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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential. Verizon’s 5G Play.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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The worlds of drones and 5G mobile network technology – two of the most promising trends in digital payments and commerce – are colliding. UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. The company applied to the U.S.

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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Luxury fitness brand Equinox is set next month to open its first hotel in New York City, “with more on the horizon in Seattle, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Clara, Calif.,” Sure, that might be a relatively brief stunt, but the hotel-retail trend has deeper pull than that, as documented recently by the Washington Post.

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