Verizon Partners With Techweek For Detroit's Largest Technology Conference

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, a technology leader with the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE network, announced today that the company is partnering with Techweek, the nation's leading technology conference, for an Emerging Cities Summit as part of Techweek Detroit 2015 from April 13 to April 19.  Verizon Wireless Region President Lauren-Love Wright, a Detroit native, made the announcement at Verizon's regional headquarters in Metro Detroit and will also keynote the summit.

"Detroit's success today is driven by those who are using technology and ingenuity to solve everyday challenges," said Lauren Love-Wright, Verizon Wireless region president for Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. "Verizon is dedicated to being a strong partner within Detroit's technology community, and to investing in its continued growth. Partnering with the city's largest technology conference is a natural extension of this ongoing commitment."

"Our mission is to build a better world through tech entrepreneurship," said Sam Kennedy, executive director at Techweek. "Techweek Detroit brings together tech leaders and innovators who are rebuilding the city. Partners like Verizon help illustrate more than just the good momentum throughout Michigan's entrepreneurial community—at Techweek, you will be able to see the tangible results from Verizon's work with tech companies in the region, especially in the Internet of Things space."

Among the conference's multifaceted offerings, Verizon is presenting a summit designed to focus on the ways technology can enhance and strengthen municipal operations, with an overview of Verizon's Smart Cities solutions. These technologies utilize real-time information and analytics to develop strategies to improve infrastructure, plan for long-term growth, create more energy-efficient environments, and keep people safe. Additionally, Love-Wright will provide the keynote address for the Emerging Cities Summit, which will explore how the technology industry is leading the way to support cities like Detroit in its resurgence as an economic and cultural center for the region.

In the past year, Verizon has invested $100 million in wireless network improvements for key parts of Detroit. Overall, Verizon has spent $2.7 billion on wireless network investments in Michigan since 2000. Verizon continues to add extra capacity in high-traffic parts of Detroit, including both XLTE and small cell deployments to offer customers a stronger network experience. XLTE delivers faster peak data speeds and a minimum of double the bandwidth to 4G LTE customers. 

Verizon regularly tests, maintains and fine-tunes the network to ensure that customers stay connected. The Verizon network test drive team is one of the largest of its kind of any U.S. wireless company. Every year, dedicated test men and women drive roughly 1 million miles – including Detroit – in specially equipped vehicles to conduct more than 3 million voice call attempts and more than 12 million data tests across the country to compare the performance of the Verizon Wireless network with our competitors' networks.

For more information about Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com or follow @VZWtrevor on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWtrevor. To learn more about Techweek Detroit, visit www.techweek.com/detroit and join the conversation @TechweekDET on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TechweekDET.

About Verizon Wireless:
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE network.  As the largest wireless company in the U.S., Verizon Wireless serves 108.2 million retail customers, including 102.1 million retail postpaid customers.  Verizon Wireless is wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ).  For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.  For the latest news and updates about Verizon Wireless, visit our News Center at http://www.verizonwireless.com/news or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNews. 

About Techweek:
Techweek is a 7-day technology conference and festival that celebrates and enables innovation ecosystems in cities across the country including Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Techweek shines a spotlight on technology ecosystems to provide entrepreneurs, innovators, influencers and visionaries the opportunity to share ideas, sparking game-changing conversations and inspiring action.

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