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Wireless Leader Activates 28 Additional 4G LTE Markets and Expands Its 4G LTE Network in Eight Cities On July 21

07/18/2011

BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Verizon Wireless is popping at the world’s most advanced wireless network in 28 additional markets this week, bringing the blazingly fast speed of 4G LTE to a complete of 102 cities around the country. Today, consumers and businesses can choose between nine 4G devices – including three smartphones, a tablet, two hotspots and 3 USB modems – to connect with the fastest 4G LTE network inside the country.

The recent areas where Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network might be available Thursday include Decatur and Huntsville, Ala.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Lakeland and Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.; Augusta, Ga.; Hilo, Honolulu, Kahului-Wailuku and Lahaina, Hawaii; Carbondale, Ill.; Wichita, Kan.; Louisville, Ky.; Baton Rouge and Hammond, La.; Springfield, Mass.; Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Toledo, Ohio; Tulsa, Okla.; Portland, Ore.; Wilkes Barre/Scranton, Pa.; Charleston, S.C.; Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn.; Olympia and Tacoma, Wash; and Charleston, W.Va. The corporate is likewise expanding its 4G LTE network in Phoenix, Ariz.; La and San Diego, Calif.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Northern New Jersey; Dallas-Ft. Worth and San Antonio, Texas; and Seattle, Wash.

“On Thursday, after we illuminate 28 additional 4G LTE markets, we can offer consumers and businesses in 102 metropolitan areas the foremost advanced 4G wireless network in the world, while continuing to give the nation’s best 3G network coast to coast,” said David Small, chief technical officer of Verizon Wireless. “In fewer than eight months we’ve introduced our 4G LTE network to greater than 100 markets and we’re continuing to aggressively expand our 4G LTE network; by the top of 2013 we plan to bring 4G LTE mobile broadband to our entire 3G coverage area.”

4G LTE Devices

Consumers can select from several devices to access the blazingly fast speeds of the 4G LTE network, including the Revolution™ by LG, DROID Charge by Samsung and ThunderBolt™ by HTC smartphones, Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1, in addition the MiFi® 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot and Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot. Laptop users can enjoy accelerates to ten times faster than the company’s 3G network with three USB modems from Novatel, Pantech and LG. In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, 4G LTE users should experience average data rates of five to twelve megabits per second (Mbps) at the downlink and a couple of to five Mbps at the uplink.

When customers travel outside of a 4G coverage area, the devices automatically hook up with Verizon Wireless’ 3G network, enabling customers to remain connected from coast to coast. Verizon Wireless’ 3G network is one of the most reliable network within the country, allowing customers with laptops and smartphones to download and use cool apps – from mobile social networking platforms to GPS-enabled maps – rapidly browse the net to maintain with news, sports and stock quotes and stream must-see video and customised radio stations. Customers in 3G coverage areas today who purchase 4G devices may be ready to make the most of 4G speeds when the speedier network becomes available of their areas.

Reliability: In and Beyond Major Cities

Because the first wireless company on the earth to broadly deploy game-changing 4G LTE technology, Verizon Wireless is committed to building its 4G network with the identical performance and reliability for which it has long been recognized. Verizon Wireless’ consistent specialise in reliability relies on rigid engineering standards and a disciplined deployment approach year after year. The corporate’s 700 MHz spectrum gives Verizon Wireless specific advantages with 4G, including a contiguous, nationwide network license.

Verizon Wireless’ vision also includes bringing its 4G LTE network beyond major cities. The company is operating with rural communications companies to collaboratively build and operate a 4G network in those areas using the tower and backhaul assets of the agricultural company and Verizon Wireless’ core 4G LTE equipment and premium 700 MHz spectrum. Already, 10 rural companies have announced their participation within the LTE in Rural America program and feature leased spectrum covering, in total, greater than 2.1 million people in rural communities and nearly 62,000 square miles. These companies include: Bluegrass Cellular, Cross Telephone, Pioneer Cellular, Cellcom, Thumb Cellular, Strata Networks, S&R Communications, Carolina West/Clear Stream, Custer Telephone Cooperative and Convergence Technologies.

4G LTE Markets as of July 21, 2011

While Verizon Wireless’ 3G network covers greater than 290 million Americans, the company’s 4G LTE network would be available in 102 areas on Thursday, including:

Decatur, Ala.
Huntsville, Ala.
Mobile, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Fresno, Calif.
L. a., Calif.
Oakland, Calif.
Sacramento, Calif.
San Diego, Calif.
San Francisco, Calif.
San Jose, Calif.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Denver, Colo.
Greater Fairfield and New Haven, Conn.
Hartford, Conn.
Washington, D.C.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Gainesville, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Lakeland, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Athens, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Augusta, Ga.
Hilo, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii
Lahaina, Hawaii
Boise, Idaho
Carbondale, Ill.
Chicago, Ill.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
West Lafayette, Ind.
Wichita, Kan.
Louisville, Ky.
Baton Rouge, La.
Hammond, La.
New Orleans, La.
Baltimore, Md.
Boston, Mass.
Springfield, Mass.
Detroit, Mich.
Flint, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lansing, Mich.
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
St. Louis, Mo.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Ny, N.Y.
Rochester, N.Y.
Charlotte, N.C.
Fayetteville-Lumberton, N.C.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, N.C.
Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Wilmington, N.C.
Akron, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Tulsa, Okla.
Portland, Ore.
Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Pa.
Erie, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.
State College, Pa.
Charleston, S.C.
Columbia, S.C.
Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.
Hilton Head, S.C.
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Clarksville, Tenn./Hopkinsville, Ky.
Cleveland, Tenn.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Nashville, Tenn.
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Temple-Killeen, Texas
Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah
Olympia, Wash.
Seattle, Wash.
Spokane, Wash.
Tacoma, Wash.
Charleston, W.Va.
Madison, Wis.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Since 2007, when Verizon Wireless jump-started the worldwide 4G LTE ecosystem with its choice of LTE for its 4G technology, the corporate has developed deep partnerships to spearhead a broad LTE ecosystem, with many being fostered on the LTE Innovation Center, which was officially opened in Waltham, Mass. on July 12, and the applying Innovation Center, slated to open in San Francisco later this year.

Visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte for additional info about Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network.