Top service providers Clearwire, Time Warner Cable and Sprint announced a significant expansion of the Clearwire 4G network and capacity upgrades for mobile broadband users in the greater New York City metro area.
As part of this effort, the team has added coverage for additional 91,363 people. The capacity expansion enables more than 11,927,000 people in the New York City area to access Clearwire's 4G mobile broadband network.
Enhanced capacity and expanded coverage are available in communities such as Alpine, Bayonne, Elizabeth, Fair Lawn, Newark, Paramus, Secaucus, Union, NJ; and Hartsdale, New Rochelle, New York, Rockville Centre, Yonkers, NY.
“Across New York and New Jersey, Clearwire's 4G speed continues to set the standard in delivering a high-speed network that businesses and consumers demand,” said Sean Reid, regional general manager for Clearwire, in a statement.
“Unlimited mobile broadband usage is a product that Clearwire pioneered across the country over the last several years and is currently now in seventy-one markets across the United States,” Reid added.
This capacity expansion represents new coverage since Clearwire's initial launch on November 1, 2010.
“Sprint 4G customers in the Greater New York area will benefit from these enhancements,” said Karen Paletta, Sprint vice president-East Region.
“Our customers enjoy a wide selection of cutting-edge 4G devices - smartphones, tablets and mobile connectivity devices. Sprint 4G allows for sophisticated services such as video chat and a wide variety of applications that keep expanding every day with great new mobile devices from Sprint,” Paletta added.
Recently, Clearwire announced it is transitioning parts of its customer care operations to TeleTech Holdings. Earlier, Clearwire had also handed over the management of its 4G network to Ericsson.
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Rajani Baburajan is a contributing editor for MobilityTechzone. To read more of Rajani's articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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