23rd Oct 2007 13:00
With the umpire ready to shout "Play ball!," Verizon Wireless,owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless voice anddata network, is ready for all the action at Coors Field in Denver andFenway Park in Boston. Verizon Wireless works year-round to expandcoverage, increase capacity and strengthen the quality of its wirelessnetwork to ensure it is the MVP when it comes to handling theincreased call volumes that occur around special events, includingbaseball's biggest games. £ "During this season's series, fans and members of the news mediafrom around the country rely on their wireless handsets to keep intouch with family, friends and colleagues -- not only for calls, butalso using Verizon Wireless Text, Picture and Video Message services,"said Melanie Braidich, regional president, Verizon Wireless. "Ournetwork is prepared to handle the expected increased activitythroughout the baseball series both here at home and in Boston." £ During the NLCS games in Denver, Verizon Wireless experienced upto 12 times the usual volume on its network in the downtown area. Tomake sure the network remains game-ready in the Mile High City, thecompany has made the following enhancements: £ -- Added two new cell sites earlier this year to improve coverage and capacity along the 16th Street Mall and near the Pepsi Center sports complex £ -- Augmented capacity to existing sites that serve Coors Field and the surrounding area £ -- Enhanced in-building coverage at several hotels in the downtown area for visiting baseball fans and customers £ In Boston, Verizon Wireless increased its network capacity byactivating a temporary cell site at Fenway Park. The Cell on Wheels(or COW) is a mobile cell site that enhances wireless capacity -allowing more customers to concurrently place calls, exchange text andpicture messages, and download multimedia content. £ Verizon Wireless has invested more than $40 billion since it wasformed - more than $5 billion on average every year - to increase thecoverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services.In 2006 the company invested $6.6 billion, and in the first six monthsof this year has invested $3.4 billion. For more information onVerizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com. £ Verizon Wireless offers a host of applications and services from VCAST Mobile TV, V CAST Video, Mobile Web and Get It Now(R) to keepfans up to date with the latest scores and highlights while on-the-go.V CAST Mobile TV subscribers who want to keep up with the action fromtheir wireless phones can visit www.verizonwireless.com/mobiletv toview the program guide to see what's on in the next 48 hours. Baseballfans can also visit www.verizonwireless.com/vcast and select thecontent category to learn more about baseball applications that canhelp keep them informed and entertained. £ For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN orgo to www.verizonwireless.com. £ About Verizon Wireless £ Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wirelessvoice and data network, serving 62.1 million customers. The largestU.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based onrevenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J.,with 67,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture ofVerizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD)(LSE: VOD).Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. Topreview and request broadcast-quality video footage andhigh-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to theVerizon Wireless Multimedia Library atwww.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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