On Aug. 18, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel - NASDAQ: SHEN) announced an expansion of its high-speed internet access services to homes in Virginia and West Virginia's Barbour, Orange and Page Counties, through Beam, the provider's new fixed wireless broadband service.
Shentel says the network expansion will benefit over 1,600 households, and is part of a larger expansion that has already made service available to over 22,000 households this year.
- In Philippi, West Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 185 Antenna Drive, providing coverage to approximately 800 households.
- In Barboursville, Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 3632 Spotswood Trail, providing coverage to approximately 350 households.
- In Shenandoah, Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 266 Panther Drive, providing coverage to approximately 500 households.
Shentel says its Beam Internet service targets rural, less densely populated areas of the provider's footprint during a time when reliable, high-speed Internet has become more critical than ever before.
Beam's fixed wireless broadband service is delivered over licensed 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz mid-band spectrum and leverages 5G-ready LTE technology, local communications towers, small cell sites, and Shentel's extensive regional fiber-optic network.
Shentel says its Beam service offers download speeds up to 100 Mbps, with prices starting at $60 per month with no hidden fees or surcharges.
"Shentel has been providing communications solutions to rural America for over 100 years," commented Dan Meenan, VP of Wireless Engineering & Construction at Shentel. "Beam Internet is an advanced technology built to provide fast, affordable, and reliable high speed Internet to unserved and underserved homes and businesses who have been ignored for far too long."
For more information, visit www.iwantbeam.com or call (540) 534-2326.