26th Sep 2007 20:00
Verizon Wireless customers in more Idaho locations can now accesse-mail, everyday corporate data, the Internet and more at fasterspeeds; check out video on their phones; download music right over theair; and play 3D games -- as Verizon Wireless expands its wirelesshigh-speed broadband network in the surrounding areas of Boise-Nampa,Idaho Falls and Twin Falls. The company's wireless broadband networkallows customers to access BroadbandAccess on their laptops, e-mail ontheir PDAs and V CAST Video and Music on their wireless phones. £ The wireless broadband network coverage area in the state nowextends to: £ -- Boise-Nampa area, including the towns of Donnelly, Mountain Home and Weiser £ -- Idaho Falls area, including the towns of Victor and Blackfoot £ -- Twin Falls area, including the towns of Gooding and Hagerman £ Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision (Rev.)A technology, the wireless broadband network provides Verizon Wirelesscustomers in Boise-Nampa, Idaho Falls and Twin Falls areas with datauplink speeds significantly faster than the company's award-winningnational EV-DO network, which the company rolled out in Idaho inSeptember 2006. £ BroadbandAccess £ The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess,provides average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to1.4 megabits and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps, which meanscustomers with Rev. A-compatible devices can download a 1 Megabytee-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. £ Verizon Wireless offers several BroadbandAccess devices for thecompany's wireless broadband network, including the AirCard 595U andUSB720 wireless modems, the V740 ExpressCard, AirCard 595 and PC5750PC Cards from Verizon Wireless. All of the devices are fullycompatible with the company's wireless broadband network and itsNationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology), givingcustomers the ability to remain connected if they travel outside ofthe wireless broadband coverage area. £ V CAST: Video and Music £ The company's high-speed network also enables its V CASTmultimedia services, offering customers the ability to download fullsong tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clipsstraight to their phones. With content updated daily, customers canwatch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather,sports highlights, and the hottest entertainment clips. £ With V CAST Music, Verizon Wireless has built a massive full-songmobile music store that contains more than 2.1 million songs fromwell-known and independent artists that customers can downloadover-the-air, right onto their V CAST Music-enabled phones. £ "The broadband network expansion has something for everyone on thego," said Melanie Braidich, regional president of Verizon Wireless."BroadbandAccess lets our business customers experience a trulyuntethered mobile office experience. With V CAST, consumers haveaccess to a comprehensive selection of downloadable music,high-quality videos and the coolest 3D games." £ Coverage £ With this recent expansion, BroadbandAccess coverage in the statealso includes: £ -- Boise-Nampa £ -- Idaho Falls £ -- Twin Falls £ -- Pocatello £ -- Rexburg £ Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider tocommercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in theUnited States. Today, its entire nationwide CDMA 1x EV-DO network hasbeen enhanced to Revision (Rev.) A technology that reaches more thantwo-thirds of the U.S. population -- more than 210 million people. £ 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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