Verizon Wireless Names Director Of System Performance
Randall Miller to be Responsible for Managing Wireless Carrier's Upstate New York Network
June 19, 2000
| Media Contact: | John O'Malley |
June 19, 2000-ROCHESTER, NY -
Verizon Wireless, formerly Bell Atlantic Mobile, has named Randall Miller director of system performance for the company's Upstate New York Region. In his
new position, Miller will be responsible for monitoring and improving the region's wireless
network, deploying new wireless technology and network capacity ahead of customer demand, and ensuring optimum system performance to benefit the carrier's Upstate New York customers.
"Randy comes to us with extensive network management experience," said Tracy Nolan, president of
Verizon Wireless' Upstate New York Region. "By naming Randy to this new position, we'll be able
to monitor our network performance more closely and make the necessary improvements to provide
our customers with the best wireless service in Upstate New York."
A 1985 graduate of the University of Lowell (MA) with a BS in electrical engineering, and a 1993
MBA graduate of Rivier College in Nashua, NH, Randy began his career as a program engineer with
Lockheed Sanders. Most recently he was a system performance manager with Bell Atlantic Mobile in
its New England markets. He will reside in Penfield with his wife and two children.
Verizon Wireless is committed to maintaining the premier wireless network in the United States
and plans to invest more than $3.1 billion in its nationwide network in 2000. This capital
investment, one of the largest ever announced in the industry, will further expand the digital
footprint and increase capacity for wireless voice and data services provided to the new
company's more than 24 million customers. Planned network enhancements, technology trials and
new services include:
- Introduction of the nation's first wireless two-way short messaging service
- Testing of third generation network technology through field trials
- Rapid expansion of its CDMA digital network
- Wireless network support for General Motors' OnStar personal calling feature
- Deployment of Over-the-Air provisioning via its CDMA digital network
According to Richard Lynch, executive vice president and chief technical officer of Verizon
Wireless, the new company plans to leverage its scale and maximize the value of its $3 billion
investment in volume network equipment purchases to accelerate the rapid deployment of CDMA
service and to lay the groundwork for third generation (3G) services. 3G technology will provide
users with benefits such as high-speed wireless web access and, potentially, the ability to use
their wireless phones anywhere in the world.
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About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless communications provider in the U.S. with more than 18
million wireless voice and data customers and nearly 4 million paging customers. The new
coast-to-coast wireless company was formed by the combination of the U.S. wireless businesses
of Bell Atlantic Corp. (NYSE:BEL) and Vodafone AirTouch Plc (LSE:VOD; NYSE:VOD). The new company
includes the assets of Bell Atlantic Mobile, AirTouch Cellular, PrimeCo Personal Communications
and AirTouch Paging. Verizon Wireless will be further strengthened by the addition of the
wireless assets of GTE Corp. (NYSE:GTE) when it completes its merger with Bell Atlantic. The new
company will have a footprint covering nearly 90 percent of the U.S. population, 49 of the top 50
and 96 of the top 100 U.S. markets. Headquartered in New York City and Bedminster, NJ, Verizon
Wireless is 30,000 employees strong. Reporters and editors can find more Verizon Wireless
information at
www.verizonwireless.com/mediacenter.
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