Verizon Getting Ready to Launch LTE Service

At long last, LTE is about to hit the big time in the U.S.. At CTIA in October, Verizon launched their LTE network, saying the service will be available in 38 markets covering 110 million potential customers before the end of the year. They plan to increase that coverage to 200 million pops by 2012 and more than 285 million pops by the end of 2013. Verizon's recent advertisements are claiming a launch in December. The goal is increase network speeds dramatically with downlink speeds of up to 12 megabits per second and up to 5 Mbps on the uplink. We can also expect to see a flurry of new devices to take advantage of their new network, likely at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January.