Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Residents To Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Calling, Data Access, and Music.
LEWISBURG, PA — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for its customers in Union County, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site. The new site increases coverage and capacity along the northern portions of Route 45 and Highway 192 to Fairgrounds Road, as well as western portions of Route 45 and Pheasant Ridge Road to Dreisbach Church Road. To the south, Pheasant Ridge Road and Furnace Road will also experience enhanced coverage as a result of the construction of this new cell site.
The network expansion is part of an aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year (more than $1 billion every 90 days) to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless’ voice and data services. Verizon Wireless has spent more than $80 million in the first quarter alone to expand and enhance its wireless network across central, northeastern and southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, bringing the network investment in the region to more than $1.3 billion since 2001. Nationally, the company has invested more than $50 billion since it was formed – $5.5 billion on average every year – to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services, including wireless data services such as picture messaging and text messaging and the company’s exclusive V CAST service. V CAST brings video clips of TV shows, music on demand and other multimedia services to wireless phones over Verizon Wireless’ high-speed Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network. Verizon Wireless’ high-speed third generation wireless broadband network has been enhanced with EV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) technology.
This enhancement allows customers who use the company’s flagship business data service, Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband, to interact with Web-based applications, download music over-the-air, and access e-mail, everyday corporate data, the Internet, and more at speeds that are eight to nine times faster than before. For example, Mobile Broadband customers with Rev. A-compatible devices can now expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps, which means customers can 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.
Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the first quarter of 2009 as the company added 1.3 million net new customers. For the 18th consecutive quarter, Verizon Wireless also led the wireless industry with an all-time high in customer loyalty. The company posted a churn (customer turnover) rate of just 1.47 percent, well below the rate reported by the other major wireless carriers.
Verizon Wireless tests its network and those of its competitors to ensure the Verizon Wireless network remains the Nation’s most reliable. Nationally, Verizon Wireless’ real-life test men and women drive 90 specially equipped vehicles almost 1 million miles annually on interstate, U.S. and state highways as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts, to determine if voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.
Editor’s Note: Media representatives interested in setting up an interview or ride-along network drive test with your local Verizon Wireless test man or woman can call Natalie Neyer at (717) 231-5331.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit 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.
LEWISBURG, PA — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for its customers in Union County, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site. The new site increases coverage and capacity along the northern portions of Route 45 and Highway 192 to Fairgrounds Road, as well as western portions of Route 45 and Pheasant Ridge Road to Dreisbach Church Road. To the south, Pheasant Ridge Road and Furnace Road will also experience enhanced coverage as a result of the construction of this new cell site.
The network expansion is part of an aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year (more than $1 billion every 90 days) to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless’ voice and data services. Verizon Wireless has spent more than $80 million in the first quarter alone to expand and enhance its wireless network across central, northeastern and southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, bringing the network investment in the region to more than $1.3 billion since 2001. Nationally, the company has invested more than $50 billion since it was formed – $5.5 billion on average every year – to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services, including wireless data services such as picture messaging and text messaging and the company’s exclusive V CAST service. V CAST brings video clips of TV shows, music on demand and other multimedia services to wireless phones over Verizon Wireless’ high-speed Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network. Verizon Wireless’ high-speed third generation wireless broadband network has been enhanced with EV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) technology.
This enhancement allows customers who use the company’s flagship business data service, Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband, to interact with Web-based applications, download music over-the-air, and access e-mail, everyday corporate data, the Internet, and more at speeds that are eight to nine times faster than before. For example, Mobile Broadband customers with Rev. A-compatible devices can now expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps, which means customers can 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.
Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during the first quarter of 2009 as the company added 1.3 million net new customers. For the 18th consecutive quarter, Verizon Wireless also led the wireless industry with an all-time high in customer loyalty. The company posted a churn (customer turnover) rate of just 1.47 percent, well below the rate reported by the other major wireless carriers.
Verizon Wireless tests its network and those of its competitors to ensure the Verizon Wireless network remains the Nation’s most reliable. Nationally, Verizon Wireless’ real-life test men and women drive 90 specially equipped vehicles almost 1 million miles annually on interstate, U.S. and state highways as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts, to determine if voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.
Editor’s Note: Media representatives interested in setting up an interview or ride-along network drive test with your local Verizon Wireless test man or woman can call Natalie Neyer at (717) 231-5331.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit 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.
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