Broadband Wireless Network Speeds Into Hawaii

HONOLULU, Nov. 1  /PRNewswire/ -- Customers in Hawaii 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, enabling both its BroadbandAccess and V CAST services.
Coverage
With today's launch, Hawaii customers on Oahu, Maui, The Big Island, Lanai and Kauai join more than 150 million Americans now covered by Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network. The company was the first national wireless provider to commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States.
"We are very excited to launch broadband wireless service in the Hawaiian islands," said Mark Yamauchi, director of Hawaii Sales.  "We have so many tech savvy customers.  Now they can experience true mobility on the most reliable broadband network.*"
The company has invested more than $100 million in its Hawaii network in roughly the past five years -- part of its $30 billion nationwide network investment over the last six years -- to ensure network reliability and expanded coverage and capacity.
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, an integrated option on select notebook computers or by connecting a laptop to a BroadbandAccess-capable PDA or phone. 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.
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 phone.
With V CAST Music, customers can browse and download songs from the V CAST Music library of 1.4 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.
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