20th Feb 2007 14:00
Verizon Wireless customers in Idaho can now access e-mail,corporate data, the Internet and more at faster speeds, and uploadfiles five to six times faster than before as Verizon Wireless rollsout the next-generation of its high-speed broadband network in Boise,Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Pocatello and Rexburg. Based on CDMA 1xEvolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology, theenhanced wireless broadband network provides Verizon Wirelesscustomers in the greater Boise area and eastern Idaho with data uplinkspeeds significantly faster than the company's award-winning nationalEV-DO network, which the company rolled out in Idaho in late 2006. £ The faster network coverage includes the greater Boise/Nampa area,Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Pocatello and Rexburg, providing VerizonWireless customers with faster access for sending and uploading data. £ The company's existing EV-DO network allows customers to accessBroadbandAccess on their laptops, e-mail on their PDAs, and V CASTVideo and Music on their wireless phones. The company's nationalwireless broadband network, the first in the nation, is alreadyavailable to more than 200 million Americans in 242 major metropolitanareas and 180 major airports from coast to coast. £ "Our existing wireless broadband network has enabled customers towork remotely and stay entertained in unprecedented ways; now we'retaking wireless to the next level by introducing Rev. A technologythat helps them work even faster and enjoy a more robust wireless dataexperience," said Melanie Braidich, regional president of VerizonWireless. £ The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess,will run faster and more efficiently with the new networkenhancements. Customers in enhanced coverage areas will be able totake advantage of upload speeds that are five to six times faster thanwith the company's existing wireless broadband network, plus interactwith Web-based applications with improved latency for a bettercustomer experience. For example, BroadbandAccess customers inenhanced wireless broadband coverage areas can expect average downloadspeeds of 450-800 kilobits per second (kbps) and average upload speedsof 300-400 kbps, which means customers can download a 1 megabytee-mail attachment - the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R)presentation or a large PDF file - in less than 15 seconds and uploadthe same size file in less than 25 seconds. The enhanced networkcoverage areas allow Verizon Wireless customers to download filesapproximately six times faster than customers of wireless serviceproviders who use non-EV-DO technology. £ The first two devices from Verizon Wireless that take advantage offaster speeds provided by these new network enhancements are the newcompact USB720 wireless modem and the AirCard 595 PC Card from VerizonWireless, which are fully compatible and backward compatible with thecompany's enhanced and existing wireless broadband networks and thecompany's NationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology).Idaho customers purchasing either device will be able to getsignificantly faster upload speeds and improved download speeds whenin an enhanced network coverage area. Customers interested inpurchasing either device can visit any Verizon Wireless CommunicationsStore in the area, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go on-line towww.verizonwireless.com. £ About Verizon Wireless £ Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wirelessvoice and data network, serving more than 59 million customers. Thelargest US wireless company and largest wireless data provider, basedon revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ,with 65,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture ofVerizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and 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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