Companies in the Communication Services sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Verizon (VZ – Research Report)

Texas Instruments falls after the chip maker’s first-quarter earnings forecast misses estimates, Boeing declines after revealing it expects to post a wider fourth-quarter loss because of strikes at the aerospace giant,

The social-media giant’s loosening of speech restrictions is unsettling advertisers, who say a decade of efforts to protect their reputations is at risk.

Verizon AI Connect marks the start of US telco’s push into the AI infrastructure sectorGoogle and Meta have already booked AI Connect capacity to handle AI

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 this week announced AI Connect, a new suite meant to leverage its distributed infrastructure to support expected demand in edge inferencing capacity.

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 has unveiled Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions aimed at enabling businesses to manage AI workloads at scale, addressing the growing demand for network capacity and computational power.

Verizon has launched Verizon AI Connect, a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to support the escalating demand for AI workloads at scale, particularly by hyperscalers, cloud providers, and global enterprises.

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

The company will use its expertise in AI — honed through efforts like plan personalization — to help it create solutions for corporate clients.

Verizon Business unveiled Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products to help businesses deploy AI workloads at scale.