TelecomTV TelecomTV
  • News
  • Videos
  • Channels
  • Events
  • Network Partners
  • Industry Insights
  • Directory
  • Newsletters
  • Digital Platforms and Services
  • Open RAN
  • Cloud Native Telco
  • Telcos and Public Cloud
  • The Green Network
  • Private Networks
  • Open Telco Infra
  • 5G Evolution
  • Access Evolution
  • Edgenomics
  • Network Automation
  • 6G Research and Innovation
  • Security
  • More Topics
  • Network Partners
  • Industry Insights
  • Directory
  • Newsletters
  • |
  • About
  • Contact
  • |
  • Connect with us
  • Digital Platforms and Services
  • Open RAN
  • Cloud Native Telco
  • Telcos and Public Cloud
  • The Green Network
  • Private Networks
  • Open Telco Infra
  • 5G Evolution
  • Access Evolution
  • Edgenomics
  • Network Automation
  • 6G Research & Innovation
  • Security
  • Connect with TelecomTV
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Sign In Register Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In
    • Register
  • Search

Mobile

Mobile

America’s wireless companies respond to Covid-19: May 2020 recap

Via CTIA Resource Library

Jun 7, 2020

The wireless industry is sustaining their resources and support to keep students, hospitals and frontline workers connected during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As their efforts continue, let’s take a look back at some of the ways wireless companies lent a virtual hand last month:

  • AT&T joined the global Open COVID Pledge to make available, for free, their patents that might aid in the fight against COVID-19.
  • T-Mobile launched its #ConnectedHeroes program, a 10-year commitment to keep first responders connected by providing free 5G.
  • U.S. Cellular hosted a live Instagram session with JASON Learning. The tutorial on building a time capsule focused on enriching the remote learning experience for kids.
  • Verizon donated $5 million to No Kid Hungry, helping the organization provide food and nourishment to 384,000 students a day.
  • Intel teamed with Akara Robotics to develop an autonomous virus-killing robot that uses artificial intelligence to navigate around humans and helps disinfect hospitals with Ultraviolet-C light, helping to keep medical workers and patients safer from infection.
  • Ericsson joined UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition for COVID-19 and launched Ericsson Educate, an educational program that delivers online learning content focused on improving digital skills for students in secondary schools and universities.
  • Qualcomm’s Thinkabit Lab at Virginia Tech is creating 3D printed masks for hospitals, equipping doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers with critical equipment during COVID-19.
  • Samsung partnered with The Tonight Show to surprise six frontline healthcare working moms with gift bundles and virtual shout outs from Jimmy Fallon.
  • Tracfone partnered with Walmart on drive-through COVID-19 testing centers. The carrier was part of the first two Chicago sites and has since scaled with the retailer to include 40 more locations. Tracfone donated 100 phones and service for the volunteer personnel to use in their testing flow and will continue to donate phones and provide service at a discount rate.
  • Forbes ranked wireless companies #1, #3 and #5 in its list of the “Top Corporate Responders to COVID-19.

Now more than ever, wireless is playing a critical role in keeping us connected to our family and friends, our jobs, our schools and our communities, and we are proud of our members and the industry for their tireless efforts in these trying times. We will continue to share our members’ stories here and on the CTIA website.

Related Topics
  • AT&T,
  • Coronavirus,
  • CTIA,
  • Mobile,
  • North America,
  • Telco & CSP,
  • Telecoms Vendors & OEMs,
  • T-Mobile,
  • Tracker,
  • Verizon

More Like This

5G Evolution

Elisa’s Financial Statements Release 2022

Jan 27, 2023

5G Evolution

What’s up with… Ericsson, Millicom, AST SpaceMobile

Jan 26, 2023

Access Evolution

Shaw, Rogers and Quebecor welcome the decision by the Federal Court of Appeal

Jan 26, 2023

Access Evolution

What’s up with… AT&T, Truphone, Ciena

Jan 25, 2023

Access Evolution

AT&T Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results

Jan 25, 2023

This content extract was originally sourced from an external website (CTIA Resource Library) and is the copyright of the external website owner. TelecomTV is not responsible for the content of external websites. Legal Notices

Email Newsletters

Stay up to date with the latest industry developments: sign up to receive TelecomTV's top news and videos plus exclusive subscriber-only content direct to your inbox – including our daily news briefing and weekly wrap.

Subscribe

Top Picks

Highlights of our content from across TelecomTV today

0:46

The Cloud Native Telco Summit returns this September!

8:32

Azita Arvani on Being a Female Leader at Rakuten Symphony

16:19

AT&T Amy Zwarico on securing telco applications in the public cloud

1:44

Join us for the greatest industry debate of the year!

TelecomTV
Company
  • About Us
  • Media Kit
  • Contact Us
Our Brands
  • DSP Leaders World Forum
  • Great Telco Debate
  • TelecomTV Events
Get In Touch
[email protected]
+44 (0) 207 448 1070
Connect With Us
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Terms of Use
  • Legal Notices
  • Help

TelecomTV is produced by the team at Decisive Media.

© Decisive Media Limited 2023. All rights reserved. All brands and products are the trademarks of their respective holder(s).