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Verizon Wireless Reports $297M in Improvements in New England During 2011
Feb 15, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
One year after introducing its 4G network, Verizon Wireless announced the completion of $297 million in wireless network enhancements across New England during 2011, increasing the company's regional wireless network investment to more than $3 billion since its inception in 2000.
In a release, the Company said that during the year, it expanded its 4G LTE network, providing customers with speeds up to ten times faster than 3G, to more than 195 markets nationwide, including a dozen throughout New England. Nationally, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $70 billion since it was formed to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide networks and to add new services.
As described by the Company, Verizon Wireless Brings 4G LTE to New England: A Timeline
-December 2010:
-Engineered, tested and optimized pre-commercial 4G LTE test network throughout Boston
-Launched blazing fast 4G LTE network in the Metro Boston area, reaching residents as far West as Framingham, as far North as Lawrence and as far South as Brockton
-May 2011:
-Brought 4G LTE to Connecticut, including 26 communities within Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties and more than 30 cities and towns in Fairfield and New Haven counties
-July 2011:
-Opened the LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Massachusetts
-Continued spread of 4G LTE network across Massachusetts, bringing the power of 4G LTE to the Springfield area, covering 19 communities in Hampden and Hampshire counties
-August 2011:
-Introduced 4G LTE to 20 communities in the Greater Worcester, Massachusetts area
-Further expanded 4G LTE network to 29 cities and towns in MetroWest Massachusetts
-November 2011:
-Activated 4G LTE in Rhode Island, bringing 4G LTE to customers in 21 communities in and around Providence
-December 2011:
-Debuted 4G LTE network in nine New Hampshire communities near Nashua and Manchester
-Added 4G LTE to four cities and towns in the Fitchburg and Leominster area of Massachusetts
"Our New England-area investment in network coverage, reliability, and technology, including 4G LTE, topped $297 million in 2011 and provided many businesses and residents the opportunity to connect in faster, more innovative ways," said Christine Berberich, New England Region President for Verizon Wireless. "As New England's wireless leader, we continue to aggressively invest in our networks and plan to bring 4G LTE to many more communities in 2012."
"Since 2000, we've invested over $3 billion into our New England wireless network to provide our customers the fastest and most reliable mobile coverage. After all, today's wireless devices are still only as fast and reliable as the network they run on," added Rich Enright, Executive Director of Network for Verizon Wireless.
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