Tennis buffs with wireless service from AT&T can rely on expanded wireless coverage courtside this year at the US Open in Queens. AT&T has deployed a portable Cell Site on Wheels (COW) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., to provide additional wireless coverage and capacity inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium and the Shea Stadium and Corona Park parking lots, as well as the heavily traveled Grand Central Parkway.
COWs are self-contained cell sites that can quickly and easily be brought to a specific location to temporarily boost network capacity and coverage.
"The US Open is one of the most popular sporting events of the year, with more than half a million spectators expected to attend," said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless division in New York and New Jersey. "AT&T plans to deliver a top-notch wireless experience for not only our customers but also the numerous international tennis fans using their wireless services on our network."
AT&T's wireless technology is based on the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) standard, which is used by more than 80 percent of the world's mobile phone users.
Supplementing existing coverage to accommodate the anticipated increase in wireless usage at this event is part of AT&T's continuing commitment to provide customers with the best wireless network experience. Since 2004, AT&T has invested $1.2 billion in metropolitan New York and New Jersey in network enhancements, including adding more than 500 new cell sites.
AT&T technicians monitor the wireless network 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assess call quality and coverage. Along with a series of independent third party consultants, the technicians test-drive more than 95,000 miles of highways and byways throughout New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties and New Jersey.
This online tool provides customers with up-to-date wireless coverage information for specific locations. The tool measures the quality of coverage based on a street address, ZIP code or landmark.-AT&T
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