Verizon Wireless Enhances Wireless Broadband Network with EV-DO Revision A
Technology
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the
nation's leading wireless provider, today announced it is launching its
next-generation high-speed wireless broadband network in cities throughout
the country, giving customers the ability to upload files five to six times
faster than before, giving them faster access to e-mail, everyday corporate
data, the Internet and more. Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized
(EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology, the network enhancements will
launch initially in Mass., including Boston and its suburbs, the Richmond
and Hampton Roads, Va. areas, Chicago and its suburbs and including Gary,
Ind., Salt Lake City and other cities in Utah, as well as in Florida
throughout the state's entire existing area of Verizon Wireless' wireless
broadband network. Verizon Wireless customers in those areas will have data
uplink speeds significantly faster than the company's award-winning
national EV-DO network.
The company's existing EV-DO network enables customers to access
BroadbandAccess on their laptops, e-mail on their PDAs, and V CAST Video
and Music on their wireless phones. The company's existing national
wireless broadband network -- the first in the nation -- is the most
reliable wireless broadband network in the country and already available to
more than 200 million Americans in 242 major metropolitan areas and 180
major airports from coast to coast.
The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, will run
faster and more efficiently with these network enhancements. Customers in
enhanced coverage areas can take advantage of upload speeds that are five
to six times faster than with the company's existing wireless broadband
network, while interacting with Web-based applications with improved
latency for a better customer experience. For example, BroadbandAccess
customers in enhanced wireless broadband coverage areas can expect average
download speeds of 450-800 kilobits per second (kbps) and average upload
speeds of 300-400 kbps, which translates to downloading a 1 Megabyte e-mail
attachment -- the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a
large PDF file -- in less than 15 seconds and uploading the same size file
in less than 25 seconds. The enhanced network coverage allows Verizon
Wireless customers to download files approximately six times faster than
customers of wireless service providers who do not use EV-DO technology.
Today, Verizon Wireless also announced a new compact USB720 wireless
modem that will be available tomorrow, which boasts high-speed wireless
broadband Internet access and the ability to connect to all the latest
notebooks, desktops and handhelds via an industry standard USB interface.
The USB720 joins the AirCard 595 PC Card from Verizon Wireless as the first
two enhanced wireless broadband network devices from Verizon Wireless. Both
devices are available through business sales channels today and will be
available online at http://www.verizonwireless.com tomorrow.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,
visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go
to http://www.verizonwireless.com. Business customers can visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com/business or contact a Verizon Wireless sales
representative at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving more than 59 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 65,000
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.
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