Thursday, January 8, 2004
Verizon Expanding 1xEV-DO Network
Posted by Janak Parekh in "NEWS" @ 03:00 PM
"Verizon Wireless announced plans Thursday to expand its BroadbandAccess service nationally, signaling a possible upturn in capital spending by carriers. The 3G (third-generation) network, which provides average user speeds of 300 to 500 kilobits per second, is expected to be available in many major cities in the United States this summer."
They're planning to spend about $1B on the network upgrade. 8O This looks like it'll be hand-in-hand with that new 1xEV-DO Pocket PC phone we linked to yesterday. I'm a little surprised; previous indicators hinted that 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV deployment was to be slowed, but I'm glad to see they're forging ahead.
They're planning to spend about $1B on the network upgrade. 8O This looks like it'll be hand-in-hand with that new 1xEV-DO Pocket PC phone we linked to yesterday. I'm a little surprised; previous indicators hinted that 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV deployment was to be slowed, but I'm glad to see they're forging ahead.
