Making good on its promise, Verizon yesterday announced that its LTE network will cover 38 major metropolitan areas as well as 60 commercial airports. Lowell McAdam, president and chief operating officer of Verizon said,
“We are driven by the vision to provide ubiquitous wireless broadband connectivity and mobility to rural and urban Americans alike. 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.”
Coverage will include:
- Large sections of the Northeast Corridor, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. as well as Rochester, New York
- Throughout Miami and south Florida, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and New Orleans as well as Charlotte, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee
- Chicagoland, St. Louis, the Twin Cities, Pittsburgh and major cities in Ohio
- Major population centers in California as well as Seattle, Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas
Verizon expects that 4G LTE speeds will reach up to 12Mbps downstream and up to 5Mbps upstream.
Verizon did not outline what devices and pricing plans will be offered. It did confirm plans to offer tiered pricing with caps though.