Verizon High Speed Internet
Verizon Wireless Customers In Eugene, Albany, Corvallis, La Grande, Pendleton, And
Umatilla, Oregon, Get Faster New Wireless Broadband Network
May 8, 2007 — Portland, Oregon — Verizon Wireless customers in Eugene, Albany,
Corvallis, La Grande, Pendleton, and Umatilla, Oregon, can now access e-mail, everyday corporate
data, the Internet and more all at faster speeds — and upload files eight to nine times faster
than before.
Verizon Wireless is rolling out the next-generation of its high speed broadband network. Based
on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology, the enhanced wireless
broadband network provides Verizon Wireless customers with data uplink speeds significantly faster
than the company’s award-winning national EV-DO network which launched in June 2005. The company
launched the enhanced service earlier this year in Portland and Salem and customers in Bend and
Redmond are now also covered.
Verizon Wireless national wireless broadband network, the first in the nation, is already available
to more than 200 million people in 242 major metropolitan areas and 180 major airports from coast
to coast.
The company’s existing EV-DO network enables customers to access Broadband Access on their laptops,
e-mail on their PDAs, and V CAST Video and Music on their wireless phones.
“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 technology that helps
them work faster,” said Kelley Kurtzman, regional president of Verizon Wireless.
“The launch of this next generation of our high speed broadband network is part of our ongoing,
significant investment in Oregon”
Verizon Wireless invested more than $115 million to enhance its Oregon voice and data last year and
more than $300 million over the last five years.
The company’s flagship business data service, Broadband Access, will run faster and more efficiently
with the new network enhancements.
For example, Broadband Access customers in enhanced wireless broadband Verizon service area can expect average
download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload speeds of 500-800
kbps. This translates to being able to download a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment — the equivalent of
a small PowerPoint® presentation or a large PDF file — in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized
file in less than 13 seconds.
Devices that take advantage of Verizon Wireless enhanced Rev. A wireless broadband network include the
new V740 ExpressCard, the compact USB720 wireless modem, the AirCard 595 and PC5750 PC Card. All of these
devices are fully compatible with both the company’s wireless broadband network and its National Access
network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology).
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications
Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
Check availability of
Verizon High Speed Internet Service
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About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 60.7 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 66,000 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 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
