By Hans Lewis, TMCnet Contributor
In order to enable more Bristol based customers to use their wireless phones to make calls, send and receive email and text, picture and video messages, access the Internet, view high-quality videos, and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls, Verizon (News – Alert) Wireless has activated a new cell site in Bristol.
Seamus Hyland, president-Great Plains at Verizon Wireless “This new cell site was built to ensure that our customers in Bristol can rely on their wireless devices for everything from making calls and sending messages to surfing the Internet and getting email. The most advanced device is only as good as the network it runs on. We continue to optimize our network so that it remains the most reliable in the nation.” The cell site, located near the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and 423rd Avenue improves coverage within Bristol and as follows on North on 423rd Avenue to 138th Street; South on 245th Avenue to 148th Street; East on U.S. Highway 12 to 427th Avenue; and West on U.S. Highway 12 to 420th Avenue. Verizon Wireless has invested more than $59 billion since it was formed – $5.7 billion on average every year to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. From 2001 through 2009, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $221.3 million on improvements to its network in South Dakota. Read here about how Verizon Wireless announced it is using Telecom Transport Management‘s cell site backhaul services to build out a 4G Long Term Evolution network. Under the agreement, TTM will provide high-capacity Ethernet backhaul to Verizon Wireless LTE (News – Alert) cell sites in certain regions of Minnesota. To this end, TTM will first connect fiber-optic cables to Verizon Wireless cell sites and then use licensed microwave technology to connect to harder-to-reach sites.
Hans Lewis is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Alice Straight
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