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Verizon Wireless roll out 3G in Las Vegas
July 28, 2004
Verizon Wireless announces the launch of its BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas on July 28. Powered by EV-DO 3G wide-area network, BroadbandAccess commercial service is one of the fastest wide-area wireless Internet access services available in the nation, with average user speeds of 300-500 kilobits per second (kbps). Developed with a range of users in mind, BroadbandAccess allows large enterprises, small-medium businesses and mobile professionals to conduct business anytime, anywhere in our BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, reliable, true high-speed data connection.
In greater Las Vegas, Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess coverage includes the Las Vegas Strip, North Las Vegas, Lakes of Las Vegas, Green Valley, Henderson, Summerlin, Southern Highlands, Aliante and Spring Valley. In October 2003, Verizon Wireless launched BroadbandAccess in San Diego, CA, extending from Oceanside south to National City and east to include Escondido, Poway and El Cajon; and Washington D.C. including coverage in the District of Columbia, the Reston and Alexandria, VA areas and the Rockville, MD area. Verizon Wireless will continue to launch the service in major cities across the U.S. this year.
"The fast, simple access that BroadbandAccess provides is changing the way the corporate world views wireless data. The service gives mobile workers full access to their corporate information stores just as if they were attached via a high-speed wired connection, but with the freedom of true mobility," said Andrew Seybold, principal in Outlook4Mobility and editor-in-chief of the 3GToday Newsletter. "Not only is BroadbandAccess easy to use, it is also easy to install and maintain, and requires only the same level of customer support as wired high-speed access."
Verizon Wireless expects to invest $1 billion over the next two years to deploy its EV-DO technology nationally. For the past four years, Verizon Wireless has committed $4 billion annually to its capital investment program.
"Today's successful professional is a mobile professional, and BroadbandAccess provides the means for Las Vegas professionals to stay connected anywhere in the city with a true mobile office experience. Verizon Wireless' advanced, reliable technology keeps our customers connected for all their communications needs," said Tami Erwin, regional president, Verizon Wireless.
Because it is backward compatible-a distinct advantage to using CDMA technology-customers who travel outside a BroadbandAccess coverage area with an EV-DO device will seamlessly switch to Verizon Wireless' existing NationalAccess network, based on 1xRTT technology.
Working with virtual private network (VPN) connections, enterprise customers can use BroadbandAccess as an extension of their corporate local area network (LAN) or intranet, allowing them to work from any location within the BroadbandAccess coverage area, as if they were in the office. BroadbandAccess, with average user speeds of 300-500 kbps, is ideal for downloading files and business-critical information residing behind corporate firewalls and for accessing e-mail, intranets and the Internet. BroadbandAccess uses CDMA EV-DO technology that has its own data protection and authentication and is designed to work with a business' existing IT infrastructure and security solutions.
Enterprise customers can access information when they are on the road - at customer locations, at job sites, in taxis, or on trains - faster than with any competing wide-area technology. With data transmission bursts up to above 2 Megabits per second (Mbps), BroadbandAccess customers could download a 1 Megabyte email attachment (for example, a small PowerPoint presentation or a large PDF file), or receive three digital pictures (each 400 x 600 pixels) in less than 20 seconds, which is three to four times faster than using EDGE service, and as much as ten times faster than on a competitor's GPRS network.
BroadbandAccess customers can manage their remote access needs with VZAccess Manager, a new customizable tool that simplifies wireless remote access allowing users to stay connected to business-critical email, company databases, files and the Internet while mobile.
Later this year Verizon Wireless customers in many major markets will be able to use new EV-DO handsets and laptops equipped with PC cards to enjoy the many new fun and visual capabilities. They will be able to experience Get It Now applications at broadband speed including multi-player gaming, music and video content, video messaging and other multi-media applications.
BroadbandAccess service is priced at a flat rate of $79.99 monthly access with a one- or two-year contract. Verizon Wireless customers can now buy the Verizon Wireless PC 5220 card for $149.99 after $100 rebate with a two-year service agreement or $199.99 with a one-year service agreement.
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