Verizon Boosts Speed of Its Wireless Internet Network
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By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 22--People who take their high speed Internet access on the road just got a boost from Verizon.
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Verizon Communications plans to work with Yahoo, the Internet search engine, to introduce a portal for its high-speed Internet service.
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Cingular Wireless, the largest US wireless telephone company, said on Tuesday it would upgrade its network to handle high-speed data transmissions next year.
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Alternative form of high-speed Internet access makes its way to U.S. homes.
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Verizon Communications Inc.  on  Tuesday said it expanded an agreement with Microsoft Corp.   to start offering the software makers Windows Live  services to its high speed Internet customers.
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Verizon Wireless plans to expand its wireless high-speed data network into 14 additional cities, including New York and Los Angeles.
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By Fred O. Williams  Buffalo residents appear to be next in line for lightning-fast Internet hookups, as Verizon prepares to extend its fiber-optic service into the city for the first time.
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Maker of networking gear is using new SRX technology to expand speed, range of its Wi-Fi products.
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(InfoWorld) - Verizon Wireless on Thursday unveiled its first deployments of a faster mobile broadband service that multiplies speeds upstream to the Internet. The carrier announced five areas where Revision A of its EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) technology is commercially available. Verizon already has EV-DO in places across the country, but in a version that offers upload speed of less than 100Kbps. Revision A delivers between 300Kbps and 400Kbps upstream, according to Verizon. Downstream speed goes up with the new version, too, but less dramatically: Verizon says 450Kbps-800Kbps, versus about 400Kbps-700Kbps. EV-DO is one of two main families of 3G technology, going up against WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), which is being adopted in increasingly fast iterations by carriers that have used the popular GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) cell-phone system. Both are among a proliferation of emerging wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi and WiMax, that are expected to come in handy for users in different situations. But mobile operators in the U.S. and most other countries are still working on getting users to adopt the new services in large numbers. Verizon's network has the new technology in parts of Massachusetts, including Boston and its suburbs; Chicago, Gary, Indiana, and suburbs; Salt Lake City and other cities in Utah; the Richmond and Hampton Roads, Virginia, areas; and throughout the broadband coverage area in Florida. To take advantage of the new speed, which is offered as part of the carrier's existing BroadbandAccess service, subscribers will need compatible devices, two of which will go on sale Friday at Verizon's Web site. The company will be selling the USB720 modem, which plugs into a PC via a USB interface, and the AirCard 595, which slides into the PC Card slot on a notebook. Both are available immediately through Verizon's business sales channels. Verizon is the biggest U.S. carrier with EV-DO, but rival Sprint NextelÂ is farther along in upgrading to the new, faster version. Sprint said Tuesday it can reach 95 million people in 24 major markets with Revision A. Sprint first rolled out the new technology in October and most recently added South Florida, Portland, Oregon and Puerto Rico to its coverage area. There are several Revision A client devices available for Sprint's network, including three PC Cards and a USB modem, as well as stand-alone modems and a Sony notebook.
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Verizon Wireless is bringing its fastest broadband wireless data service -- with triple the capacity its rivals offer -- to metropolitan Boston and the Providence, Hartford, and New Haven areas, beginning today.
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AT&T and iPhone got the buzz, but Verizon's EV-DO customers got a network speed boost.
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The Internet equipment maker benefited from growing demand for bigger, faster networks that can handle video.
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Proponents say the wireless networking technology is gaining momentum for its portability, wide range.
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Get answers to your questions about boosting the speed and range of your wireless network.
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Cingular Wireless, the largest cellphone service provider in the United States, will upgrade its high-speed data network, allowing faster downloads than are now available
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Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. cell  phone provider, said on Monday that it was expanding its  wireless service offerings at discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores  Inc.  to boost its distribution.
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Wireless computer networks could soon be running 10 times faster than they do now.