Verizon Expands Broadband Network Services in Ohio

Verizon has expanded its high-speed wireless network to portions of Holmes and Ashland counties including the towns of Millersburg, Loudonville, Nashville, Paint Valley and Walnut Creek. It includes State Route 39 from Loudonville east to Walnut Creek.

Verizon wireless broadband network includes, BroadbandAccess, the high-speed wireless service that equips Verizon Wireless’s business customers with a truly untethered mobile office experience, enabling them to wirelessly access their calendars, the internet, email and critical business information residing behind their companies’ firewalls and V CAST, a consumer-oriented multimedia service that gives customers access to the downloadable music, high-quality videos and the coolest 3D games found anywhere.

BroadbandAccess provides mobile workers with the ability to access their corporate information as if they were attached to this data via a high- speed wired connection but with the freedom of true mobility.

Verizon has claimed that with BroadbandAccess, business customers, residents and visitors to Millersburg and nearby communities can expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500 kbps to 800 kbps.

Roger Tang, president of Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia region at Verizon, said: “Ohio is home to many vital markets with dynamic, tech-savvy business people, students, visitors and residents who want to stay connected. The launch of our broadband network in Millersburg and nearby communities provides our customers with access to the very latest wireless technology.”