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Verizon tests faster network
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Published: August 15, 2009
NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless says it has completed the first calls using a brand-new network that's planned to go live next year and offer faster Internet speeds.
The calls were made Friday in Boston and earlier in Seattle using cell-tower equipment from Alcatel-Lucent and LM Ericsson AB. Prototype tablet-style hand-held devices from LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. dialed in.
The calls used the 700 megahertz frequency band recently freed up for cellular use after being assigned to TV stations.
Verizon Wireless' chief technology officer, Tony Melone, said the trials provided confidence that the commercial launch will yield average download speeds of 7 to 12 megabits a second, faster than current wireless broadband.
The Associated Press
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