Verizon Wireless Expands High-Speed Wireless Network to Batesville, Indiana
Posted on May 23, 2008
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BATESVILLE, Ind., May 23 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless announced
today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless
network to Batesville, Indiana.
“The expansion of our wireless broadband network in Batesville provides
our customers with access to the very latest wireless technology,” said
Greg Haller, president-Indiana/Kentucky/Michigan Region, Verizon Wireless.
With the wireless broadband network now available in Batesville,
Verizon Wireless customers can enjoy two prime services:
— BroadbandAccess, the enhanced high-speed wireless service that equips
Verizon Wireless’ business customers with a truly untethered mobile
office experience, enabling them to wirelessly access their calendars,
the Internet, email and critical business information residing behind
their companies’ firewalls; and
— V CAST, a consumer-oriented multimedia service that gives customers
access to the most comprehensive selection of downloadable music, high-
quality videos and the coolest 3D games found anywhere.
BroadbandAccess
Based on Evolution-Data Optimized Revision A (EV-DO Rev. A) network
technology, BroadbandAccess provides mobile workers with the ability to
access their corporate information as if they were attached to this data
via a high- speed wired connection but with the freedom of true mobility.
Developed with a range of users in mind, the service 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.
With BroadbandAccess, business customers, residents and visitors can
expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4
megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500 kbps to 800 kbps. That
means they can download a 1 megabyte email 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.
BroadbandAccess also enables Verizon Wireless customers to download
files significantly faster than customers of wireless service providers
that use different broadly deployed network technologies. Furthermore,
customers who travel outside the enhanced BroadbandAccess coverage area
with an EV-DO device will switch seamlessly to the company’s NationalAccess
service.
“Our enhanced BroadbandAccess service gives our customers three key
advantages in wireless communication-speed, mobility and security,” Haller
said. “With these advantages comes an increase in productivity and
bottom-line business benefits.”
V CAST: Video and Music
The company’s wireless broadband network also enables its V CAST
multimedia services, which offer customers the ability to download
full-song tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips
straight to the handset with top transmission speeds. With content updated
daily, customers can watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking
news, weather updates, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment
clips.
With V CAST Music, Verizon Wireless has built a massive full-song
mobile music store that contains more than 3 million songs-from well-known
as well as independent artists-that customers can download over-the-air,
directly onto their V CAST Music-enabled wireless phones.
Investment
The multi-million dollar expansion includes the installation of
high-tech wireless hardware and software in wireless transmission sites
throughout the area. Verizon Wireless 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.
Nearly $870 million of this investment has been spent in Indiana since
2000.
Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to
commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United
States. In Indiana, Verizon Wireless’ broadband network is also available
in Anderson, Bedford, Bloomington, Brazil, central Indiana (including
Indianapolis), Cambridge City, Clinton, Columbus, Connersville, Edinburgh,
Ellettsville, the greater Fort Wayne area (including Auburn, Bluffton,
Columbia City and Decatur), French Lick, Greensburg, Hagerstown, Kokomo,
Lafayette, Liberty, Muncie, Nashville, North Vernon, northwest Indiana
(including Demotte, Gary, Merrillville, Mitchell, Monon, Monticello, Paoli,
Rensselaer, Reynolds, Roselawn and Wolcott), Richmond, Seymour, southwest
Indiana (including Evansville), South Bend, Sullivan, Terre Haute,
Vincennes and Washington.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, 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 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 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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