Verizon Wireless Announces Enhancements to 4G LTE Network in Connecticut

Verizon Wireless:

WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s largest and most reliable 4G LTE network.

WHAT: Over the past several months, Verizon Wireless has enhanced fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in communities throughout Connecticut. 4G LTE empowers Verizon Wireless customers with compatible devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, and download files wirelessly at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.

WHERE: Over the past several months, Verizon Wireless has enhanced its 4G LTE network in the following communities:

• Bridgeport along Main Street, North Avenue, Route 1 and Interstate 95
• Dayville along Maple Street, Main Street and Interstate 395
• Deep River along Winthrop Road (Route 80)
• East Hartford along Route 5
• Enfield along Freshwater Boulevard and Palomba Drive
• Guilford along Interstate 95
• Hamden along Route 10
• Hartford along Main Street and New Britain Avenue
• Middletown in the vicinity of Industrial Park Road
• New Haven along Congress Avenue, Dixwell Avenue, Munson Street and Route 1, Route 10, and Route 63
• Newtown along Route 6 and Interstate 84
• Old Lyme along parts of Shore Road (Route 156), along the Amtrak railway, and in the Cross Lane Recreation Area
• Putnam along Route 12, Route 44, and Route 171
• Simsbury along Route 167 in southwestern Simsbury
• Voluntown along Route 49 in southern Voluntown
• Waterbury along East Aurora Street, Huntingdon Avenue, North Elm Street, North Main Street, Pine Street, Prospect Street, Route 8, Route 73, Watertown Avenue and West Main Street
• Wethersfield along Wolcott Hill Road, Mill Woods Pond and Route 287

VIEW FROM VERIZON WIRELESS: “As much as we New Englanders depend on our apps, mobile devices and smart accessories, network quality and reliability have never been more important,” commented Dave MacBeth, Executive Director of Network for Verizon Wireless in New England. “As professional network engineers, we are extremely close to the customer experience because it’s our experience too - we live in the same communities, carry the same phones, and drive the same roads as our customers. We take network performance personally and we are constantly exploring ways to further improve it today, and to advance technologies that will support innovations of tomorrow. After all, we understand that the latest and greatest devices are only as good as the Network they run on.”

BACKGROUND: Verizon Wireless completed $378 million in wireless network enhancements across New England in 2014, increasing the company's regional network investment to nearly $4 billion since its inception in 2000. Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE network. Available in more than 500 cities across the country, it is the only 4G network that is 100 percent LTE, and 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.

The growth of the 4G LTE network has fostered development of new and innovative solutions as diverse as LTE-connected cars and remote medical diagnostic options.

In reports released in February 2015, Verizon Wireless was the overwhelming network performance leader in the rankings of four national wireless providers in the U.S. in the third National RootMetrics® RootScore® Report. Additionally, among the four major wireless carriers, Verizon won the Overall RootScore award in the state of Connecticut and scored the highest in Network Reliability, Data, and Call Performance. In addition, Verizon shared the highest rank in Network Speed.

RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm, drove thousands of miles throughout Connecticut, as well as tested many indoor locations. The company said its reports are designed to portray the consumer mobile network performance experience at a national and state level, beyond their metro-specific reports. Each RootScore is calculated from a combination of tests that are weighted to reflect the impact that a consumer would experience. Scores were based on RootMetrics testing performed in the second half of 2014 (July-December). The company ranked the four major U.S. wireless providers in six network performance categories: Overall, Reliability, Speed, Data, Call and Text.

ABOUT VERIZON WIRELESS:
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest and most reliable 4G LTE network. As the largest wireless company in the U.S., Verizon Wireless serves 108.2 million retail customers, including 102.1 million retail postpaid customers. Verizon Wireless is wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. For the latest news and updates about Verizon Wireless, visit our News Center at http://www.verizonwireless.com/news or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNews.

Network rankings based on RootMetrics US National and Connecticut RootScore Reports, covering July – December 2014. Performance rankings of 4 mobile networks rely on scores calculated from random samples across all available network types. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of Verizon. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more details.