Verizon and City of Boston expand plans to transform Boston into digital city of the future
November 20 2018 - 9:45AM
Highlights:
Verizon and the City of Boston today signed updated agreements to
accelerate Boston’s plan to be one of the most technologically
advanced cities in the nation. Building on the relationship formed
in 2016, Verizon will expand its local wireless network, bring Fios
Internet and TV to the city’s remaining neighborhoods not covered
in the original franchise agreement, and collaborate with Boston on
Smart Communities solutions. The company also announced further
plans regarding its long-term lease of more than 450,000 square
feet for its technology workforce at The Hub on Causeway.
These new wireless network enhancements will double Verizon’s
original $300 million investment focused on building a 100%
fiber-optic network across Boston announced in 2016.
“Our partnership with Verizon reflects one goal: to make sure
all of Boston’s residents have access to the most advanced digital
technology both now, and in the future,” said Mayor Walsh. “We’re
making sure Boston is the best digital city in the nation, and
through partnerships with companies like Verizon, residents will
have better, more affordable options, as we work together to create
inclusive growth for our city.”
“The City of Boston has been a tremendous partner for us, and a
great leader in building the digital city of the future,” said Kyle
Malady, Chief Technology Officer of Verizon. “Together we’re
creating a platform of innovation with the latest technology that
will benefit Boston residents, businesses, universities, first
responders and visitors for decades to come.”
To further underscore this expanded technology partnership,
Verizon will be contributing $1 million to the Boston Digital
Equity Fund to help support programs that provide affordable access
to broadband to underserved residents.
Wireless Network Enhancements
Under a new 10-year agreement, Verizon will
significantly expand its wireless small cell network to bring more
speed and capacity to its existing 4G LTE network – named best in
Boston by RootMetrics for the third straight time – and to
pave the way for the eventual deployment of 5G services in
Boston.
Important tools to enhance our 4G LTE network for
customers, small cells are designed to complement traditional cell
sites or towers, and are placed strategically to meet data capacity
demand in areas of high customer usage. In many locations, small
cells are “hiding in plain sight,” on existing structures like city
traffic lights or utility poles.
The City of Boston will provide Verizon with a
streamlined permitting process for the installation of new small
cells. Verizon will provide a host of Smart Communities products
and services that will enable Boston to achieve efficiencies in
areas such as traffic management, safety and energy efficiency.
Fios Expansion
Verizon and the City of Boston are amending the
existing TV license agreement to expand Fios TV services. More than
half the homes in Boston now have access to this all-fiber network,
and Fios service is available in Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica
Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, Seaport, South Boston and
West Roxbury. The new amendment will enable Fios TV expansion as
the fiber network is built in South Boston, South End, Allston,
Brighton, Back Bay, Charlestown, East Boston, Fenway and
Downtown.
The Hub on Causeway
Verizon isn’t just expanding its fiber-based
wireless and wireline networks in Boston, it’s also expanding its
presence in the city. The company’s previously announced lease is
for the top of the tallest office building built in Boston in two
decades, and its presence at the Hub on Causeway will include 16
floors of innovatively designed space, of which, five floors will
be reserved for incubators, accelerators, and partners.
The decision to locate at The Hub reinforces the
location as the most technologically advanced in the city and
Boston’s nucleus at the intersection of tech and talent.
Construction is scheduled for completion by 2021.
Verizon announced further details about this
project today.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York City, generated $126 billion in 2017 revenues. The company
operates America’s most reliable wireless network and the nation’s
premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to
businesses worldwide. Its Oath subsidiary reaches people around the
world with a dynamic house of media and technology brands.
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