Current Customers Must Upgrade to 4G LTE Router to Avoid Service Interruptions
BendBroadband has completed upgrades to its wireless high-speed Internet and home telephone network, making it the first service provider in Central Oregon to offer customers the high speeds and reliability of a 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless network.
With wireless internet speeds of up to 12 Mbps, this enhanced network is especially good news for Internet users served by wired connections that are not capable of delivering true broadband speeds. It also helps ‘connect’ people residing in areas of Central Oregon that are not served by wired broadband connections.
Using robust FCC-licensed wireless spectrum, the new 4G LTE network provides excellent wireless signal strength throughout the entire region. “The performance of our 4G LTE network has consistently exceeded our expectations for both speeds and capacity,” commented Eric Anderson, BendBroadband’s director of wireless engineering. “With the push – both internationally and locally — to further develop wireless network features and performance, we’re confident that our new 4G LTE network will allow us to provide superior wireless products for many years to come.”
To ensure its customers experience only the fastest and most reliable service possible, at the end of June BendBroadband will be shutting down its original HSPA + wireless network and will only be offering the new 4G LTE service. This means customers will need to switch to a new 4G LTE router as soon as possible to avoid any interruption in service.
Free 4G LTE routers are available with a renewed 12-month commitment made by May 31. BendBroadband customers need to call 541-388-7700 to obtain their new 4G LTE router.
About BendBroadband
BendBroadband is a family-owned, local company serving Central Oregon since 1955. A leader in the cable and broadband sectors, the company offers an extensive range of broadband, fiber connectivity, cable television and telephone services for commercial and residential customers. Central Oregon facilities include more than 1500 miles of fiber and coax infrastructure and wireless facilities which cover all Central Oregon communities. Services include metropolitan optical Ethernet, T-1/PRI and hosted PBX services. High-speed Internet options provide speeds up to 100 Mbps, with 1 GigE offerings available. The company serves rural customers over a 4G LTE fixed-wireless network, one of a few such broadband networks in the nation. In 2011, the company opened the BendBroadband Vault, a Tier III, SSAE 16, LEED Gold-certified data center with hosted storage for primary site and disaster recovery needs, equipment colocation and managed services.
BendBroadband was among the first companies in the United States to convert to a 100% digital video signal and offers a spectrum of video services, including multi-room DVR and TV Everywhere service to tablets and mobile devices. BendBroadband focuses its corporate contributions and sponsorship efforts on youth, and by supporting an array of arts and entertainment in Central Oregon. In the community, BendBroadband provides extensive local sports coverage, civic programming and local features created and produced by COTV, channel 11 and 611.
For additional information, please visit www.bendbroadband.com and www.bendbroadbandvault.com.
