21st Nov 2006 13:00
Colorado Springs customers now have access to the latesthigh-speed business and entertainment services on their wirelessphones, laptop computers and other wireless devices thanks to VerizonWireless. £ The new capabilities come with the expansion of the company'sEvolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network into Colorado Springs,enabling both its BroadbandAccess and V CAST services. £ Coverage £ With today's launch, customers from Briargate Parkway on thenorth, to S. Academy Blvd. on the south, to Powers Blvd. on the eastand the foothills on the west are now covered by Verizon Wireless'EV-DO network. The company was the first national wireless provider tocommercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in theUnited States. £ "The Colorado Springs area is an important, expanding market withdynamic, tech-driven businesses, strategic government facilities andan increasing number of mobile data consumers," said Jeff Mango,regional president of Verizon Wireless. "The expansion of ourbroadband network will provide them access to the very latest wirelesstechnology and services such as BroadbandAccess and V CAST music andvideo." £ The company has invested more than $423 million in its Coloradonetwork 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 1.4 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 informationavailable 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 U.S.wireless 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 2006Related Shares:
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