Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless

Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is the primary wireless telecommunications subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ). Verizon Communications, a public company headquartered in New York City, was formed in 2000 through the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE. The Verizon Wireless entity itself was also established in 2000 as a joint venture with Vodafone, with Verizon Communications becoming the sole owner in 2014. As a whole, Verizon Communications generated $138.2 billion in revenue in 2025 and employed approximately 89,900 people.

As a major operating company, Verizon Wireless provides wireless voice and data services, related mobile devices, and wireless broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, and government agencies. It operates the largest wireless network in the United States, with approximately 146.8 million retail connections as of March 2026. The company's offerings are now integrated into Verizon's Consumer and Business divisions, supporting services like mobile telephony, broadband internet, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Based on its litigation history, Cellco Partnership is an operating company that defends against patent infringement suits. The provided data shows the company as a defendant in one tracked case and as a plaintiff in none. This defensive posture is typical for a large technology company. The single tracked case, Headwater Research LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue frequently used by patent assertion entities. In that case, filed in 2023, the patent assertion entity Headwater Research LLC alleged infringement of its patents.