Nortel supplies Verizon with faster broadband network

TORONTO – Nortel will supply Verizon Wireless with technology to upgrade its broadband network, supplying Verizon customers with “significantly faster” data speeds. Nortel’s CDMA 1xEV-DO Revision A will help Verizon meet customer demands for high bandwidth, real-time wireless services such as VoIP, video telephony, and advanced multimedia applications. Verizon Wireless is in trials with new, low-latency applications with Nortel EV-DO Rev. A technology, including push-to-talk, fixed mobile convergence, VoIP, and messaging services. “Successful trials of EV-DO Rev. A have demonstrated the technology’s potential for taking the Verizon Wireless broadband experience to new heights,” said Ed Salas, vice president of network...