Verizon Wireless Expands EV-DO Network To Peoria, Illinois

Today, Verizon Wireless announced that it has expanded the national rollout of its Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) third generation (3G) wide-area network to Peoria, Illinois. This will be the area's first operational 3G network. 3G Networks allow citizens to have a great number of features that are not available on older networks. Customers in the area will now be able to get BroadbandAccess.

The network expansion will equip Verizon Wireless' business customers to experience a truly untethered mobile office experience, enabling them to wirelessly access their calendars, the Internet, e-mail and critical business information residing behind their companies' firewalls. With the added benefit of V CAST, consumers also now have access to the most comprehensive selection of downloadable music, high-quality videos and the coolest 3D games found anywhere.

Illinois has been an extremely important area of investment for Verizon Wireless, who has spent more than $910 million since 2001 in building their network in the state.