6th Mar 2007 13:30
Verizon Wireless customers in greater Pittsburgh can now haveaccess to the Internet and to their email and corporate data at fasterspeeds, uploading files five to six times faster than before asVerizon Wireless rolls out its next-generation high-speed broadbandnetwork. Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A(Rev. A) technology, the enhanced wireless broadband network providesVerizon Wireless customers in the Pittsburgh area with data uplinkspeeds significantly faster than the company's award-winning nationalEV-DO network, which the company rolled out in the area in December of2005. £ The EV-DO Rev. A network coverage area extends from: £ -- State Route 422 south along Interstate 79 to Interstate 70; £ -- State Route 18 southeast along the Pennsylvania Turnpike to U.S. Route 119; £ -- Interstate 70 northeast along U.S. Route 19 into downtown Pittsburgh; £ -- Downtown Pittsburgh northeast along State Route 28 to the town of North Buffalo; £ -- Interstate 79 east along Interstate 70 to the town of Donegal; £ -- State Route 60 east along William Penn Highway to State Route 259. £ The company's existing EV-DO network enables customers to accessBroadbandAccess on their laptops, email on their PDAs, and V CASTvideos and music over 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 technology that helpsthem work faster," said Roger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/WestVirginia Region, Verizon Wireless. "Our customers who enjoy the latesttechnology will applaud Rev. A's faster data uplink speeds for theircutting-edge devices." £ The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess,will run faster and more efficiently with the new networkenhancements. Customers in enhanced coverage areas can take advantageof upload speeds that are five to six times faster than that of thecompany's existing wireless broadband network, while interacting withWeb-based applications with improved latency for a better customerexperience. For example, BroadbandAccess customers in enhancedbroadband wireless coverage areas can expect average download speedsof 450-800 kilobits per second (kbps) and average upload speeds of300-400 kbps, which means customers can download a 1 megabyte emailattachment--the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or alarge PDF file--in less than 15 seconds and upload the same-sized filein less than 25 seconds. The enhanced coverage areas allow VerizonWireless customers to download files approximately six times fasterthan customers of wireless service providers who use non-EV-DOtechnology. £ Devices from Verizon Wireless that take advantage of the fasterspeeds provided by the EV-DO Rev. A network enhancements are the newcompact USB720 wireless modem, the AirCard 595 and PC5750 AirCard fromVerizon Wireless, which are fully compatible with the company'senhanced and existing wireless broadband networks and the company'sNational Access network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology).Pittsburgh-area customers purchasing these devices can getsignificantly faster upload speeds and improved download speeds whenin an enhanced network coverage area. The devices are also backwardcompatible, so they will seamlessly switch to the fastest networkavailable, whether that is the enhanced wireless broadband network orthe network that operates the company's NationalAccess service.Pittsburghers interested in purchasing these devices can contact theVerizon Wireless business sales team at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ. The devicesare also available online at www.verizonwireless.com. £ 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 more than 59 million customers. Thelargest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider,based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge,N.J., with 65,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint ventureof Verizon 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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