Verizon Announces 4G LTE Coming to 38 Major Metropolitan Areas by End of the Year

Submitted by lalit on October 6, 2010 - 7:29pm.

Lowell McAdam, president and COO of Verizon, today announced that the 4G LTE is coming to 38 major metropolitan areas, covering more than 110 million Americans, by the end of the year. Verizon is also launching 4G LTE in more than 60 commercial airports coast to coast – both the airports within the launch areas plus airports in other key cities.

McAdam 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.”

Areas highlighted by McAdam for 4G LTE launch included:

  • 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

You can get more information about LTE and complete list of areas where LTE will be available by end of 2010 on Verizon’s website.