19th Jan 2007 12:00
Wireless customers in Casper and Douglas now have access to thelatest high-speed business and entertainment services on theirwireless phones, laptop computers and other wireless devices thanks toVerizon Wireless. £ The new capabilities come with the further expansion of thecompany's Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network in Wyoming,enabling both its BroadbandAccess and V CAST services. VerizonWireless launched the services earlier this month in Cheyenne andLaramie. £ "The greater Casper area is an important, expanding market withdynamic, growing businesses and an increasing number of mobile dataconsumers," said Melanie Braidich, regional president of VerizonWireless. "The expansion of our broadband network will provide themaccess to the very latest wireless technology, allowing for high-speedinternet access, mobile music and video on-the-go." £ Coverage £ With today's launch, BroadbandAccess and V CAST coverage nowincludes the following communities in Wyoming: £ -- Casper £ -- Cheyenne £ -- Douglas £ -- Laramie £ Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider tocommercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in theUnited States. Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network now reaches more than200 million people. £ The company has invested more than $41 million in its Wyomingnetwork in the past four years - part of its $35 billion nationwidenetwork investment over the last seven years - to ensure networkreliability and expanded coverage, capacity and capabilities. £ BroadbandAccess £ BroadbandAccess provides on-the-go professionals with full, mobileaccess to their corporate information as if they were attached to theinformation via a high-speed wired connection. Users can conductbusiness anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via asecure, true high-speed data connection. £ With average access speeds of 400-700 kilobits per second (kbps),users can download a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment - the equivalent ofa small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file - in about 20seconds. £ Connecting to BroadbandAccess is easy, using a PC card that slidesdirectly into most laptop computers, an integrated option on selectnotebook computers or by connecting a laptop to aBroadbandAccess-capable PDA or phone. BroadbandAccess customers whotravel outside the coverage area with an EV-DO-capable device willswitch seamlessly to Verizon Wireless' existing NationalAccess networkthat offers average data transmission speeds between 60 and 80 kbps,with bursts up to 144 kbps. £ V CAST £ V CAST, the nation's first wireless broadband multimedia servicefor consumers, offers the most comprehensive selection available ofmusic, videos and 3D games on-demand. Users can stream video clips (upto 5 minutes long) of the hottest entertainment, music videos, movietrailers, sports highlights, news and breaking weather directly totheir Verizon Wireless V CAST-capable phone. £ With V CAST Music, customers can browse and download songs fromthe V CAST Music library of 1.5 million songs directly onto their VCAST Music-enabled phone or Windows(R) XP-enabled PC. They can alsotransfer music from their PC to their V CAST Music-enabled phone andtake their tunes with them without a second device. £ BroadbandAccess and V CAST pricing and product information isavailable at www.verizonwireless.com. £ About Verizon Wireless £ Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wirelessvoice and data network, serving 57 million customers. The largest USwireless company and largest wireless data provider, based onrevenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, with60,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of VerizonCommunications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD) (LSE:VOD). Find moreinformation on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview andrequest broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills ofVerizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless MultimediaLibrary at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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