Verizon: 38 cities, 60 airports to be blessed with LTE by end of this year

By on Oct 6, 2010 at 1:56 PM
Breaking October 6, 2010

Today at CTIA, Verizon Wireless announced that its next generation, LTE, 4G network will cover 38 major U.S. cities and 60 additional airports by the end of 2010. Some of the initial cities getting LTE include: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The official press release, with a full list of cities an airports, is after the break.

Verizon Launches 4G LTE In 38 Major Metropolitan Areas by the End of the Year

4G LTE Network Also in Airports in Key Cities Outside of Initial Launch Area

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ – Verizon underscored its rapid deployment of the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network today from the CTIA Enterprise & Applicationsâ„¢ 2010 conference. Lowell McAdam, president and chief operating officer of Verizon, detailed the company’s major network launch in 38 major metropolitan areas, covering more than 110 million Americans, by the end of the year. In addition, the company is 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.”

McAdam highlighted the metropolitan areas for the initial launch, which 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 Wireless is building its 4G LTE network with the same commitment to performance and reliability for which it has long been recognized. Verizon Wireless’ laser focus on reliability is based on rigid engineering standards and a disciplined deployment approach year after year.

Enterprise users, businesses and individuals can immediately benefit from Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network this year. While Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network promises much more than speed, the first application gives employees the ability to work at significantly faster speeds and improved latency, increasing productivity and the opportunity to get work done where their business takes them.

McAdam continued, “Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network will also be available in the commercial airports in the 38 metropolitan areas, plus we’re launching airports in other key cities coast to coast, giving road warriors added coverage when they travel. Every time we’ve built a next generation network, our customers have seen real benefits to their bottom lines. Taking advantage of the first large-scale LTE network on the globe gives our customers a competitive advantage.”

Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE rollout positions the company to be the global leader in 4G LTE deployment. Verizon Wireless expects 4G LTE average data rates to be 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink in real-world, loaded network environments. These speeds are significantly faster than Verizon Wireless and other wireless providers’ current or promised 3G network speeds.

By leveraging its 700 MHz spectrum for LTE deployment in the United States, Verizon Wireless is capable of quickly deploying a high-quality wireless broadband network with excellent coverage. The company is currently installing LTE equipment at existing cell sites and switching centers around the United States as part of its extensive, ongoing investment in its voice and data network infrastructure.

In addition to the 38 major metropolitan areas, Verizon Wireless is launching its 4G LTE network in West Lafayette, Ind., home of Purdue University. The public university is using several innovative software applications on Verizon Wireless’ 3G network that improve student engagement and success, and Verizon Wireless is working with Purdue to explore the next phase of how 4G LTE technology can improve e-learning across the nation.

Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information about Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network.

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Initial Major Metropolitan Area Deployment

  • Akron, Ohio
  • Athens, Georgia
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Dallas, Texas
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Houston, Texas
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Miami, Florida
  • Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • New York, New York
  • Oakland, California
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Phoenix, Arizona
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Rochester, New York
  • San Antonio, Texas
  • San Diego, California
  • San Francisco, California
  • San Jose, California
  • Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
  • St. Louis, Missouri
  • Tampa, Florida
  • Washington, D.C.
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
  • West Palm Beach, Florida

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Initial Commercial Airport Deployment (Airport Name, City, State)

  • Austin Bergstrom International, Austin, Texas
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal, Glen Burnie, Maryland
  • Bob Hope, Burbank, California
  • Boeing Field/King County International, Seattle, Washington
  • Charlotte/Douglas International, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Chicago Midway International, Chicago, Illinois
  • Chicago O’Hare International, Chicago, Illinois
  • Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Covington, Kentucky
  • Cleveland-Hopkins International, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas
  • Dallas/Fort Worth International, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Denver International, Denver, Colorado
  • Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, Houston, Texas
  • Greater Rochester International, Rochester, New York
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Honolulu International, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Jacksonville International, Jacksonville, Florida
  • John F. Kennedy International, New York, New York
  • John Wayne Airport-Orange County, Santa Ana, California
  • Kansas City International, Kansas City, Missouri
  • La Guardia, New York, New York
  • Lambert-St. Louis International, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts
  • Long Beach/Daugherty Field, Long Beach, California
  • Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, California
  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Metairie, Louisiana
  • McCarran International, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Memphis International, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Metropolitan Oakland International, Oakland, California
  • Miami International, Miami, Florida
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Nashville International, Nashville, Tennessee
  • New Castle, Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Newark Liberty International, Newark, New Jersey
  • Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, San Jose, California
  • North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Orlando International, Orlando, Florida
  • Orlando Sanford International, Sanford, Florida
  • Palm Beach International, West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Philadelphia International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, Mesa, Arizona
  • Pittsburgh International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Port Columbus International, Columbus, Ohio
  • Portland International, Portland, Oregon
  • Rickenbacker International, Columbus, Ohio
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National, Arlington, Virginia
  • Sacramento International, Sacramento, California
  • Salt Lake City International, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • San Antonio International, San Antonio, Texas
  • San Diego International, San Diego, California
  • San Francisco International, San Francisco, California
  • Seattle-Tacoma International, Seattle, Washington
  • St. Augustine, Saint Augustine, Florida
  • St. Petersburg-Clearwater International, Clearwater, Florida
  • Tampa International, Tampa, Florida
  • Teterboro, Teterboro, New Jersey
  • Trenton Mercer, Trenton, New Jersey
  • Washington Dulles International, Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.
  • Will Rogers World, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • William P. Hobby, Houston, Texas


