Verizon Wireless and Kyocera Join Forces to Offer Efficient Mobile Communications to Business Customers

Verizon Wireless and Kyocera Wireless have joined forces to bring efficient mobile computing and communications to business customers, including the U.S. Navy and GE's Consumer and Industrial Appliance Division. Using Kyocera's suite of data solutions that are implemented over Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network, business customers can increase customer and employee satisfaction while lowering operating costs and increasing return on investment.

"The freedom of true mobility to work efficiently is critical for large enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses," said Cindy Patterson, vice president enterprise data sales for Verizon Wireless. "Our combined efforts with Kyocera, as highlighted with our deployments with the U.S. Navy and GE, are helping businesses lead the way in deploying effective wireless data technologies to improve their operations."

The Navy Marine Corps Intranet is the world's largest and most secure private network, with more than 700,000 users. Working with Verizon Wireless and Kyocera, the U.S. Navy equipped personnel with Dell laptops, Kyocera KPC650 1xEV-DO PC Cards that connect to the Verizon Wireless broadband network and a Juniper VPN for security.

GE Consumer and Industrial implemented a fleet management solution designed by ServicePower that uses the Kyocera 200 Module to instantly locate vehicles over the Verizon Wireless network. The solution enables faster, more responsive scheduling of service appointments, better on-time delivery and first time fix rates, and improved communication between field service technicians and dispatchers to reduce the need for more than one visit to repair appliances or units.