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Verizon Invested More Than $1.6 Billion in New York's and Connecticut's Wireline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2013 [ICT Monitor Worldwide](ICT Monitor Worldwide Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Consumers, businesses and government agencies in New York and Connecticut continued to benefit from Verizon's 2013 investment of more than $1.6 billion in its industry-leading fiber-optic and Internet Protocol-based networks. Continuing a trend that began in 1995, Verizon has spent in excess of $1 billion each year to further build, refine and modernize its land-based communications infrastructure in the two states. "Our customers in these markets – both residential and business – require some of the most sophisticated and complex, yet simplified and easy-to-use communications tools," said Kevin Service, Verizon's president for consumer and mass business in the Northeast. "And Verizon's networks and its employees stand ready to meet those customers' needs. "Our network investments in New York and Connecticut provide an engine for economic growth through our aggressive wireline and wireless networks and IT deployment," Service said. "No other company is as deeply tied on a daily basis to the residents and the economy of the region as Verizon. Our advanced networks enable new businesses to grow, small businesses to percolate, give schools and educators a platform for learning, and provide families a means to connect." After Superstorm Sandy, the company throttled forward its plans for installing fiber-optic technology in 2013 to replace cables and other infrastructure elements that were destroyed by the unprecedented flooding. In the most dramatic example, the company installed fiber-optic cables and networking equipment throughout lower Manhattan and in some of the coastal neighborhoods in Brooklyn, such as Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay, and in Queens, such as Belle Harbor and Breezy Point, and on Long Island, giving all of those areas a robust and reliable all-fiber-optic telecommunications network for years to come. Last year, Verizon reached an agreement with the City of New York to conduct a pilot program of "microtrenching," which enables fiber-optic cables to be installed in a way that's less disruptive to the city's streets and sidewalks. Verizon collaborated with two business incubators in New York City to provide its super-fast FiOS Internet service to entrepreneurs, helping them implement their business models and grow. With the Harlem Garage , Verizon provided its FiOS Quantum 300 Mbps Internet service to help small companies based at the West 118th Street incubator. Partnering with Take the HELM , the company also provided free FiOS Quantum Internet service to entrepreneurs who won a business planning competition and who locate their operations in lower Manhattan. Additionally, in a unique application of energy efficiency and sustainability, Verizon installed fuel cell technology to power central office buildings in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island in New York, and a data center in Elmsford in Westchester County. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company (c) 2014 All rights reserved. Albawaba.com |