
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) will upgrade their wireless network to 3G using Alcatel-Lucent gear. “The network upgrade includes the deployment of third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) technology.” Shentel’s wireless network, Shenandoah Personal Communications Company, is a Sprint PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel. Shentel serves markets in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. “With this upgrade to our network, we will be able to give our customers access to some of the most advanced wireless technology available today, technology that will provide unequalled quality and reliability for both their voice and data communications,” said Chris French, President of Shentel.