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Verizon Wireless customers in Arizona can now access e-mail, everyday
corporate data, the Internet and more at faster speeds - and upload
files eight to nine times faster than before.
Verizon Wireless is rolling out the next generation of its high-speed broadband network in greater Phoenix and Tucson.
Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev.
A) technology, the enhanced wireless broadband network provides Verizon
Wireless customers in as within greater Phoenix and Tucson with data
uplink speeds significantly faster than the company's award-winning
national EV-DO network.
The faster network coverage area includes metro Phoenix including
the communities of Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale
and Peoria. In southern Arizona, the coverage area includes the
communities of Tucson, Sahuarita, Vail, Green Valley, Oro Valley,
Marana and Catalina.
Verizon Wireless' national wireless broadband network, the first in
the nation, is already available to more than 200 million people in 242
major metropolitan areas and 180 major airports from coast to coast.
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.
"Arizona customers are already enjoying the benefits of our
broadband wireless network. We're taking wireless to the next level by
introducing Rev. A technology that helps customers work even faster and
enjoy a more robust wireless data experience," said Tony Heyman,
regional president of Verizon Wireless.
"The launch of this next generation of our high-speed broadband
network is part of our ongoing, significant investment in the state of
Arizona."
The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, will
run faster and more efficiently with the new network enhancements.
Customers in enhanced coverage areas can take advantage of upload
speeds that are eight to nine times faster than with the company's
existing wireless broadband network, plus interact with Web-based
applications with improved latency for a better customer experience.
The network provides Verizon Wireless customers with faster access for sending and uploading data.
For example, BroadbandAccess customers in enhanced wireless
broadband coverage areas can expect average download speeds of 600
kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload speeds of
500-800 kbps. This translates to being able to download a 1 Megabyte
e-mail attachment - the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R)
presentation or a large PDF file - in about eight seconds and upload
the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.
The enhanced network coverage areas allow Verizon Wireless
customers to download files approximately six times faster than
customers of wireless service providers who use non-EV-DO technology.
Devices that take advantage of Verizon Wireless' wireless broadband
network include the new V740 ExpressCard , the compact USB720 wireless
modem , the AirCard 595 and PC5750 PC Card . All of these devices are
fully compatible with both the company's wireless broadband network and
its NationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology).
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