Big River Broadband, a Missouri based wireless broadband and cellular service company, is reportedly working with Alcatel Lucent to offer mobile broadband services to the residents of Southeast Missouri. As per reports, the company plans to launch 4G LTE services in seven Missouri counties by the first quarter of 2012, enabling customers to enjoy faster broadband speeds along with new applications, games and other services on their mobile handset.
According to sources, Kevin Keaveny, CTO, Big River Broadband has said that the residents of rural and underserved areas of south-eastern Missouri deserve the same access to mobile broadband applications as those of the bigger, more metropolitan areas. He added that the seven counties in Big River’s service territory suffer from a lack of access to affordable networks. The availability of an expansive and affordable broadband network will dramatically change many aspects of the customers’ lives, including the areas of agriculture, public safety, government, administration, real estate, land values and tourism.
