14 DAY TRIAL // Today, Verizon Wireless went official with the United States cities that would receive coverage from its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network during the ongoing year, along with a series of airports that would benefit from the same enhanced speeds the next-generation mobile broadband technology can offer.
Lowell McAdam, president and chief operating officer of Verizon, unveiled at the CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010 conference the carrier's plans to have the network available in 38 major metropolitan areas in the country this year, being able to offer connectivity to over 100 million Americans.
On top of that, the company plans the launch of its LTE network in over 60 commercial airports in the US, including airports in the launch area and others in key cities around the country.
The full list of metropolitan areas and airports that will receive LTE connectivity from Verizon Wireless before the end of the ongoing year can be found below.
“We are driven by the vision to provide ubiquitous wireless broadband connectivity and mobility to rural and urban Americans alike,” McAdam said.
“With our initial 4G LTE launch, we will immediately reach more than one-third of all Americans where they live, right from the start. And, we will quickly introduce 4G LTE throughout the Verizon coverage area.”
Verizon expects for the upcoming roll-out to position it as a global leader in 4G LTE deployment, as it would be able to offer 4G LTE average download data rates of 5 to 12Mbps, and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in the field.
Basically, the deployment would improve significantly the data speeds that Verizon's customers benefit from today on the wireless carrier's 3G network.
According to the company, it can deliver a high-quality wireless broadband network with great coverage through leveraging its 700 MHz spectrum for LTE roll-out. The carrier already started installing LTE equipment at its cell sites around the United States.
The upcoming network should enable improved broadband services for a wide range of customers, including enterprise users, businesses and individuals.
“While Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network promises much more than speed, the first application gives employees the ability to work at significantly faster speeds and improved latency, increasing productivity and the opportunity to get work done where their business takes them,” the carrier mentions.
It should also be noted that the said 38 metropolitan areas are not the only cities that would enjoy 4G LTE from Verizon during the ongoing year, as the carrier also plans the launch of the new services in West Lafayette, Ind., home of Purdue University.
The public university is making use of a series of applications on Verizon Wireless’ 3G network, and the carrier is working with Purdue in exploring the manner in which 4G LTE technology would improve e-learning around the United States.
The list of major metropolitan areas in the United States to benefit from the initial Verizon Wireless roll-out includes:
Akron; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus, Ohio Athens; Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago, Illinois Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Dallas; Houston; San Antonio, Texas Denver, Colorado Fort Lauderdale; Jacksonville; Miami; Orlando; Tampa; West Palm Beach, Florida Las Vegas, Nevada Los Angeles; Oakland; San Diego; San Francisco; San Jose, California Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota Nashville, Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana New York; Rochester, New York Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Philadelphia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Phoenix, Arizona Seattle/Tacoma, Washington St. Louis, Missouri Washington, D.C. West Lafayette, Indiana
The list of commercial airports included in Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE deployment includes: (Airport Name, City, State)
"Austin-Bergstrom International, Austin, Texas Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal, Glen Burnie, Maryland Bob Hope, Burbank, California Boeing Field/King County International, Seattle, Washington Charlotte/Douglas International, Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago Midway International, Chicago, Illinois Chicago O’Hare International, Chicago, Illinois Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Covington, Kentucky Cleveland-Hopkins International, Cleveland, Ohio Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas Dallas/Fort Worth International, Fort Worth, Texas Denver International, Denver, Colorado Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Fort Lauderdale, Florida George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, Houston, Texas Greater Rochester International, Rochester, New York Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, Atlanta, Georgia Honolulu International, Honolulu, Hawaii Jacksonville International, Jacksonville, Florida John F. Kennedy International, New York, New York John Wayne Airport-Orange County, Santa Ana, California Kansas City International, Kansas City, Missouri La Guardia, New York, New York Lambert-St. Louis International, St. Louis, Missouri Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts Long Beach/Daugherty Field, Long Beach, California Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, California Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Metairie, Louisiana McCarran International, Las Vegas, Nevada Memphis International, Memphis, Tennessee Metropolitan Oakland International, Oakland, California Miami International, Miami, Florida Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, Minneapolis, Minnesota Nashville International, Nashville, Tennessee New Castle, Wilmington, North Carolina Newark Liberty International, Newark, New Jersey Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, San Jose, California North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada Orlando International, Orlando, Florida Orlando Sanford International, Sanford, Florida Palm Beach International, West Palm Beach, Florida Philadelphia International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, Mesa, Arizona Pittsburgh International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Port Columbus International, Columbus, Ohio Portland International, Portland, Oregon Rickenbacker International, Columbus, Ohio Ronald Reagan Washington National, Arlington, Virginia Sacramento International, Sacramento, California Salt Lake City International, Salt Lake City, Utah San Antonio International, San Antonio, Texas San Diego International, San Diego, California San Francisco International, San Francisco, California Seattle-Tacoma International, Seattle, Washington St. Augustine, Saint Augustine, Florida St. Petersburg-Clearwater International, Clearwater, Florida Tampa International, Tampa, Florida Teterboro, Teterboro, New Jersey Trenton Mercer, Trenton, New Jersey Washington Dulles International, Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. Will Rogers World, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma William P. Hobby, Houston, Texas"