Verizon Unlocks Full Potential of Fiber-Based FiOS Internet and Video Services With Advanced 100-Mbps Broadband Home Router - Jun 28, 2006 08:00 AM (PR Newswire)
New Broadband Home Router Supplied by Actiontec Electronics Now Being Installed in Customers' Homes When They Order FiOS Internet Service and FiOS TV;
Device Also Reduces Installation Times While Avoiding Need to Install New Equipment for Future Services
NEW YORK, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- New customers of Verizon's industry- leading FiOS broadband and video services, provided over the company's fiber- to-the-premises network, will now receive the most advanced in-home broadband networking router available today.
The new router -- designed and built to Verizon's specifications and supplied by Actiontec Electronics of Sunnyvale, Calif. -- is the basis of Verizon's digital home architecture, and is capable of providing connectivity to the FiOS network at speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps). It leverages existing in-home wiring for broadband data and video signals and delivers easy, high-quality, more reliable home-networking solutions to provide connectivity to the increasing number of connected consumer devices. The new broadband home router also supports remote management that uses new industry standards known as TR-069, enabling Verizon to perform troubleshooting without having to dispatch a technician.
Customers who purchase Verizon's FiOS Internet Service products, as well as those who order FiOS TV, will automatically receive the new router as part of the installation.
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