Verizon Offers FiOS With Groundbreaking 20 Mbps Download and Upload Speeds

A very disruptive bandwidth event.

Comcast's recent admission to "slowing down" file sharing Internet traffic from BitTorrent and Gnutella users, might be the best and timeliest marketing tool for Verizon's new FiOS service.

How could this affect the cable providers?

If Verizon doesn't "throttle" this 20 Mbps, this could be a very disruptive bandwidth event for the U.S.

Verizon Offers 20 Mbps Download And Upload Speeds

Verizon has changed the definition of "fast" with the introduction of a new, symmetrical Verizon FiOS Internet service for consumers, featuring an upload and download speed of up to 20 megabits per second (Mbps).

"Verizon's new 20/20 FiOS service blows cable away. Their upload speeds don't even come close," said Susan Retta, vice president, Broadband Solutions for Verizon.

The equally fast upload and download speed of the new symmetrical FiOS service also enhances interactive services like video conferencing, online multi-player gaming, telemedicine, electronic home monitoring, online work collaboration, data backups and more.

Most people don't know what speeds they are getting, you will be surprised.

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Fergie Uses Barcodes For Mobile Ticketing

This is a great mobile marketing idea that will build a database for future advertising. If Verizon and Fergie get permission from the consumer, they will have created a database for future advertising (albums, apparel, concerts etc).

Verizon and Shakira offered mobile barcodes before too.

Who "owns" the database of these people?

Will Fergie or her record company have to pay Verizon to use this database for future promos?


From Reuters Fergie fans will phone it in for tickets

Verizon Wireless is sponsoring the Black Eyed Peas vocalist's 20-city U.S. solo tour -- which kicked off May 8 in Seattle -- and in an unprecedented move is controlling the entire ticket distribution process.

By doing so, Verizon is conducting what is perhaps the biggest mobile ticketing experiment in the United States to date.

Verizon Wireless subscribers can get a ticket to Fergie's show via any of the following mobile tie-ins: by downloading any of Fergie's songs from the V Cast Music full-song download service or any of the new Fergie TV content on V Cast; by buying any Verizon-enabled Motorola phone; or by attending any of several planned in-store events at either Verizon Wireless or Kohl's stores.

Verizon will then send each fan a unique barcode that will be scanned by a special reader at each venue for entry.

Verizon And Tribeca Film Use Mobile Barcodes

Verizon Announce Activities at Tribeca Film Fesitval

Verizon announced plans today to make the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival the most innovative and interactive one yet.

Barcode tickets will be delivered directly to winners' wireless phones using text MMS/SMS messages and scanned for accuracy upon entering the venue.