Can You Hear Me Now, Geneva? New Cell Site Should Improve Verizon Coverage on East Side

Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Geneva, which should  improve voice and data coverage for the East Side.

The cell site covers an area from Division Street in the north, to North Kirk Road in the east, to East Fabyan Parkway in the south and to Route 25 in the west.

The new cell site is equipped with a permanent backup generator for
times of emergency and should help more Verizon Wireless customers to rely on their wireless phones for social networking, Internet browsing, downloading apps, exchanging email and text, picture and video messaging as well as making calls, Verizon said in a press release.

“Our customers rely on their wireless devices for virtually all of their
communication needs,” said T.J. Fox, president, Illinois/Wisconsin Region, Verizon Wireless. “Ten years ago, ensuring they could make clear calls and stay connected was our top priority. That still is and always will be important. Additionally, though, we closely monitor all other network usage, such as Internet browsing and downloading apps or music, and make improvements accordingly, so that our customers’ experience on our network is seamless regardless of how they want to use their phone.”

In addition to the ongoing investment in its 3G network, Verizon Wireless
recently launched the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to 38 major metropolitan areas and 60 commercial airports. This initial launch covers more than 110 million people—more than one third of all Americans. By 2013, Verizon Wireless hopes to have full nationwide 4G LTE coverage everywhere the Verizon 3G network is available today.

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE average data rates are 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink in real-world, loaded network environments.

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 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. Since 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.5 billion on improvements to its wireless network in Illinois.

This information is from a Verizon Communications press release.

Editor's note: In looking for an illustration for this story, I spotted this YouTube video. Kind of funny. "The Can-You-Hear-Me-Now dude is following me."