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  • Upstate

    Roc City NY!

  • JasonT1273

    All the speed in the world don’t matter if you lack the devices to run it on or the spectrum to implement consistently over the entire network footprint. The 700 MHz band that is being used for LTE is what got freed up with the digital TV transition. The signal does travel farther than 850 and 1900 but for the touted data speeds to be realized you still need to build it out and have some depth in your device portfolio.

    • Fish

      Yeah that might be true, but the 2 other companies that are 4G right as we speak is Sprint and that Metro PCS. They are not who Verizon is trying to beat, its AT&T. Its all but fact that AT&T has a better “depth device portfolio”, but Verizon getting running start against AT&T is going to be a huge deal. They will have the phones first, they (Verizon) will have more LTE phones in the beginning, and they will be known as THE LTE company, or at least that’s how I see it as of right now. As far as consistency goes (with all cell phone brands), it’s never consistent. Maybe in the same spot it is, but between city and countryside and subrubs, all brands are inconsistent. It really just depends on what brand works best in that area. Around mine is Verizon, others it’s AT&T, and occasionally it’s Sprint or T-Mobile.

      Your argument is trying to put down a company, when the issues you are pointing out happens with all cell phone companies. Your arguments suck. Good Day.

      • MicroNix

        LOL, Verizon’s LTE map is better than AT&T’s 3G map!!!!!! Sorry, but AT&T is the biggest excuse for a carrier there is…but they do lead in one thing….dropped calls!

      • Azeron

        “Verizon’s LTE map is better than AT&T’s 3G map!!!!!!”

        Huh??? Put the pipe down NOW!!! All that red is NOT their 4G coverage. See those little dots? THAT is their 4G coverage.

      • brian

        I have a general question. I live in a Philadelphia suburb about 30 miles south. Will I have access to this network?

    • Aberlour

      you are a clown. Why don’t you take a look at the FCC website and see who owns what spectrum and how much before you open your mouth and show everyone how ignorant you are. Do you honestly think that the largest and most successful cellular service provider in the US isn’t aware that you need cellular devices to sell cellular service. Continue to stick your head in the sand but save everyone else some time by not posting worthless comments.

  • matt s

    I dont see detroit area on this hmmm theres only a freaking INTERNATIONAL airport here, but ok

    • Fish

      I didn’t see Indy Either. I see they got plenty of Chicago/Ohio Area, I guess they just screwed over the 2 states in between!

    • Aberlour

      detroit will be covered soon. There are issues with 700 Mhz interference from a Canadian TV station.

  • quinlanj

    WTF. No cities in Michigan, not even the Detroit Metro airport?

    • DroidBoy

      Detroit is coming… They have a problem with a Canadian TV station messing with the signal (or something like that). Once the international stuff is figured out, they will have LTE. It is there just waiting to flip the switch.

      • jdubb

        Reminds me of the South Park movie “Blame Canada” song haha

    • Michael

      I was just thinking “WTF, no Detroit!?” But I guess if they’ve gotta work stuff out with Canada, then so be it….

  • Madness

    I call bullshit on San Francisco getting LTE by the end of the year. People are already protesting the new antennas needed for LTE that Sprint wants to put it.

    • vdefender

      Sprints 4G is WiMax.. which isn’t owned or designed by Sprint. In order for it to spread to new areas it needs new antennas in new locations. Verizons 4G is LTE, it doesn’t need a separate set of antennas, just updating the ones that are already in place is sufficient.

      • Aberlour

        Your wrong vdefender. Both companies are using existing towers. However, VZW is using 700 Mhz which requires fewer towers because the signal travels farther. Spring, using 2500 Mhz requires 3 times the towers to provide the same level of coverage. Thus they have to build out on other existing towers or new sites.

