Verizon Partners With UPS To Deliver Packages With 5G Drones
The company is working with United Parcel Service Inc. to test the use of 5G drones to deliver packages to a Florida retirement community, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said at the event.
Joined by NFL Hall of Fame member Deion Sanders and Commissioner Roger Goodell, Vestberg also said Verizon will equip 28 stadiums with 5G this year. Wireless technology will give fans additional camera angles and provide teams with communications services on the sidelines.
Verizon’s presentation is part of a larger campaign to get consumers and businesses to embrace 5G, a faster network seen as key to driving demand for new devices and services.
The company and its wireless peers AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc. are spending billions of dollars in a race to create 5G networks that they hope will transform industries from healthcare to entertainment.
On the arts front, Verizon has launched an enhanced 5G virtual visualization of select works on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, available at TheMetUnframed.com.
CES’s annual tech conference attracts thousands of attendees each year for a preview of new products and services. This year, due to the pandemic, the event is taking place online.
By Scott Moritz
