$155 Million spent in 2008 for Verizon’s Florida network

In 2008 an investment made by Verizon Wireless to further expand its presence and services across Florida accounted for $155 million, as reported by the company. By the moment the funding in Florida totaled $1.8 billion with more than $48 billion investment made nationwide since the inception of Verizon.

This year saw a number of upgrades and enhancements introduced by Verizon in the state of Florida which include the establishment of its 3G high-speed wireless network throughout the state. This allowed customers to access advanced wireless services more reliably and at even faster broadband speeds. To enable this technology Verizon spent two years on installation performed on numerous sites of the network.

Among other things Verizon Wireless constructed more than 90 new advanced digital cell sites throughout the state in 2008. Through these modifications the company can provide high-speed access to advanced services such as V CAST – which allows customers to stream video clips, play cutting-edge 3D games and download full-song tracks over-the-air; and VZ Navigator(SM) – a location-based service offering maps, audible driving directions, traffic updates, gas station locations and pricing. In addition the technology allows customers to wirelessly access their e-mail and calendars, the Internet and other information anytime, anywhere via a secure connection with the company’s high speed BroadbandAccess service.