{"id":240212,"date":"2026-05-06T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/verizon-unveils-digital-twin-technology-and-expanded-satellite-fleet-in-preparation-for-the-2026-hurricane-season\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:20:10","slug":"verizon-unveils-digital-twin-technology-and-expanded-satellite-fleet-in-preparation-for-the-2026-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/verizon-unveils-digital-twin-technology-and-expanded-satellite-fleet-in-preparation-for-the-2026-hurricane-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon Unveils Digital Twin Technology and Expanded Satellite Fleet in Preparation for the 2026 Hurricane Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/stocks\/verizon-unveils-digital-twin-technology-and-expanded-satellite-fleet-in-preparation-for-the-2026-hurricane-season-1036113017\">Verizon Unveils Digital Twin Technology and Expanded Satellite Fleet in Preparation for the 2026 Hurricane Season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/stocks\/verizon-unveils-digital-twin-technology-and-expanded-satellite-fleet-in-preparation-for-the-2026-hurricane-season-1036113017\">https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/stocks\/verizon-unveils-digital-twin-technology-and-expanded-satellite-fleet-in-preparation-for-the-2026-hurricane-season-1036113017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-06 09:19:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"markets.businessinsider.com\">markets.businessinsider.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Key Takeaways <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Verizon&#8217;s new Digital Twin technology uses drone-captured 3D imagery and AI to instantly identify the exact location of network damage after a storm, allowing engineers to prioritize repairs, speed up restoration, and enhance safety by reducing the need for on-site visual inspections. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>To ensure reliable connectivity when terrestrial fiber is unavailable, Verizon has expanded its satellite fleet to 2,600 assets and introduced the new &#8220;Multi-orbit Off-road Vehicle,&#8221; a high-clearance, off-road vehicle capable of toggling between GEO and LEO satellites for flexible disaster-zone connections and creating localized 5G hotspots for first responders. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Verizon ensures immediate, expert support for public safety and network recovery by deploying elite specialist teams\u2014Frontline Crisis Response, MERIT (with gas-detecting drones), and DIRT\u2014and introduces the V Team Disaster Response Corps, the first telecom-American Red Cross volunteer partnership designed to aid communities directly in disaster shelters. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NEW YORK, May  06, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; As the June 1 start of the 2026 hurricane season approaches, Verizon is taking a massive leap forward in disaster response and recovery. Recognizing that the hours following a landfalling storm are the most critical for the safety and well being of our communities, Verizon is introducing a suite of technological innovations designed to restore connectivity faster and more safely than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an emergency, every second counts. Whether it\u2019s a family checking in on a loved one or a first responder coordinating a rescue mission, we understand the responsibility that comes with the work we do,\u201d said Joe Russo, Executive Vice President, Global Networks and Technology, Verizon. \u201cWe don\u2019t just build a network; we build a resilient ecosystem designed to withstand the harshest conditions, so our customers can trust they are never alone when a storm hits &#8211; and after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accelerating Recovery with&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/stocks\/verizon-unveils-digital-twin-technology-and-expanded-satellite-fleet-in-preparation-for-the-2026-hurricane-season-1036113017\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verizon Unveils Digital Twin Technology and Expanded Satellite Fleet in Preparation for the 2026 Hurricane&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/2a0c6c7a-3980-4c97-a719-a463817cf3f6\/small\/verizon-logo-png.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240212"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240217,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240212\/revisions\/240217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}