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enable users to seamlessly connect their
digital devices, delivering always-on,
always-connected capabilities to manage all
aspects of their lives.
It doesn’t take a huge leap of imagina-
tion to go from smart homes to smart energy
grids, smart factories, smart transportation
systems and smart health care. This “Internet
of things” will be powered by Verizon’s
high-IQ networks and the new universe of
applications they make possible.
Increasing
Internet Safety
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The intelligence built into Verizon’s FiOS network enables new home management services
like remote control of thermostats, lights, door locks and surveillance cameras.
Verizon is committed to providing people
with the tools and the confidence to get the
most enjoyment out of the Internet. We offer
resources that allow families to create a safe
and secure digital experience whether they’re
interacting online, watching TV or connecting
on a mobile phone.
Verizon’s Parental Controls Center offers
access to a complete line-up of services
from Verizon Safeguards to help customers
manage and create the digital experience
that is appropriate for their families. Verizon’s
tools include free wireless content filters as
well as free parental control features available
with Verizon FiOS, High Speed Internet and
FiOS TV services.
In 2010, Verizon led the industry in
drafting voluntary rating guidelines for mobile
applications. The guidelines were approved by
CTIA-The Wireless Association® in October
and, once implemented, will provide
consumers with the information they need to
make informed choices when accessing
applications using a wireless device.
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But the home network is only the beginning.
With the intelligence and speed engineered
into our fiber-optic network – along with the
power of our 4G LTE network – Verizon will
continue to transform the broadband
experience and deliver a whole new suite of
innovative services for the home.
We see the fiber-enabled home as the
hub for managing all aspects of a customer’s
digital life. What’s bringing this long-predicted
vision to life is the increasing number of
connected devices in the home, combined
with high-speed connections and a flood of
web-based content that needs to be
managed. And when you layer on social
trends like energy conservation, telework and
environmental concerns, we see tremendous
opportunity for truly efficient and integrated
connected-home solutions.
For example, Verizon is launching
an innovative service for people who want an
affordable way to manage the security and
energy consumption of their home, wherever
they may be. Verizon’s Home Monitoring &
Control service will provide an easy-to-use
combination of devices and online services
accessed by a computer, tablet, cell phone
or smartphone. Customers will be able to
adjust household lights, thermostats and
appliances using an application on FiOS TV;
use their smartphone to watch streaming live
video from their networked surveillance
cameras; and even unlock their front door
from their office computer to let their children
in after school.
Additional connected home solutions
will be developed that take advantage of
Verizon’s high-bandwidth fiber and 4G LTE
networks. Real-time HD video calls on your
wide-screen TV will feel so natural that you’ll
forget you’re not all in the same room.
Monitoring patients in the comfort of their
homes will dramatically improve outpatient
health care and recovery while freeing up
hospital resources. For rural homes, high-
speed Internet access and video programming
will be possible through agreements with
local carriers to deliver Verizon’s 4G LTE
wireless broadband service through the “LTE
in Rural America” program.
The intelligence built into Verizon’s
advanced fiber and 4G LTE networks will
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