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News
Issue #2002 - 14
(April 2002)
(Updated Apr.
10, 2002)
INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Verizon Wireless Expands
High-Speed Wireless Internet Service
Since its initial launch in
January, Verizon Wireless’ high-speed wireless service, Express
Network, has received "overwhelming positive feedback"
from users, said vice president John Stratton, encouraging the
carrier to expand into 13 additional markets. The service is now
available to 33 percent of its 29 million subscribers.
The company said, as of April 1st, users in Buffalo
and Rochester, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; Chicago, ILL; St. Louis, MO;
Dallas and Houston, TX; Portland, ORE, and cites in Florida
including Tampa, Miami, West Palm Beach, Lakeland and Key West can
now access the service.
The service was initially rolled out in areas from Boston to
Virginia on the East Coast, and Silicon Valley, Salt Lake City and
the San Francisco Bay area in the West.
Express Network uses Qualcomm’s CDMA2000 1X technology, which
promises subscribers always-on high-speed Internet, with
transmission speeds of up to 144 kbps. Typically users can access
the Internet, corporate intranets and traditional e-mail at speeds
of 40 to 60 kbps.
Business and individual consumers can access Express Network with
the Verizon Wireless 2235 handset from Kyocera and compatible Mobile
Office kit used as a modem for their laptops, or by using the
AirCard 555 PC card from Sierra Wireless for their laptops and
selected PDAs.
The Bedminster, NJ-based firm said it plans to roll out the new
service in more cities next month, making it available to more than
50 percent of its subscribers.
For more information: http://www.verizonwireless.com
Mobileinfo Comments & Advisory: CDMA
1XRTT network is a fair improvement over existing 2G wireless
networks.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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