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| May 2025 | Verizon announced the end of diversity, equity and inclusion programs following a Trump administration probe. |
| January 2025 | Google Fiber unveiled new updated internet plans and speeds, discontinuing the 1TB free Google Drive offering. |
| January 2025 | Verizon's market capitalization was valued at over US$163.96 billion, with shares trading at over $45 per share. |
| 2024 | Verizon reported annual earnings of US$17.95 billion and annual revenue of US$134.788 billion, showing a 0.6% increase from the previous fiscal year. |
| 2024 | Verizon was targeted by a cyber attack from Salt Typhoon, an advanced persistent threat group linked to the Chinese government, revealing significant security vulnerabilities in the company's infrastructure. |
| 2024 | Partial recovery with net income rising to $17,949 million, but continued reduction in workforce to 99,600 employees, suggesting ongoing organizational changes. |
| 2024 | Next generation O3b mPOWER satellite constellation begins operating in Medium Earth Orbit, offering enhanced service capabilities ranging from tens of Mbps to multiple Gbps with a latency of approximately 150 ms. |
| September 2024 | Verizon announced sponsorship for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, committing to provide cellular network access for fans in the United States, Canada, and Mexico across stadiums, fan fests, and host city metropolitan areas. |
| September 2024 | Spectrum launched their 'Life Unlimited' (4.0) brand platform, introducing Spectrum Internet Premier as their base internet access package with 500/20 Mbit/s speeds. |
| September 5 2024 | Verizon announced its intent to acquire Frontier in an all-stock deal valued at $20 billion. |
| May 2024 | Verizon announced a partnership with AST SpaceMobile to improve cellular and broadband access in remote US areas. |
| April 2024 | Verizon was fined nearly $47 million by the FCC for illegally sharing customers' real-time location data, highlighting significant privacy violations. |
| April 2024 | O3b mPOWER service begins operations alongside the existing O3b constellation. |
| 2023 | Planned launch of a new professional team handball league with 10 teams, each initially valued between $3 million to $5 million, with potential collaboration with NBA or NHL owners. |
| 2023 | Verizon issues a green bond with proceeds specifically targeted at transitioning to more environmentally friendly electrical grids, marking the fifth green bond in a series started in 2019. |
| 2023 | Verizon was ranked #31 in the Fortune 500 list. |
| 2023 | Significant drop in net income to $12,095 million, with total assets reaching $380,255 million. Employee count reduces to 105,400, indicating potential restructuring. |
| 2023 | The Google Fiber store in Austin was closed, though the network buildout in the city continued. |
| October 2023 | Google Fiber rebranded to GFiber and announced plans to offer 20Gig internet and Wi-Fi 7 hardware. |
| August 21 2023 | Google Fiber launched its 5 Gig service in the Austin market, offering significantly enhanced internet speeds. |
| June 2023 |
DECT-2020
DECT technical committee initiated specification work for Release 2 of the DECT-2020 standard.
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| February 23 2023 |
High-throughput satellite
ChinaSat 26 launched, further expanding China's high-throughput satellite capabilities.
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| 2022 | Continued revenue growth to $136,835 million, though net income slightly declines to $21,748 million. Stock price drops to $39.40, and employee count further reduces to 117,100. |
| 2022 | Another study in the Metro Vancouver area examined Starlink network latency, revealing it is 1.8 ms to 22.8 ms more than terrestrial network latency. |
| 2022 | Spectrum began a three-phase network upgrade plan, with the first phase deploying a high-split architecture to enable gigabit upload speeds. |
| December 16 2022 | First two O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launched. |
| December 16 2022 |
High-throughput satellite
O3b mPOWER satellite constellation launched, representing a significant advancement in satellite communication networks.
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| August 2022 | Google Fiber announced expansion into 22 metro areas across Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, and Nevada, including Mesa, Arizona, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| August 11 2022 | Charter Communications announced the phase-out of Spectrum Originals due to rising production costs. |
| May 2022 | Kazakhstani mobile network operator Kcell and satellite operator SES demonstrated the use of O3b MEO satellite constellation to provide high-speed mobile internet in remote regions of Kazakhstan, achieving five times lower latency compared to geostationary orbit satellite platforms. |
| April 18 2022 | The Spectrum workers' strike concluded, marking the longest strike in United States history at nearly five years. |
| March 2022 | Google Fiber announced expansion to the Des Moines, Iowa metro area, marking its first expansion in five years. |
| March 23 2022 | Spectrum increased base package internet speeds to 200/10 Mbit/s across all service areas. |
| March 22 2022 | Google announced the start of service in Sandy and North Salt Lake, and approval to begin construction in White City, Draper, Riverton, Springville, West Bountiful, and West Jordan. |
| February 24 2022 | Google announced Google Fiber expansion into West Jordan, Utah, with construction slated to begin later in 2022 and first customers expected around early 2023. |
| February 2 2022 | Google announced Google Fiber expansion into Draper, Utah, with infrastructure construction planned to begin in spring 2022 and estimated completion in one year. |
| January 2022 | TV service was fully discontinued for existing clients. |
| 2021 | Verizon sold its media group (AOL and Yahoo) to Apollo Global Management for $5 billion, retaining a 10% stake. |
| 2021 | Verizon sponsored the Verizon 200 race in the NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
| 2021 | Verizon sees revenue increase to $133,613 million and highest net income of $22,618 million in the provided data, with employee count further reduced to 118,400. |
| 2021 | A study investigated the orbit and latency of Starlink satellites, finding they operate at 550 km altitude with an average round-trip time (RTT) latency of 45 ms. |
| December 28 2021 | Google posted a blog article reflecting on the year, confirming that Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Holladay, and Taylorsville began offering Google Fiber service in 2021. |
| December 14 2021 | Google announced Google Fiber expansion into Riverton, Utah, with construction expected to begin in the second half of 2022 and customer service anticipated for late 2022 or early 2023. |
| October 24 2021 |
High-throughput satellite
SES-17 launched, continuing the evolution of high-throughput satellite technology.
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| October 20 2021 | Google announced Google Fiber expansion into Springville, Utah, with construction planned to begin in spring 2022 and continue through 2023. |
| October 8 2021 | Google announced plans to expand Google Fiber into South Jordan, Utah, with initial service expected in early 2022. |
| August 2 2021 | The spinoff of DirecTV was completed. AT&T TV (which became DirecTV Stream) and U-verse TV became wholly owned services of DirecTV. |
| July 26 2021 | Google announced Google Fiber expansion into North Salt Lake, Utah, with construction expected to begin soon after. |
| May 5 2021 | Google announced Google Fiber expansion into Sandy, Utah, with an initial timeline to complete an 'initial footprint' within two years. |
| April 22 2021 | Google announced Google Fiber expansion into Taylorsville, Utah. |
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