Verizon Wireless Expands Wireless Broadband Network in Ohio to Portions of
Carroll County
High-Speed Network Gives Verizon Wireless Customers Access to Fast Wireless
Internet, Email, Mobile Music, Videos and More
DELLROY, Ohio, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today
that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network
to portions of Carroll County including: -- Dellroy;
-- State Route 39 from East Lakeside Road east to Royal Road SW;
-- Glendale Road SW from State Route 39 north to Avalon Road SW;
-- County Roads 20/29 from State Route 542 to just north of Avalon Road
SW;
-- State Route 542 from County Road south to State Route 39.
"Ohio is home to many vital markets with dynamic, tech-savvy business
people, students, visitors and residents who want to stay connected," said
Roger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, Verizon
Wireless. "The launch of our broadband network in Dellroy and the surrounding
area provides our customers with access to the very latest wireless
technology."
With the wireless broadband network now available, Verizon Wireless
customers in the area 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 to
Dellroy and the surrounding area 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
approximately 10 times 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," Tang 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 2.5 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
region. Verizon Wireless has invested nearly $44 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 $1.15 billion of this
investment was spent in Ohio. In 2007, the company invested nearly $190
million in Ohio network improvements.
Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to commercially
launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States, which is
available to more than 210 million people across the country.
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 65.7 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
Laura Merritt of Verizon Wireless, +1-614-560-2605,
laura.merritt@verizonwireless.com; or Laura Deaton, for Verizon Wireless,
+1-513-271-7222 ext. 15, ldeaton@wordsworthweb.com
