Verizon Wireless Network in Peak Summer Shape
Posted on June 20, 2008
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CHANDLER, Ariz., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Water. Check.
Air-conditioning. Check. Sunscreen. Check. The nation’s most reliable
wireless voice and data network. Check!
Today marks the first official day of summer and the Verizon Wireless
network in the Southwest is primed and ready for all that the season
brings.
“Verizon Wireless is committed to providing reliable wireless
communication for our customers throughout the hot summer months and during
seasonal emergencies,” said Greg Carek, Southwest Region executive
director-Network, Verizon Wireless.
“Our year-round focus on improving and maintaining our network ensures
that we are prepared to operate when our customers need it most.”
Reliability during extreme weather emergencies
The Verizon Wireless network is built for reliability in emergencies –
such as power blackouts, monsoon storms and extreme weather conditions –
with redundancy capabilities in place to maintain services for customers.
All facilities have battery back-up power and for additional
reliability, generators installed at all switching facilities, and many
cell site locations. The company also owns a fleet of portable generators
that can be deployed to provide emergency power during extended power
outages to those cell sites without permanent generators.
Wildfire preparation and response
Verizon Wireless is positioned for rapid response in the event of a
natural disaster or other unplanned event that calls for additional
wireless network coverage and capacity.
The company operates a fleet of locally based “Cell on Light Trucks”
(COLTs) and “Cell on Wheels” (COWs). These COLTs and COWs are fully
functional, generator-powered mobile cell sites that enhance wireless
coverage so that emergency response teams and other Verizon Wireless
customers can make more calls.
In the past year, Verizon Wireless has deployed mobile cell sites and
other equipment to more than a dozen wildfire incidents around the country.
Already this year in the Southwest, the Verizon Wireless Network team has
responded to the Pepper and Trigo wildfires in New Mexico.
Ongoing network investment
Last year, Verizon Wireless invested a combined $225 million in its
Southwest Region network that serves customers in Arizona, New Mexico,
Nevada and El Paso, Texas. Verizon Wireless outspent all major carriers in
network investment in 2007 — by $1 billion or more. Nationwide, the
company has invested nearly $45 billion since it was formed — $5.5 billion
on average every year — to increase the coverage and capacity of its
national wireless network.
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.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
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