America’s largest network, Alltel Wireless, is offering the largest wireless broadband coverage area in Phoenix - extending from north of Flagstaff to south of Eloy.

Alltel’s next generation EVDO (evolution data optimized) service provides customers with unlimited wireless access to the Internet at speeds comparable to wired broadband connections. With the Axcess Broadband, users can access advanced business and entertainment applications from their laptops, smartphones or handsets at average speeds of 400 to 700 Kbps with maximum speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps.

Axcess Broadband helps customers surf the Internet, access e-mail and calendars and download large, graphic-rich files from outside the home or office.

According to a press release, Axcess Broadband is available for $59.99 a month for unlimited use with qualifying voice plans. The broadband service comes with Alltel’s Axcess TV, with more than 25 channels, and XM radio, with 20 of the best satellite radio music channels.

“This is a major expansion of our existing Axcess Broadband coverage that underscores Alltel's commitment to meeting the growing wireless data needs of customers in Arizona,” said Terri Larson, Alltel vice president of business solutions for Arizona, in a press release. “Now that Alltel has the largest EVDO footprint in the Phoenix area, both traveling professionals and casual users have even greater freedom to remain connected to secure, reliable data services while on the go.”

Alltel came up with Axcess Broadband in Phoenix in 2005. The company has also introduced Axcess Broadband in metropolitan areas such as Tampa, Charlotte, and Cleveland.

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Niladri Sekhar Nath is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering telecommunications, service providers and networking. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.