RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. has launched digital service in parts of New England, expanding its Northeastern region to the metropolitan areas of Boston and Worcester, Mass., Providence, R.I., and Manchester and Portsmouth, N.H.
Nextel said it had about 61,000 digital mobile units in service as of Sept. 30, compared with about 37,000 digital units in service June 30. The company is using Motorola Inc.’s Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network (iDEN) technology. Nextel operates analog and digital networks under the names of Nextel and OneComm throughout the nation.