Thursday, September 16, 2010

Verizon to Roll Out LTE Network in 30 Cities in 2010


Verizon has announced that they will be rolling out their LTE (4G technology) network in 30 cities by the end of the year. To give you an idea of where the service will initially be rolling out, Verizon has said the 30 cities will be   "National Football League Cities". This would be a surprise to those in large cities such as New York and San Francisco, as they typically are skipped in the initial roll out new services, to avoid too much congestion at start up and allow for time to make sure that they network is operating smoothly.

Speeds for Verizon's new LTE network are 5-12 Mbps downstream and 2-5 Mbps upstream. These speeds are significantly higher than current 3G capabilities, in which Verizon is capable of producing less than 2 Mbps downstream. That means that we will see significant differences in the ability of Verizon's network to run quickly.

This all makes the rumor of a Verizon iPhone, expected in Q1 2011, much more interesting. When and if it comes, will if be capable of the 4G speeds of the LTE network?

No comments:

Post a Comment

Real Time Web Analytics