Verizon Speeds Up Web Connection28.10.2007 00:00 Computers Verizon has launched a new Internet service that promises lightening-fast uploads as well as downloads. The symmetrical service offers speeds in both directions of up to 20 megabits per second (Mbps). The service is aimed squarely at competing against the cable companies' Internet offerings.
Verizon's new midtier service is the first of its kind commercially available to U.S. consumers on a mass scale, according to company spokesperson Bobbi Henson. It is delivered via Verizon's FiOS, an all-digital, all-fiber network, and is available in parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut where FiOS is available. Cable systems do use fiber-optics in their networks, but still employ coaxial cables to get the service into homes. The FiOS network has more capacity for high definition TV channels, online games and downloading and uploading files. Verizon hopes to roll out the symmetrical service in the near future to the other 13 states in which FiOS is available, as well as to business customers. Source: techzonez.comwww.alllee.com |
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