Article about Verizon and it's testing process
http://www.forbes.com/wireless/2008/03/10/testing-mo ... »
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - On the surface, Lou LaMedica is just another friendly guy who lives in New Jersey and enjoys Dilbert cartoons. But behind closed doors, LaMedica transforms into a sort of superhero of the cellphone industry, a guy who fights daily against dropped calls and crummy reception.
LaMedica runs Verizon Wireless' testing laboratory in Bedminister, N.J. Inside a nondescript building, behind a series of locked doors, LaMedica and his team of 37 engineers put about 100 cellphones a year through a rigorous series of tests, including baking, zapping and X-raying. LaMedica joking...
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