WARREN, N.J., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
Wireless announced today that it has further boosted America's
largest 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in the New York Metro Area by turning on an
additional 70 fill-in cell sites in all 5 boroughs of Manhattan, as well as Nassau and Westchester Counties and Northern New Jersey.
"We've been working hard on making our 4G LTE network even
better in the New York Metro Area
since we initially launched it back in December of 2010," said
Pat Devlin, president of Verizon
Wireless, New York Metro Region. "The additional 70 cell sites
further strengthen our already outstanding network coverage within
the region and now, even more residents and small businesses have
access to the blazingly fast 4G LTE speeds and the brand new line
of devices that make it easy to share music, photos and files
on-the-go."
Nationally, the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is available in
203 markets, covering more than 200 million Americans from coast to
coast. The company will continue to broaden its 4G LTE network and
will cover more than 260 million people in the United States by the end of 2012. Verizon
Wireless supports more than 20 4G LTE-enabled devices, including
the recently launched DROID 4 by Motorola, the DROID RAZR MAXX™ and
DROID RAZR™ by Motorola, Galaxy™ Nexus™ by Samsung, and the new
4G LTE tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 7.7, DROID XYBOARD™
10.1 and 8.2 by Motorola. In addition, customers will be able to
connect to the nation's largest network on-the-go with the Verizon
Wireless 4G LTE USB Modem 551L and Pantech UML290 USB modem, as
well as 4G LTE Mobile Hotspots from Verizon Wireless and Samsung.
All 4G LTE devices are "backward compatible," so they will default
to 3G service when 4G LTE is not available. The Verizon Wireless 3G
network is available coast to coast and is the most reliable in the
country.
Verizon Wireless is focused on a disciplined deployment approach
that continues year after year. The company's 700 MHz
spectrum provides unique advantages with 4G LTE, including a
contiguous, nationwide network license. With this latest
progression of wireless technology, customers can expect average
data rates to be 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink
and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink. These speeds allow for smooth
mobile video-conferencing, multiple simultaneous video streams,
speedy transfer of large files, downloading and running of powerful
programs, and numerous other applications that help improve
productivity on the go. For example, a song can be downloaded in 4
seconds, a photo uploaded in 6 seconds, or when working on the go,
a 10MB PowerPoint presentation will take less than 10 seconds to
view.
For more information on Verizon Wireless 3G and 4G LTE networks,
products and services, visit www.verizonwireless.com or call
1-800-2 JOIN IN. Follow Verizon Wireless on Twitter, Facebook and
Tumblr.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE
network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves
nearly 108 million total wireless connections, including 92.2
million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 82,000
employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of
Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE,
NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit
www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality
video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless
operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
MEDIA CONTACT:
David Samberg
914-329-5429
david.samberg@verizonwireless.com
http://twitter.com/VZWdavid
Dave
Heffernan
646-484-4513
dave@crenshawcomm.com
http://twitter.com/crenshawcomm
SOURCE Verizon Wireless