performance gap between urban and remote areas in the US.

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Aug

21st

2026

02:00

B2B Tag

Test shows 5G SA uplink boost but most telcos still hold back

For wireless carriers still looking for reasons to upgrade to 5G standalone (SA), the latest test from Signals Research Group shows an eye-catching improvement in upstream capacity with a 5G core network. The test compared the performance between 5G SA and 5G non-standalone (NSA) on Verizon's network with Ericsson infrastructure in St. Paul, Minnesota, using two Motorola razr fold smartphones.

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Aug

14th

2026

04:06

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Verizon delivers cellular connectivity for Midland Odessa buses in Texas

Verizon Business has signed a contract with the Midland Odessa Urban Transit District to provide bus routes across Midland and Odessa, in Texas, with connectivity. The company has replaced legacy radio systems with cellular-based technology to eliminate connectivity gaps across the Permian Basin. The EZ-Rider service operates fixed-route bus services, ADA paratransit, and the EZ-Connect commuter service between Midland and Odessa - supporting around 250,000 residents across the two cities.

Telecompaper

Aug

3rd

2026

01:50

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Management Changes

Verizon confirms Villanueva as new consumer chief

Verizon has confirmed Alfonso Villanueva as its new consumer chief. He took on the role in February on an interim basis, when Sowmyanarayan Sampath left the operator, and has now been named EVP, Verizon Consumer Group on a permanent basis. Villanueva also retains the role of Chief Transformation Officer at Verizon, which he started last year when Dan Schulman took over as CEO of Verizon.

Telecompaper

Jul

31st

2026

11:38

Operational Challenges, B2B Tag, Operational Challenges

American Television Alliance Slams Deltavision Blackout on Verizon

WASHINGTON—Following failed retransmission consent negotiations that led to Deltavision Media's WSYT Fox affiliate in Syracuse N.Y. being dropped from Verizon’s programming lineup, the pay TV-backed group, American Television Alliance (ATVA), has accused Deltavision of demanding an “exorbitant rate hike – one of the steepest Verizon has ever seen” in the talks.

TVTechnology

Jul

30th

2026

06:30

Capital Investment, B2B Tag, Investments, Facility Expansion, Mergers and Acquisitions

Eaton Fiber eats up Ripple Fiber, adding to Verizon's footprint

Tillman Global's Eaton Fiber, a partner of Verizon, announced that it will acquire Ripple Fiber in a move that will help Verizon add to its fiber footprint. The deal, announced on Wednesday (July 29), will see Eaton Fiber receive a $1.5 billion investment, led by Bain Capital's Special Situations team, to be used both to fund the Ripple Fiber acquisition as well as "the next phase of Eaton Fiber's network expansion," according to a press release.

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Jul

30th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Hiring, Layoffs, B2B Tag, Bulk Hiring, Layoffs

AT&T and Verizon cut thousands more jobs as AI backlash grows

'Tis the age of AI abundance, or will be soon, when work is optional, robots can rustle up a cheeseburger – or whatever else you desire – at sub-millisecond speeds and money is worthless. Anyone else spouting this sort of drivel would be sent for an economics education, but it comes from modern-day Nostradamus and trillionaire Elon Musk, who believes he can foretell the future with a matchless success rate.

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Jul

24th

2026

08:11

Financial Results, B2B Tag, Financial Performance

Verizon raises FY forecasts after Q2 service revenue growth and record adjusted EBITDA

US operator Verizon says it now expects mobility and broadband service revenue to rise by approximately 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2026 as it reported a 2.8 percent year-on-year increase in the second quarter to USD 23.4 billion.

Telecompaper

Jul

17th

2026

06:41

Financial Results, B2B Tag, Financial Performance

F-Secure Q2 organic revenue soars 10% in wake of Verizon partnership

Finland's F-Secure has reported organic revenue growth of almost 10 percent in Q2, up from around 2 percent in January to March. The cybersecurity and privacy vendor said group turnover lifted 9.9 percent in currency-neutral terms to EUR 39.8 million. In the wake of F-Secure's partnership milestone with Verizon unveiled earlier in the year, the company says it booked strong Q2 activity with its tier 1 partners in the Embedded Security sub-division.

Telecompaper

Jul

16th

2026

07:30

B2B Tag, Facility Expansion

US mobile speeds surged in first half of 2026 – RootMetrics

A new report from Ookla's RootMetrics unit based on about 3 million tests found that AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon saw sizable increases in mobile speeds during the first half of the year. RootMetrics' latest "State of the Mobile Union Report" was based on data collected from January to June via more than 243,000 drive-miles and more than 6,900 indoor tests conducted in all 50 states and 125 of the largest US metro areas.

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Jul

5th

2026

17:33

Corporate Restructuring, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

The week in telecom: Comcast gives up on vertical integration, BT and Verizon agree global alliance

Does vertical integration work for the TMT sector? Rocket Lab seems to think so for the satellite industry and announced a deal to buy Iridium last week, but Comcast is giving up on the idea in the media market and announced plans to split into two companies. BT and Verizon think they will be stronger together on the international market, and the UK is the first to challenge the Paramount-Warner merger.

Telecompaper

Jun

30th

2026

09:33

Operational Challenges, Procurement and Sales, B2B Tag

Verizon, Arcadyan net router waivers; NTCA and ACA want one, too

A top US broadband service provider and a maker of telco and cable customer premises equipment (CPE) are the latest to obtain expedited waivers for the FCC's ban on new, foreign-made routers. The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology granted that status to both Verizon and Arcadyan Technology Corp. last Friday (June 26) in response to separate petitions.

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Verizon Business's customers primarily consist of government Administration and iT Services and IT Consulting companies. Examples of Verizon Business's customers include U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Wipro. Verizon Business has partners like Deloitte. Examples of Verizon Business's suppliers include Arcadyan, Skyline Communications and Matrixx Software.

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