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Verizon’s all-fiber FiOS network is the ideal platform for bandwidth-intensive applications such as
two-way, high-definition video chats in the comfort of your living room.
8
S HOME ENTERTAINMENT
has evolved from analog
to high-definition and
now 3-D, Verizon has
created a high-capacity
broadband network that
can stay ahead of new technology. Five years
ago, video accounted for just 10 percent of
the traffic on the Internet. Now, it’s more than
half and could go as high as 90 percent in
the near future. Connected homes have
sparked a creative revolution in digital media
and fueled tremendous growth in game
consoles, HDTVs, DVRs and home-networking
equipment. Going forward, consumers will
experience innovations like 3-D videoconfer-
encing, holographic games, virtual travel and
much more.
Innovation for
Connected Homes
The optimal platform for handling this
kind of bandwidth demand is fiber, and
Verizon’s 100 percent fiber-optic FiOS network
investment positions us to be a premier
provider in this market. We’ve built the largest
and fastest fiber-to-the-home network in the
U.S., capable of handling high volumes of
streaming video and on-demand content.
Fiber connectivity is a giant leap forward
from other technologies, moving on-demand
viewing beyond the home and taking
sporting events to a new level. We’ve taken
the lead on delivering the highest-quality 3-D
programming; last year we aired the first 3-D
broadcasts of college football, NFL and major
league baseball games, and we offer a
growing catalogue of 3-D movies-on-demand.
In fact, we recently upped the ante for
home broadband by tripling our top speed to
150 megabits per second, setting a new
benchmark for high-speed Internet. On the
average broadband connection today, a
full-length HD movie takes almost four and a
half hours to download. With 150 megabit
service, that time is reduced to just four and a
half minutes. With practically no limit to the
speeds fiber can deliver, we believe that the
connected home will dramatically change the
way we communicate.
Setting up a connected home begins
with a superior home network. Verizon’s FiOS
service lets users stream content from their
PCs to their FiOS-connected TVs, including
digital photos, music files, Internet radio
stations, home movies and Internet videos.
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