Verizon Brings 4G LTE to Northborough

Verizon Wireless announced that it recently enhanced fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage in Northborough. 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, the company reported in a press release on MarketWatch.

Verizon Wireless debuted its 4G LTE network in Worcester and surrounding areas in August of 2011, and just enhanced its network coverage along Route 20 in the center of Northborough.

“4G LTE is changing the way customers interact with the world via next generation apps, devices and solutions,” commented Dave MacBeth, executive director of Network for Verizon Wireless. “By investing in wireless broadband, we’re investing in local communities and economies where our customers live, work and play.”

Verizon Wireless completed $178.8 million in wireless network enhancements across New England in the first half of 2014, increasing the company’s regional network investment to $3.73 billion since its inception in 2000, reads the release. 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.