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movie studios, cable systems and broadcasters, and online
video publishers—face complex technical challenges in moving
their content over broadband and wireless networks to a rapidly
proliferating number of screens and end users.
At Verizon, we are building a one-stop shop to solve this problem
for content providers—including our own FiOS Video service—
who want to mobilize video across all platforms and devices. The
core of this business is Verizon Digital Media Services, a content
delivery network that takes in digital content to our cloud, then
packages and distributes it over our global IP and 4G LTE wireless
networks in the proper format to users on any device or screen.
In 2013, we acquired two specialized companies—EdgeCast and
upLynk—that will enhance our capabilities in digital video delivery
as we integrate them into our media services company.
We also strengthened our position in next-generation video
with the February 2014 purchase of the Internet video platform
OnCue from Intel. We expect the OnCue platform to improve our
FiOS Video service by simplifying the installation process and
integrating live TV, video-on-demand and linear programming
into a more seamless viewing experience. We also expect the
platform’s all-IP capabilities to make it easier to deliver FiOS
content across wireless networks and set the stage for us to be a
true nationwide video provider.
to be available for delivery on demand over any platform, at a time
and place of their choosing, tailored to their unique requirements.
At Verizon, we are innovating to stay ahead of this trend and to
put greater choice and control in the customer’s hands.
In 2013, we unveiled a transformational cloud platform and
portfolio of services, backed by our global IP network, global
data centers and managed security services. We designed our
next-generation enterprise cloud around the needs of the “on-
demand” data customer, on an innovative pay-as-you-go model
that combines the economy and flexibility of the public cloud
with the security and reliability of the private cloud. With the
new Verizon Cloud, customers can configure their own storage,
applications and virtual machines with the click of a mouse and
change their systems in a matter of seconds as their business
requires—a radically new approach that allows us to deliver
secure, enterprise-level cloud services to companies of any size.
We launched a trial of the new Verizon cloud in 2013 and expect to
launch commercial service in the second half of 2014.
VIDEO
Experts predict that video will comprise almost 70 percent of
all consumer Internet traffic by 2017, with much of that carried
by wireless networks. Providers of digital content—including
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Located in the Boston and San Francisco areas, the Verizon Innovation
Centers were created to help a wide range of entrepreneurs and inventors
connect their new devices and software to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE
network. Each company brings their unique expertise and commitment to
creating innovative, market-driving products, services, and applications.
With 4G LTE at its core, our ecosystem helps non-traditional wireless
products, services and applications navigate the development and testing
process, so they can reach the market faster.
Non-Traditional
Products and Services
Verizon Wireless
Platform
Device Software
Chipsets/Components
Infrastructure
Equipment, Devices
4G LTE
Technology
Standards
Technology
Providers
Application Providers
Service Providers
New Solutions
VERIZON FiOS
The Power of Fiber Optics
VERIZON INNOVATION PROGRAM
An Ecosystem of Innovators
Today:
Verizon’s 100% fiber-optic FiOS network enables Internet speeds
up to 500 Mbps, provides more than 485 TV channels and offers digital
phone quality with 99.9% network reliability. Whether you’re watching
HD movies, streaming music or gaming with friends, FiOS powers
the multiple devices we use in our everyday lives.
Tomorrow:
FiOS will deliver the power and vast capacity of a 100% fiber-optic
broadband connection—essential for our smart homes and connected
lives in the days to come. The all-fiber connectivity of Verizon’s FiOS
network will help future–proof our world.