High-Speed Network Gives Verizon Wireless Customers Access to Fast Wireless Internet, E-mail, Full-track Songs, Videos and More LEWISTOWN, Pa., July 17
LEWISTOWN, Pa., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has expanded the
national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to portions of Mifflin
County including the towns of Lewistown, Burnham, McVeytown, Milroy and
Reedsville. Additional coverage includes portions of U.S. Routes 322 and 522.
"Our high-speed wireless network gives our customers three key advantages
in wireless communication -- speed, mobility and security," said Roger Tang,
president -- Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia region, Verizon Wireless. "With
these advantages, business customers and mobile professionals can increase
productivity and see bottom-line business benefits. In addition, our V CAST
services, such as V CAST Music with Rhapsody, help keep customers entertained
while on-the-go -- on the same devices they carry with them every day."
BroadbandAccess
The network expansion in Mifflin County offers Verizon Wireless' business
customers a truly mobile office experience with BroadbandAccess, giving them
access to their calendars, the Internet, e-mail and critical business
information residing behind their companies' firewalls. BroadbandAccess was
developed with a range of users in mind, and it enables large enterprises,
small- to medium-sized businesses and mobile professionals to conduct business
anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, true
high-speed data connection.
Customers in wireless broadband coverage areas can expect average download
speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and
average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. That means they can 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. To help customers stay connected,
BroadbandAccess seamlessly switches to the company's NationalAccess service if
they travel outside the BroadbandAccess coverage area.
V CAST Music with Rhapsody
The company's wireless broadband network powers its V CAST Music with
Rhapsody service, which combines Verizon Wireless' world-class, over-the-air
mobile music service with Rhapsody's leading desktop solution. V CAST Music
with Rhapsody delivers unlimited monthly access to music on up to three
Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players, and online on multiple PCs and
Web browsers. With V CAST Music with Rhapsody, customers who purchase music
over-the-air can download the master copy of the songs or albums to their PCs
free of digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where
music can be played.
V CAST
The company's V CAST service gives customers the ability to play
cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their handsets. V
CAST offers content updated daily so customers can watch dozens of on-demand
videos, including breaking news, weather updates, sports highlights and the
hottest entertainment clips.
Network Technology and Investment
Verizon Wireless' broadband network is based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data
Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology and provides customers in the
area with speeds significantly faster than the company's NationalAccess
service.
The multi-million dollar expansion includes the installation of high-tech
wireless hardware and software in wireless transmission sites throughout the
region. It is part of an ongoing network investment by Verizon Wireless, which
has invested more than $45 billion since it was formed -- $5.5 billion on
average every year -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national
network and to add new services. Last year, the company invested more than
$235 million in its Pennsylvania network improvements.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, call 1-
800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge,
N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more
information, go to: 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
www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
