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Verizon to expand 4G LTE network in 19 marketsJun 15, 2011 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- US wireless communication services provider Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday that it is turning its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in 19 additional metropolitan areas this week, as well as expanding the 4G LTE network in San Francisco and Detroit. The new areas where 4G LTE network will be available tomorrow include Fresno and Sacramento, California; Hartford, Connecticut; Boise, Idaho; Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, Indiana; Flint, Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan; Dayton, Ohio; Erie, Harrisburg and State College, Pennsylvania; Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah; Spokane, Washington and Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Verizon is also expanding its 4G LTE network in San Francisco and Detroit today. The company said that it is aggressively expanding its 4G LTE network and by the end of 2013 plans to bring 4G LTE mobile broadband to its entire 3G coverage area. Consumers can choose from several devices to access the fast speeds of the 4G LTE network, including the newly-launched Revolution by LG, DROID Charge by Samsung and ThunderBolt by HTC smartphones, as well as the MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot and Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot. Laptop users can avail of the 4G speeds with three USB modems from Novatel, Pantech and LG. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(Nasdaq:VZ) and Vodafone (LSE:VOD)(Nasdaq:VOD). Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] |