Verizon to launch 4G on Sunday
Verizon Wireless announced today it is turning on the world's first large-scale 4G LTE mobile broadband network on Sunday.
Business users will be the first to take advantage of the 4G network with speeds up to 10 times faster than the company's 3G network.
With the launch, Verizon Wireless also is offering new value-priced data plans starting at $50 monthly access for 5 gigabytes monthly allowance, as well as two new 4G LTE USB modems: the LG VL600 which will be available at launch, and the Pantech UML290, available soon.
Dan Mead, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, said, “Our initial 4G LTE launch gives customers access to the fastest and most advanced mobile network in America and immediately reaches more than one-third of all Americans, right where they live. That's just the start. We will quickly expand 4G LTE, and by 2013 will reach the existing Verizon Wireless 3G coverage area.”
Locally, Verizon has operations in Schaumburg.