Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results on Monday, October 26, 2026. The telecommunications giant plans to present these figures via a live webcast starting at 8:30 am ET.

Earnings call details

Investors and analysts can access the presentation materials, including Verizon’s press release and detailed financial tables, beginning at 7:00 am ET on the company’s Investor Relations website. The webcast will provide a comprehensive overview of the company’s performance for the quarter ending September 2026.

Company profile

Headquartered in New York City, Verizon serves millions of customers globally, delivering mobility, network connectivity, and security services. The company supports nearly all of the Fortune 500 companies across various countries. In its most recent full-year reporting period, Verizon generated revenues of $138.2 billion in 2025.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has expanded its 6G Innovation Forum by adding nine new industry members, accelerating the development of next-generation wireless architectures.

The expansion includes Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Intel, Keysight Technologies, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Palo Alto Networks, Rohde & Schwarz, and VIAVI Solutions. These firms join founding members Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia, Meta, and Qualcomm Technologies in an effort to build an open and resilient 6G ecosystem.

Strategic Expansion and Capabilities

Yago Tenorio, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology Development at Verizon, stated that the goal is to ensure the AI-native 6G network is built from day one to scale 5G Advanced capabilities.

The new members bring multi-disciplinary capabilities across cloud services, advanced silicon, accelerated computing, independent automated test emulation, network security, and immersive device graphics simulation. The forum focuses on trialing new use cases, testing spectrum bands, and aligning with global standards bodies like the 3GPP.

Real-World Trials

Verizon highlighted successful field trials targeting Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) use cases with founding partners Samsung and Qualcomm. ISAC transforms cellular networks into distributed radar-like sensors without physical cameras.

Crowd Density Detection

A trial staged at a soccer celebration in Dallas, Texas, represented the industry’s first AI-powered ISAC trial on a virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN). Using a single 5G base station and 40MHz of CBRS spectrum, the network tracked radio variations from six Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Samsung’s AI RAN platform analyzed signal changes to generate real-time crowd-density heatmaps.

Drone and Vehicle Tracking

Conducted at Qualcomm’s San Diego campus, another trial utilized 100 to 400MHz of millimeter-wave spectrum and four synchronized Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs). The system mapped the position and velocity of an airborne drone and moving ground vehicles while maintaining high-speed 5G Standalone mobile communications for a user on the ground.

AI-Native Applications

Verizon showcased a prototype AI Sports Companion application powered by the Verizon Edge Network. The app uses Meta AI glasses, a locally optimized Small Language Model, and a NVIDIA DGX Spark to provide users with real-time player statistics and game insights via spoken answers.

This prototype explores how future AI-native devices will demand ultra-low latency and a balanced uplink-downlink model, as wearables like smart glasses generate significant uplink data.

Path to Deployment

Verizon views the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as the ultimate interim proving ground for commercial 6G deployment. With a dedicated 6G Lab established in Los Angeles, the company plans to stress-test capacity demands and early use cases involving digital twins, robotics, and advanced wearables.

Verizon generated revenues of $138.2 billion in 2025.