Can you hear me now?
Verizon has announced a new plan for it’s subscribers that will allow for all data plans that do not require a voice plan to accompany it. In a move that will benefit the hearing impaired and people who just plain text more than talking, the Big Red V is offering two different plans, one for cellphones and one for Blackberry/PDA’s.
It is nice to see such a large company actually making strides to accommodate it’s consumers. Who will be the next to follow? After all, AT&T has a history of denying messaging/data only plans. More details after the jump.
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Verizon’s 700mhz Plans
For those of you wondering what Verizon plans to do with their newly acquired $4.7b chunk of the 700mhz spectrum, the answer is here. Verizon has announced that the “C Block” will be used to roll out their new 4G LTE network. So what does this mean? Well 4G is a new standard for data that will potentially see speeds of 100mbps download and 50mbps upload. The only bad news?
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Verizon In Home Cell Signal Boosters
Verizon Wireless has promised to bring in home cell boosters to it’s customers sometime in 2008. While there is no price or launch timeframe associated with this announcement, it is still an exciting one. While Verizon has unquestionably the best service in most places, there are still some nooks and crannies in your house where you might not get good service. While it may be easy to get plenty of voice service inside buildings, this is also perfect for boosting signals to get a good data connection.
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Motorola Splits Up
Motorola has announced that the company will split into two separate companies. The two companies will be called Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions. The Mobile Devices business will focus only on the design and manufacturing of cell phones while Broadband & Mobility Solutions will focus on public and private networks. Motorola’s CEO has said that “Creating two industry-leading companies will provide improved flexibility, more tailored capital structures, and increased management focus - as well as more targeted investment opportunities for our shareholders.”
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Verizon is Big Winner in FCC 700mhz Auction
The FCC auction of the 700mhz band ended officially on Tuesday and the winners were announced today. For those of you not familiar with the auction, the FCC was auctioning the rights to broadcast over the 700 mhz spectrum in different bands A through E. The spectrum is being freed up by the move of broadcast tv from analog to digital.
The most highly sought after band, the C band, was won mostly by Verizon. Verizon layed down a cool $4.7b for the large chunk of the spectrum. Verizon will now have the rights to broadcast in this frequency across the majority of the United States.
So what does this mean? Well, the big V has not completely made its intentions clear. Analysts say due to the range of the frequency, it would be possible to carry a wireless network over long distances that will be able to penetrate walls, much like tv signals can do now. Also, with Verizon’s new dedication to having an open network, there will be endless possibilities for cell phone technology and high speed data.
