14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is set to unveil its first LTE-based Android-based mobile phones at the upcoming 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.
We already knew that the company would make the move and in case it was needed, further confirmation arrived from the wireless operator itself.
According to Verizon, it plans on hosting a news conference during the Consumer Electronics Show, where it would offer all of the necessary info on the Android devices that would land on its airwaves next year with support for the LTE technology.
“Verizon hosts a news conference during the Consumer Electronics Show that provides a sneak peek of a suite of consumer-oriented Android-based devices for its 4G LTE network,” the mobile phone carrier announced.
The conference is set to take place at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET on January 6, 2011. At the same time, the company unveiled that the hosts for this conference would be the following:
Dan Mead, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless Tony Melone, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Verizon Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless
There have been a great deal of rumors around regarding the devices that would pack both the Android OS and LTE connectivity on the wireless carrier's airwaves, and they are finally set to be put to a rest next week.
On January 6th, Verizon Wireless is expected to announce, among other devices, the launch of a Motorola tablet PC with LTE connectivity and Google's mobile operating system, as well as a HTC smartphones, last seen under the name of Thunderbolt.
These devices would offer connectivity on the carrier's new 4G Long Term Evolution network, which as fired up in early December in a number of 38 major metropolitan areas in the United States.
“Verizon’s 4G LTE network is the fastest, most advanced 4G mobile network in America, providing laptop users with speeds up to 10 times faster than the company’s 3G network,” the wireless carrier states.