Verizon Wireless Customers in Utah Get Faster New Wireless Broadband Network

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Verizon Wireless Customers in Utah Get Faster New Wireless Broadband Network

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless customers in
Utah can now access e-mail, everyday corporate data, the Internet and more
at faster speeds, and upload files five to six times faster than before as
Verizon Wireless rolls out the next-generation of its high-speed broadband
network in Salt Lake City, West Valley City and Provo. Based on CDMA 1x
Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology, the
enhanced wireless broadband network provides Verizon Wireless customers in
areas within the Salt Lake City metro area with data uplink speeds
significantly faster than the company's award-winning national EV-DO
network, which the company rolled out in Salt Lake City in December 2005.
The faster network coverage area extends along the Wasatch Front from
Provo to Salt Lake City, including the Salt Lake City airport, providing
Verizon Wireless customers with faster access for sending and uploading
data.
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 national wireless
broadband network, the first in the nation, is already available to more
than 200 million Americans in 242 major metropolitan areas and 180 major
airports from coast to coast.
"Our existing wireless broadband network has enabled customers to work
remotely and stay entertained in unprecedented ways; now we're taking
wireless to the next level by introducing Rev. A technology that helps them
work even faster and enjoy a more robust wireless data experience," said
Melanie Braidich, regional president of Verizon Wireless.
The company's flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, will run
faster and more efficiently with the new network enhancements. Customers in
enhanced coverage areas will be able to take advantage of upload speeds
that are five to six 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. 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, translating 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 less than 15 seconds and upload the same size
file in less than 25 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.
The first two devices from Verizon Wireless that take advantage of
faster speeds provided by these new network enhancements are the new
compact USB720 wireless modem and the AirCard 595 PC Card from Verizon
Wireless, which are fully compatible and backward compatible with the
company's enhanced and existing wireless broadband networks and the
company's NationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology). Utah
customers purchasing either device will be able to get significantly faster
upload speeds and improved download speeds when in an enhanced network
coverage area. Utah customers interested in purchasing either device can
contact their local business sales representative at 801-718-7189. The
devices also will be available online at http://www.verizonwireless.com beginning
Friday, Feb. 2.
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.
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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