Verizon Wireless has announced that it has expanded the “nation’s fastest and most advanced 4G LTE network” so that it now covers more than 80% of the population in the metropolitan Detroit area. “Metro Detroit: Welcome to the future,” said John Granby, president –Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless. “Our advanced technology
Read MoreVerizon Wireless and six rural carriers have announced their participation in the LTE in Rural America program giving rural communities access to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, the state-of-the-art global standard for high-speed wireless data services. “These agreements enable rural companies to take advantage of our scale and network
Read MoreToday Research In Motion (RIM) announced plans to launch two additional BlackBerry 4G PlayBook tablets during the second half of this year that will support both LTE and HSPA+ networks, possibly meaning Verizon Wireless customers will have more computing devices to choose from. “The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is already being
Read MoreVerizon Wireless’ Chief Technology Officer Tony Melone announced this morning that the company’s technicians “placed a live, IMS-based VoLTE (Voice over LTE) call” over its commercial network. The company says this takes VoLTE calling from a lab environment to a commercial network for the first time anywhere in the world.
Read MoreIt seems iPhone fans looking to finally break from AT&T and its perennially clogged network will soon have have an alternative. According to rumors attributed to a “sole source” believed to be “credible,” Verizon Wireless will formally announce the launch of the iPhone shortly after Christmas, and that iPhones will
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Verizon Wireless confirmed today that it’s on track with building the nation’s first 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless network. It praised the work of a number of partners, along with the company’s network engineers, equipment vendors, backhaul providers and device design experts, who have been preparing for the launch
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We all know Verizon’s new LTE network is going to kick ass. But how much is it going to cost? The Washington Post‘s Cecilia Kang seems to be the source of a quote by Verizon Wireless’ Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch from CES: The whole paradigm of how we sell
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