Verizon Communications Inc. is collaborating with Lockheed Martin, Nvidia, Keysight Technologies Inc., ODC and Astris AI to demonstrate the use of commercial off-the-shelf technologies for detecting and tracking unmanned aircraft systems. The system, called NetSense, was demonstrated in the Miami area in July, using Verizon’s existing 5G network spectrum alongside Nvidia’s AI Aerial platform, ODC’s AI-native Radio Access Network software, Keysight’s radio-frequency simulation technology, and Lockheed Martin’s systems and algorithms to analyze radio-frequency disturbances to identify drones, predict their flight paths and provide real-time alerts. The demonstration showed that NetSense could detect and maintain track of drones without requiring changes to existing cellular radio deployments. The technology is designed for applications including airports, power plants, stadiums, schools, hospitals and other critical infrastructure, as well as government monitoring. Separately, Morningstar named Verizon among its list of top 10 dividend stocks, noting the stock is trading 13% below its fair value estimate of $54 per share. Morningstar senior analyst Mike Hodel also noted that Verizon directed 60% of 2025's cash flows to the dividend and has started to repurchase shares. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around VZ stock was 'bearish' at the time of writing amid 'low' message volumes.