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QCOM up a $1.00: Verizon Wireless Deploys Next-Gen Network By Jay Wrolstad, Wireless.NewsFactor.com Verizon Wireless on Monday launched a network that delivers "always-on" high-speed wireless Internet access. "This is the first sizable launch of advanced wireless service in the U.S., and being first matters," Verizon spokesperson Jeffrey Nelson told Wireless NewsFactor. • Report: Wireless Content Flood Ahead • Standards Wars: The Race for 3G • How U.S. Wireless Carriers Stack Up The service initially will offer wireless Internet and intranet data access and e-mail through laptop PCs and PDAs (personal digital assistants) at connection speeds roughly the same rate as dial-up services, ranging from 40 kilobits to 60 kilobits per second. The system has the capability of reaching 144 kilobits per second, the company said. Express Network service currently is available to customers on the East Coast from Virginia to Maine and on the West Coast from the Silicon Valley to the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. Those at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, also will have access to the network, Verizon Wireless said. Express Network infrastructure has been set up in more than 20 percent of the company's footprint, reaching more than 53 million Americans. Lower Spectrum Demand Nelson said the network, which is based on Qualcomm's CDMA (news - web sites) (code division multiple access) technology, provides compatibility for both existing and next-generation phones. It also allows the company to roll out advanced services without having to replace its infrastructure. "Another advantage is that [the network handles] more voice calls and has the potential to lessen our demand for spectrum," Nelson said. The network serves U.S. customers in the East Coast and West Coast markets. Verizon said it is the first U.S. carrier to roll out a commercial next-generation network based on Qualcomm's CDMA2000 1X technology. A pact with Accenture will provide applications especially designed for enterprise customers, Nelson noted. Phone, AirCard Offered In conjunction with the launch of the high-speed data network, Verizon Wireless announced the availability of a tri-mode mobile phone from Kyocera with a mobile office kit that can function as a modem for laptops. Also, the AirCard 555 PC card from Sierra Wireless, available for laptops and PDAs, enables customers to add voice, circuit-switched data and short messaging service functions. More add-on cards and next-generation handsets are in the works, the company said. "Wireless data is only as good as the network it's on, and the Verizon Wireless network just took another giant step ahead of its competitors," said Verizon Wireless chief technical officer Dick Lynch. Accenture Adds Enterprise Apps With an eye on the lucrative corporate market, Verizon Wireless also announced a partnership with Accenture (NYSE: ACN - news) to sell mobile enterprise applications offered by the Accenture Mobile Service Bureau through the Express Network. Verizon customers with a monthly digital voice calling plan of US$35 or more can sign up for the Express Network for an additional $30 per month. Price plans based on kilobyte usage will be offered in the near future, the company said. The Race for 3G Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - news) and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD - news), has now joined a number of U.S. carriers banking on next-generation networks to generate sales in a sagging industry. Cingular Wireless is developing a network based on the GSM (global system for mobile communications) standard and has committed to GPRS (general packet radio service) using EDGE (enhanced data for GSM evolution) technology, an alternative to CDMA 2000 1X. Also going with EDGE is AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE - news), which has rolled out GPRS networks in selected markets and announced plans to take the technology nationwide by the end of the year. VoiceStream Wireless, which operates the largest GSM network in the U.S., launched its mobile high-speed iStream GPRS service last fall.