Verizon Wireless gives customers access to high-speed wireless Internet,
e-mail, mobile music and more
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers in El Paso, Texas and
Las Cruces and Alamogordo, New Mexico can now access the latest high-speed
business and entertainment services on their wireless phones, laptop
computers and other wireless devices thanks to Verizon Wireless.
The new capabilities come with the expansion of the company's
Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network in El Paso and southern New
Mexico, enabling both its BroadbandAccess and V CAST services. Customers in
these communities now have access to the same high-speed Verizon Wireless
services that have been available in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Gallup and
Farmington.
"Verizon Wireless is committed to expanding our high-speed data network
across the nation and in El Paso and southern New Mexico," said Tony
Heyman, regional president, Verizon Wireless. "Now, more customers have
access to the true mobility of broadband wireless."
BroadbandAccess
BroadbandAccess provides on-the-go professionals with full, mobile
access to their corporate information as if they were attached to the
information via a high-speed wired connection. Users can conduct business
anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, 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 of a small
PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file -- in about 20 seconds.
Connecting to BroadbandAccess is easy, using a PC Card that slides
directly into most laptop computers, through an integrated option on select
notebook computers or by connecting a laptop to a BroadbandAccess-capable
PDA or phone.
V CAST
V CAST, the nation's first wireless broadband multimedia service for
consumers, offers the most comprehensive selection available of music,
videos and 3D games on demand. Users can stream video clips (up to five
minutes long) of the hottest entertainment, music videos, movie trailers,
sports highlights, news and breaking weather directly to their Verizon
Wireless V CAST-capable phones.
With V CAST Music, customers can browse and download songs from the V
CAST Music library of 1.5 million songs directly onto their V CAST
Music-enabled phone or Windows(R) XP-enabled PC. They can also transfer
music from their PC to their V CAST Music-enabled phone and take their
tunes with them without a second device.
The company has invested more than $150 million in New Mexico and El
Paso, Texas in the past five years -- part of its $35 billion nationwide
network investment over the last seven years -- to ensure network
reliability and expanded coverage, capacity and capabilities.
Coverage
With the launch, Verizon Wireless' current EV-DO coverage in El Paso
and New Mexico now includes:
* In greater El Paso, Texas: El Paso, Socorro and Fabens
* In southern New Mexico: Las Cruces, Alamogordo, University Park, White
Sands, Chaparral, Santa Teresa and Dona Ana
* In northern New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Cedar Crest,
Edgewood, Nambe
* In the Four Corners and northwest New Mexico: Gallup and Farmington
Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to
commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United
States. Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network coverage area covers more than 150
million people.
BroadbandAccess customers who travel outside the coverage area with an
EV-DO-capable device will switch seamlessly to Verizon Wireless' existing
NationalAccess network that offers average data transmission speeds between
60 and 80 kbps, with bursts up to 144 kbps.
BroadbandAccess and V CAST pricing and product information is available
at http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 57 million customers. The largest US wireless company
and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is
headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 60,000 employees nationwide. The
company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and
Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at
http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality
video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations,
log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Jenny Weaver of Verizon Wireless,
+1-480-763-6321, Jenny.Weaver@verizonwireless.com
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