In a turbulent week for Verizon, it has announced the sudden departure of its CEO and Chairman, signed a direct-to-device (D2D) deal with AST SpaceMobile, and spent an undisclosed amount of cash acquiring Starry – a mmWave-based member of the FWA old guard. Dealing with the executive turnover, Hans Vestberg is stepping down to become a special advisor for a year – maintaining a position on the board, but evidently not as Chairman. The 60-year-old former CEO led Verizon for nearly nine years, and said in a video that he had been thinking about retirement and reached an agreement with the board. “It’s never the right time to step down, but for me, it’s the right time right now, and…