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Verizon Wireless customers share more than 68.6 terabytes of wireless data at most connected Super Bowl everSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The videos, web searches, social media updates and more made by Verizon customers in the Bay Area on game day and throughout Super Bowl week added up to 68.6 terabytes (TB) of wireless data, or the equivalent of 45 million social media posts. The golden anniversary Super Bowl now holds the unofficial record as the most connected and shared championship game in history. This was possible thanks to a $70 million long-term investment by Verizon to more than triple its 4G LTE wireless data network capacity in the Bay Area. Super Bowl Sunday shatters record Fans at Levi's Stadium racked up more than 7 terabytes of data on the Verizon network alone on game day. In comparison, at the 2015 Super Bowl, Verizon customers in Phoenix used 4.1 terabytes of data and in 2014 fans in New Jersey used 1.9 terabytes. That marks a 268 percent or nearly three-fold increase in usage. Data usage in San Francisco For the days leading up to the Big Game, Verizon customers Tweeted, emailed, Facebooked, Googled, Snapchatted, navigated and more to the tune of more than 30 terabytes of data. From Super Bowl City presented by Verizon to the 50th Mile to the NFL Experience driven by Hyundai, fans with Verizon service were covered thanks to the added 4G LTE capacity through a network of small cells, macro cell sites and mobile cell sites. That investment will benefit customers living in and traveling to northern California well into the future. Preparation underway for next year The football season may be over, but preparations have been underway for more than a year for Super Bowl LI in Houston, and after hat in Minneapolis, to ensure the championship network experience continues. Super Bowl 50 by the numbers: Total network data used over 9 days
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Super Bowl City presented by Verizon
50th Mile and the NFL Experience driven by Hyundai
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