Verizon Wireless has deployed its newest network technology – known asXLTE– in Burlington and Rutland, Vermont.XLTE enriches the mobile experience by providing enhanced access to Verizon’s high-speed 4G LTE mobile broadband network.
Verizon Wireless’ data shows customers in Burlington and Rutland are living the mobile lifestyle – watching video, surfing the web and posting status updates all on-the-go – and Verizon’s research indicates that this trend of data consumption will continue to grow. Over the past several months Verizon Wireless has more than doubled the capacity of its 4G LTE network in Burlington and Rutland.
XLTE utilizes Verizon's AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) spectrum, delivering faster peak speeds and at a minimum, doubles the capacity of its high-speed 4G LTE network. This means more customers can access the company'smost advanced technologysimultaneouslyto send photos, download videos, surf the Internet and use other popular applications on their smartphones, tablets and other devices.
Additional key details on XLTE:
·XLTE delivers faster peak speeds and greater capacity in markets where 4G LTE service is being delivered over AWS spectrum.
·XLTE ready 4G LTE devices take advantage of both Verizon’s original, nationwide 700 MHZ 4G LTE spectrum as well as thenew AWS spectrumthat has been activated.
·XLTE creates more “headroom” on the network for all. Customers with non-XLTE devices still get the super-fast speeds and coverage of 4G LTE, and also benefit from capacity created on the 4G LTE network when XLTE-capable devices step-up to the XLTE network.
·Some of the most popular Verizon Wireless4G LTE devices are XLTE ready, including the newest DROID devices; Samsung Galaxy S4, S5 and Note 3; and the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.
·Additional XLTE resources:a full list of XLTE marketsandXLTE by the Numbers [infographic]
“Our Vermont customers truly live a mobile lifestyle – whether it’s posting status updates, surfing the web, or checking email while on-the-go,” commented Michael Murphy, spokesperson for Verizon Wireless New England. “Our customers have long recognized that regardless of their device or favorite apps, a great mobile experience starts with a strong network. The deployment of XLTE in Burlington and Rutland further enhances our customers’ experience today, and provides a more robust foundation in the Green Mountain State to support the innovative devices and services oftomorrow.”
“Additionally, 4G LTE and XLTE are changing the way customers interact with the world via next generation apps, devices and solutions,” continues Murphy. “By investing in mobile broadband, we’re investing in local communities and economies where our customers live, work and play.”
New England markets where customers withcompatible devicescan also take advantage
of XLTE’s added capacity and faster peak speeds include:
·Connecticut: Greater Fairfield and New Haven, Hartford, New London County
·Massachusetts: Boston, Hyannis-Mid-Cape, Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester-Fitchburg
·New Hampshire: Manchester-Nashua
·Rhode Island: Greater Providence
·Vermont: Burlington and Rutland
Verizon Wireless completed $245 million in wireless network enhancements across New England in 2013, increasing the company's regional network investment to $3.6 billion since its inception in 2000. Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network, which is twice the size geographically of any other 4G LTE network in the U.S. Available to nearly 305 million people in more than 500 markets across the country, the Verizon Wireless network covers more than 97 percent of the U.S. population. To see 4G LTE coverage across the country and locally please visit:www.verizonwireless.com/lte.
Verizon Wireless ranked highest among all other national wireless providers in New England states Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, intheJ.D. Power 2014 Wireless Network Quality Study℠, Volume 1, issued March 6, 2014. This is the 19thconsecutive reporting period that Verizon Wireless ranks highest in the Northeast region.
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