Alienware joins Verizon for FiOS Grand Tournament

For people who take their gaming seriously, good news that Alienware is providing the machines for the FiOS Grand Tournament, which will highlight the speed of the FiOS system. The Grand Prize winners get a chance at $100,000 in prize money by winning the event in Hermosa Beach, California.

Alienware is known for the gaming machines they make, so exposure to the gaming audience in this fashion is bound to allow them the chance to really show off their stuff. The superfast FiOS connection and the speedy gamer's PC will give the best players a chance to showcase their gifts. Verizon has it's fiber-optic service currently available in 16 states. The speeds are 30 megabits-per-second (Mbps), and upload connections of up to 5 Mbps. For gamers, this can make all the difference.