5th Jun 2007 13:00
Verizon Wireless customers in Montana can now access e-mail,everyday corporate data, the Internet and more at faster speeds - andupload files up to nine times faster than before. £ Verizon Wireless is rolling out the next generation of itshigh-speed broadband network in greater Helena, Missoula and Billings. £ The enhanced wireless broadband network, based on CDMA 1xEvolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology,provides Verizon Wireless customers with data uplink speedssignificantly faster than the company's award-winning national EV-DOnetwork. £ The faster network coverage areas include: £ -- Helena, including historic downtown, Carroll College, the State Capitol, Civic Center, Lewis and Clark fairgrounds and North Hills; £ -- Missoula, including Stevensville, the Bitterroot Valley, the lower Flathead Valley and Big Arm; £ -- Billings area, including Huntley and East Laurel. £ Verizon Wireless' national wireless broadband network, the firstin the nation, is already available to more than 200 million people in242 major metropolitan areas and 180 major airports from coast tocoast. £ The company's existing EV-DO network enables customers to accessBroadbandAccess on their laptops, e-mail on their PDAs, and V CASTVideo and Music on their wireless phones. £ "Montana customers are already enjoying the benefits of ourbroadband wireless network. We're taking wireless to the next level byintroducing a technology upgrade that helps customers work even fasterand enjoy a more robust wireless data experience," said MelanieBraidich, regional president of Verizon Wireless. £ "The launch of this next generation of our high-speed broadbandnetwork is part of our ongoing, significant investment in the state ofMontana." £ Verizon Wireless invested more than $30 million to enhance itsMontana voice and data network last year and more than $125 millionover the last five years. £ The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess,will run faster and more efficiently with the new networkenhancements, providing customers with faster access for sending anduploading data. £ For example, BroadbandAccess customers in enhanced wirelessbroadband coverage areas can expect average download speeds of 600kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload speedsof 500-800 kbps. This translates to being able to download a 1Megabyte e-mail attachment - the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R)presentation or a large PDF file - in about eight seconds and uploadthe same-sized file in less than 13 seconds. £ Devices that take advantage of Verizon Wireless' wireless enhancedbroadband network include the new V740 ExpressCard, the compact USB720wireless modem, the AirCard 595 and PC5750 PC Card. All of thesedevices are fully compatible with both the company's wirelessbroadband network and its NationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTTtechnology). £ For more information about Rev. A coverage, speeds and devices goto www.verizonwireless.com/reva. For more information about VerizonWireless products and services, visit a Verizon WirelessCommunications Store, call 1-800-2-JOIN-IN or go towww.verizonwireless.com. £ About Verizon Wireless £ Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wirelessvoice and data network, serving 60.7 million customers. The largestU.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based onrevenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J.,with 66,000 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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