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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) released the 2025 Mobile Security Index (Oct 22, 2025) warning that mobile devices are the primary security risk for organizations.
Key findings: 85% of organizations reported increasing mobile attacks; 75% raised mobile security spending; 93% say employees use genAI on mobile; only 17% have controls for AI-assisted attacks; 34% fear large-scale AI attacks; 38% expect AI-powered ransomware to worsen; 64% rank genAI data compromise as top mobile risk. Smishing tests showed 39% of organizations had up to half of employees click malicious links. SMBs report resource disadvantages (57%) and greater exposure (54%).
Verizon (VZ) says healthcare providers including AdventHealth and Tampa General Hospital have signed deals for on‑premises Neutral Host or combined Neutral Host + Private 5G networks to address rising data, device density, and varied user needs on campus. Ericsson is the platform provider. The Neutral Host improves public cellular coverage for patients and visitors while Private 5G offers dedicated, low‑latency bandwidth and security for mission‑critical workflows and future pilots. Verizon highlights deployable latent private cores and cites deployments showcased at HLTH USA 2025.
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on Oct 21, 2025 launched Digital Secure Home and a refreshed Verizon Protect app to expand home and mobile cybersecurity offerings.
Digital Secure Home (managed via the Verizon Home app) is included with Fios Home Internet and provides Vulnerability Assessments and Malicious Website Protection. Digital Secure Home Plus is priced at $5.99/mo and adds botnet/brute‑force defenses and abnormal device behavior detection. Verizon Protect adds a Security Rating and four Security Categories (Identity, Device, Network, Online).
Fall Open Enrollment for Verizon Mobile Protect runs through Nov 3, 2025, offering unlimited claims, unlimited cracked screen repairs, 24/7 premium tech support and same‑day device delivery/setup.
Verizon (VZ) released an Oct. 16, 2025 survey showing families increasingly use technology to balance Halloween fun and safety. 78% of parents view tech as helpful and over 90% plan to monitor children aged 6+ while trick-or-treating. Common methods are phone calls/texts (88%), location-sharing apps (75%), and wearables (69%), with 59% of smartphone-using parents checking in multiple times per hour. 35% of parents want an SOS button on their child’s device. Verizon highlights its Gizmo Watch 3 and Verizon Family tools as solutions for real-time GPS, SOS alerts, Safe Walk with SOS, and parental controls.
Total Wireless (VZ) launched a California LifeLine program offering qualifying residents unlimited talk and text plus 6GB of high-speed data every 30 days for $0 per month, with a free smartphone on enrollment.
Unlimited data is available for $11/month. Enrollment is available in-store via QR code or online; eligibility includes CalFresh, Medi-Cal, Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit. The program is available at Total Wireless's network of approximately 1,900 stores nationwide, including more than 200 in California. More information: mygdpbenefit.com/twca.
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) announced on October 16, 2025 that Verizon Frontline completed a communications upgrade for Montgomery County public safety agencies, activating over 600 mobile 5G broadband lines for agency vehicles.
The deployment extends an existing relationship with Montgomery County and targets faster, lower‑latency connectivity to support MDTs, GPS, radios, wireless printers/scanners, and mobile/fixed cameras. Verizon reported $134.8 billion revenue in 2024.
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will report third-quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. The company will present results via a webcast beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, with earnings materials (news release, presentation, financial tables) posted at 6:30 a.m. ET on Verizon's Investor Relations website.
Verizon reported $134.8 billion in revenue for 2024 and says its materials and webcast access instructions will be available online. For investor access, use Verizon’s investor site and online media center for supplemental resources and RSS feeds.
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on October 14, 2025 announced flexible payment deferrals for U.S. military, Coast Guard, federal first responders and other federal employees affected by the government shutdown.
Eligible customers who need more time to pay can call 1-800-VERIZON, provide verification of federal or military employment, and request payment assistance. Verizon said services for affected members will not be interrupted during the shutdown.
The release reiterates Verizon's scale: $134.8 billion revenue in 2024 and global service to millions of customers and nearly all Fortune 500 companies.
Verizon Business (VZ) released a survey of 500 U.S. companies on IoT adoption on Oct 14, 2025, finding strong optimism about ROI and technology drivers.
Key findings: 84% see AI as key for IoT and 70% say AI accelerated deployments; 82% value AI+video insights; 98% expect benefits within two years; deployments of 10,000+ devices are forecast to more than triple next year. Adoption of 5G RedCap, satellites, network slicing, private wireless, and eSIM (ThingSpace eSIM connectivity +240% YoY) are highlighted. 43% cite cybersecurity as the largest IoT challenge.
Verizon (VZ) agreed to acquire Starry, a fixed wireless broadband provider focused on multi‑dwelling units (MDUs), in a deal expected to close by Q1 2026 subject to FCC approval and customary closing conditions.
Starry serves nearly 100,000 MDU customers across Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Washington, D.C., and uses millimeter‑wave technology. Verizon said the acquisition will help accelerate its plan to double fixed wireless subscribers to 8–9 million and expand fixed wireless availability to 90 million households by 2028, leveraging Verizon’s fiber backbone and mmWave spectrum.