We dont know if this is indicative of the companys rumored plans to roll out LTE in Q1 2010 , but Verizon has announced that itll start running trials of its 4G network later this year, and the lucky cities to first get a stab at it are Seattle and Boston. In an earnings call today, CFO John Killian reiterated that the plan is to have a commercial launch in "up to 30 markets next year" (note he didnt say when in 2010), with an expected 100 million points of presence for LTE by 2013. VZW COO Denny Strigl skirted by a few questions about any future Apple devices, but no surprise there, thats been its modus operandi for some time now.Saturday, August 1, 2009
Verizon will run LTE trials in Seattle and Boston later this year
We dont know if this is indicative of the companys rumored plans to roll out LTE in Q1 2010 , but Verizon has announced that itll start running trials of its 4G network later this year, and the lucky cities to first get a stab at it are Seattle and Boston. In an earnings call today, CFO John Killian reiterated that the plan is to have a commercial launch in "up to 30 markets next year" (note he didnt say when in 2010), with an expected 100 million points of presence for LTE by 2013. VZW COO Denny Strigl skirted by a few questions about any future Apple devices, but no surprise there, thats been its modus operandi for some time now.