14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has just announced that its 4G LTE network would arrive in 28 new markets around the United States as soon as May 17th.
Moreover, the wireless operator plans on expanding the available LTE coverage in a series of 11 markets on the same day, so that more people in the country could benefit from the enhanced data transfer speeds that it has to offer.
As soon as the new expansion is completed, 258 markets across the United States will benefit from Verizon’s LTE service, covering over two thirds of the country’s population.
Additionally, Verizon announced plans to deliver the 4G LTE network speeds to over 140 new markets nationwide.
Before the year is over, the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network should be available in over 400 markets in the country, in 49 states.
“We continue to move forward with strengthening and expanding our 4G LTE network to offer customers the highest quality of wireless experience in the United States,” said David Small, chief technical officer of Verizon Wireless.
“Through steady investment in our network and continued collaboration with our partners, we are furthering the creation of innovative new products and solutions that are propelling our customers and our company into the future of mobile broadband communications.”
The network expansion is accompanied by the availability of devices capable of taking advantage of said fast download speeds, including the newly unveiled DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE by HTC, which should hit shelves in the coming weeks.
The LTE-capable DROID RAZR by Motorola will arrive in a blue coating on May 17th, and other devices will also be available for users to enjoy.
The list of new markets set to receive LTE connectivity this week includes: Houma/Thibodaux and Lake Charles, La.; Hyannis/Mid-Cape, Mass.; Benton Harbor/St. Joseph, Mich.; Biloxi/Gulfport/Pascagoula and Oxford, Miss.; Atlantic City/Toms River, N.J.; Dickinson and Williston, N.D.; Ashtabula, Bucyrus and Defiance, Ohio; Eugene/Springfield, Ore.; Lancaster, New Castle, Northern Cambria County, Oil City/Franklin, Somerset and York, Pa.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Mitchell, S.D.; Paris, Texas; Burlington/Northern, Vt.; Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Martinsville and Staunton/Waynesboro, Va.; and Sheridan, Wyo.
Verizon will expand its LTE network in Denver, Colo.; Dover, Del.; Fort Myers and Lakeland, Fla.; Hagerstown, Md.; Canton, Lima, Mansfield, Toledo and Youngstown/Warren, Ohio; and Erie, Pa.