Verizon switches on five new 4G LTE areas on January 19
updated 02:05 pm EST, Wed January 18, 2012
Brings number of markets covered to 195
On Thursday, Verizon will be initiating its first 4G LTE services for 2012 in five new markets. The wireless carrier will be turning on its high speed network in Glens Falls and Utica in New York; Lawton, Oklahoma; and Brownsville and McAllen in Texas. Verizon will also be expanding its 4G LTE service in the Atlanta, Houston, and Spokane.
With the addition of these new cities, Verizon will now be providing coverage to 195 areas, representing about 200 million potential users. Last month, the carrier ended 2011 with a major rollout of its service to 36 locations. Verizon when it started LTE in October 2010 said that it would begin deploying its 4G LTE network aggressively in 2011, and that it would have a full nationwide overlay of its existing 3G completed by the end of 2013.
The wireless provider claims that in real-world, fully loaded network environments, 4G LTE users should experience average data rates of 5-12Mbps in downloads and 2-5 Mbps for uploads.
