Verizon continues to upgrade El Paso's best network
March 08 2023 - 9:00AM
Customers in El Paso, Texas have an unbeatable experience when
using the Verizon network, according to the nation’s most rigorous
scientific testing company RootMetrics®. In the most recent test
measuring performance of the major wireless carriers throughout El
Paso, Verizon is unsurpassed for overall network performance, and
is unbeaten in every single category measured including
accessibility, speed, reliability and performance in texts and
calls. Today’s results show remarkable speeds for Verizon customers
in El Paso with Verizon’s median download speed increasing 142% in
the market since last year*.
“We know customers count on us, and we work everyday to ensure
we deliver for them,” said Phillip French, Vice President of
Engineering and Operations for Verizon. “We will not slow down. In
fact, our team in El Paso has been driving enhancements in the
network at a record pace to ensure customers in this community have
the network experience they expect from Verizon.”
Network enhancements in El Paso, TX
These top marks are a result of months of deploying new
enhancements in the network for those who live in and visit the El
Paso area. Network engineers have been busy deploying 5G Ultra
Wideband service throughout El Paso, with 5G service added to over
140 cell sites throughout the community. 100 of those cell sites
are providing 5G Ultra Wideband using Millimeter Wave (mmWave), its
premium, high band spectrum which allows for extremely fast speeds
and massive capacity. These sites primarily cover the El Paso
Downtown and the Eastside Business districts where customer data
usage is extremely high. Other enhancements improved network
service in the areas of the El Paso Community College-Valle Verde
Campus and the El Paso Country Club in west El Paso.
Much of this 5G service is using Verizon’s newly acquired C-band
spectrum. Until this year in El Paso, Verizon has been restricted
to using 60 MHz of the spectrum they secured, but by the end of
this year, customers in El Paso will be able to take advantage of
100 MHz of C-band, almost doubling the spectrum available for 5G
Ultra Wideband. That additional spectrum will turbo charge the
service, offering significantly higher speeds, much greater
capacity to accommodate more customers and more robust
services.
“Think of it this way, we are adding more lanes onto an already
incredibly wide and fast highway,” said French. “The more lanes,
the more cars can get on and off the interstate and the faster they
can drive. In the same way, the more spectrum we open up on our
network, the more data can move across our network faster and more
efficiently.”
One key element that differentiates Verizon’s service for their
customers is their ownership and use of fiber connections to cell
sites. Fiber optic cables are used to move data between cell sites
and connect those sites to the rest of the network. Verizon has
increased the capacity on the fiber connections in many cell sites
in the El Paso area so they can carry 10 times the amount of data.
These upgrades will continue throughout this year.
“With 5G, people are doing more things in more places with their
wireless devices, and we now see Verizon Home Internet customers,
who are using the same network infrastructure, using more data as
well,” said French. “We’ve exponentially increased the capacity on
our cell sites with all the C-band and mmWave spectrum we’re using
in the market, but we don’t want the fiber connections to our cell
sites to be a bottleneck that could slow the pace of data traffic
moving around our network. That’s why we have increased those pipes
as well.”
Services from the network customers rely on
For customers in El Paso, the additional coverage and capacity
means more customers now have access not only to reliable, fast
mobile service, but also Verizon Home Internet service, a different
kind of home internet with no data caps. It’s ideal for anyone who
wants super fast connectivity to stream, game or even work
remotely. Verizon Home Internet is reliable and fast enough to
power home connected devices: smart TVs, tablets, phones, gaming
consoles and more. Plans start at just $25 per month with AutoPay
and a select 5G mobile plan – all without extra fees, equipment
charges, annual contracts or data caps.** Go to verizon.com/home
for availability. Visit verizon.com/deals for the latest 5G
phones and accessories.
Additionally, through Verizon Frontline, the advanced network
and technology developed over three decades of partnership with
first responders to meet their unique and evolving needs, public
safety agencies in the El Paso area will also be able to experience
the benefits of these network enhancements. To learn more about
Verizon Frontline, visit verizon.com/frontline.
El Paso area businesses have access to 5G Business Internet from
Verizon. 5G Business Internet is ultra-fast wireless business
internet powered by 5G Ultra Wideband. This wireless alternative to
cable internet is for businesses of all sizes and includes
self-setup or professional installation options, multiple pricing
and service options, unlimited data, and a 10-year price guarantee
for 5G Business Internet service. To learn more about Verizon 5G
Business Internet, visit verizon.com/5gbusinessinternet and plug in
an address to see what service is available.
*Rankings based on the RootMetrics® El Paso RootScore®
Reports: 1H 2023. Tested with best commercially available
smartphones on three mobile networks across all
available network types. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics
award is not an endorsement of Verizon.
**5G Home Internet services available
in select areas. Save $25/mo. when combined with an existing 5G Do
More, 5G Play More, 5G Get More or One Unlimited for iPhone plan.
With Auto Pay and paper-free billing req’d. Add’l $10/mo. w/o Auto
Pay. Subject to credit approval.
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen
Schulz864.561.1527Karen.schulz@verizonwireless.com
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