Verizon's Boston 5G network concentrated in the Fenway area

Aerial view of West Fenway and Kenmore showing the Back Bay Fens (lower left), Fenway Park (center) and the edge of Kenmore Square (right)

From The New England Council (newenglandcouncil.com)

“As of Nov. 19, customers have been able to access Verizon’s 5G Ultra-Wideband network in various parts of Boston. The telecommunications company made a promise to bring 5G to mobile customers in more cities by the end of 2019.

“Verizon’s 5G network will be concentrated in the Fenway area of Boston, along Brookline Avenue and near Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The service will also be available near Harvard Medical School, Northeastern University, Fenway Park, and Emmanuel College. 5G has a greater bandwidth than 4G, allowing for the transfer of more data in the same amount of time at a lower latency. The network also allows for more devices to be connected at the same time. Verizon began its rollout of 5G in Providence earlier this year.

“We are building our 5G Ultra-Wideband network to support the type of transformative breakthroughs people imagine when they think of next-generation connectivity, and we’re working to build those services with leaders in manufacturing, publishing and entertainment, and in our 5G Labs,” said Kyle Malady, Verizon’s chief technology officer.’’

40 years a college president!

Emmanuel College President Janet Eisner, left, with Emmanuel College honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on May 17.

From The New England Council (newenglandcouncil.com)

“Sister Janet Eisner, president of Emmanuel College is celebrating her 40th year in that role, making her the longest serving female college president in the United States.

Under Sister Janet’s leadership, Emmanuel College, in Boston, has undergone significant growth. The school marks it centennial in 2019 with 2,000 full-time undergraduates and twice the full-time faculty it had in 2000. In 2000, when the school was facing an uncertain future, she arranged for the pharmaceutical company Merck to lease land on the campus for $50 million. This allowed the school to build new dormitories, which coincided with decision to admit male students.

Explaining what makes Emmanuel different from other schools, Sister Janet said, ‘Each year I ask the senior class: What would you never want to see changed about us? What would you like to see changed? And what are you going to take with you? Every year, the answer is: Never lose the strong sense of community that we feel here. We work together. We welcome others. We can talk about anything here.”’

Science center at Emmanuel College.