Verizon Goes Live With 16 New Cell Sites In New York Metro Area

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With a fair amount of the talk, or at least the hype having shifted focus from Verizon 3G to Verizon 4G LTE, it seems that Verizon is going to continue making improvements to their 3G network. And the latest improvements have arrived for those in the New York Metro area including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City.

All said and done, Verizon rolled-out 16 new cell sites. A breakdown of these locations include five new cell sites in Rockland County, five in Suffolk County, three in Westchester County and an additional cell site in Nassau, New York and Putnam Counties.

“The expanded coverage and increased data capacity enables customers in these areas to enjoy better reception, fewer dropped calls and faster download speeds when using their wireless devices to talk, text, email, view high-quality videos and access VZ Navigator’s turn-by-turn directions.  Additionally, these network enhancements further boost Verizon Wireless’ network reliability, particularly during emergencies such as power outages and extreme weather conditions when wireless communications are needed the most.”

And while we mentioned how many per county, lets break this down a little further. The new sites are located in the following cities.

• Monsey, NY (Rockland County)
• Spring Valley, NY (Rockland County)
• Suffern, NY (Rockland County)
• Suffern Park, NY (Rockland County)
• Palisades, NY (Rockland County)
• East Islip, NY (Suffolk County)
• Blue Point, NY (Suffolk County)
• Medford, NY (Suffolk County)
• Wading River, NY (Suffolk County)
• Village of The Branch, NY (Suffolk County)
• Bronxville, NY (Westchester County)
• Yonkers, NY (Westchester County)
• Croton on Hudson, NY (Westchester County)
• Merrick, NY (Nassau County)
• New York City (New York County)
• West Paterson, NY (Putnam County)

If nothing else, it is slightly refreshing to see Verizon continue with 3G network improvements. Of course, with popular 3G devices still coming on-board (the iPhone 4) I guess this is just par for the course. After all, the 4G LTE roll-out may have begun, however it is far from being available for everyone. In other words, for most, it is still all about the 3G.