      • devon2000

        Actually Sprint owns 51% of clearwire who is resposible for wimax

  • Cingulair

    @trooth,

    Actually, HSPA and WCDMA is a little more than a software upgrade to LTE. Verizon knows this. That’s why they’re in such a hurry to deploy this network. Not to mention this technology will be new to them. When they first deploy this network, stabilizing data will be their #1 priority. Most likely they’ll wait to do handsets. That’s why they said, first half of the year.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

    • Fish

      They Will have phones out by Holiday season for their phones. I guarantee it.

      • smartphonefreak

        Fish, don’t be handing out guarantees yet. No way we see an LTE phone on Verizon in 2010.

      • DroidBoy

        Agreed…. It was already announced that only MBB this year. Announcing the sexy phone stuff at CES.

      • pizzoe

        They’re actually going to roll out laptop cards first; phones will come later.

    • Aberlour

      Your dead wrong Cingulair. LTE is a based on OFDMA and is a forklift upgrade for any carrier regardless of what technology they currently use. The only thing GSM that is carried over into the LTE space is the idea of a SIM chip.

  • Cingulair

    @trooth,

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • RF Weenie

    The Spectrum comments don’t really hold any real impact and these arguments are misguided. VzW has 22-46mhz of spectrum in up/down blocks though out the country, that will be dedicated to LTE. This does not include the 30-60mhz in 800mhz for voice and Evdo REV A. in the rest.of the country, or the 20+mhz in 1900. As an example, Sprint is educating its representatives to talk to the spectrum amount as an absolute indicator bandwidth. This is a foolish positioning statement, to compare spectrum assets.

    • trooth

      Exactly.

  • Korvac

    What about Salt Lake City, UT? SLC is a major tech hub and they don’t included SLC in the LTE rollout? Not cool Verizon.

    • TypicalVZWRMDBAG

      well tha because of the mormoms and polygamy.

  • Majic07

    There will not be an LTE handset till mid 2011. If I’m not mistaken I don’t think they have even agreed on a standard for voice over LTE. I know they were looking at voip or maybe running voice over their CDMA network and data over LTE but I didn’t see anything concrete. As for spectrum I have to agree with the guy who mentioned matched spectrum. I know Att and vz have a shit load of 850, 1900 and I know Att has a ton of 2100 to compliment it’s 700. Not sure if vz has 2100 or not. Also if Qualcom sells it’s spectrum I bet it will come down to vz and Att. Either way when LTE gets up and running by Att and VZ and roaming agreements are signed it will be a win win for us. This will be the first time In the US that the two largest companies are using the same technology. Now if Sprint would join in with LTE I truly think dead spots would be things of the past. We would be closer to coverage like that’s in Europe.

    • Aberlour

      VZW’s Spectrum for running LTE is 700Mhz coast to coast over every square inch of this land. Much simpler to design and support then AT&T’s patchwork of 700mhz, AWS and 1900.

    • Azeron

      Why woul Verizon sign data roaming agreements with AT&T to make AT&T look good? Hell they never signe roaming agreements with Sprint for Rev 0/Rev A. The ONLY reason they have voice roaming agreements is because the Feds mandate such. If I spend my money building out a LTE network and you don’t then I say to your customers, “Sign up with me.” Why would you bother if you could use my network an stay with your current carrier. This is also why I believe Verizon will only use LTE for data if they can. If they go with Voice over LTE or One Voice, the Feds may force them to allow other carriers to roam on LTE if it falls under the Voice roaming mandate.

  • Drew

    No Kansas City LTE? Our airport gets it but not the metro area? That sucks. Hopefully it is an early 2011 addition as my new every 2 is up in May and I would like to get on the LTE bandwagon ASAP.

  • Hillbilly

    NO WV ughhhhhhhh

  • Ben

    Does anybody know about likely compatibility of Verizon/ATT 4G phones with networks that will be deployed in Europe? I presume ATT/Verizon will now both be GSM with 4G so it will only be question of frequency support of new phones?

  • Sky

    YES! I’m going to travel all the way to the airport just to use 4g!

  • Glenn

    Big woo, one city of LTE coverage in Oklahoma, OKC, while the rest of the state is one big gaping hole of Verizon coverage of any type. Hardly anyone lives in the Texas Panhandle outside of Amarillo, yet the entire place is covered. Just odd.

  • g1bJ1

    I would have been impressed if they actually had 4G PHONES that worked with this network.

  • Chris

    WHAT!?! The Des Moines International Airport doesn’t get a 4G upgrade? This is preposterous. All 31 of us Iowa residents are outraged!

  • Blackberry Bold

    Nice… That’s a nice red map, right there. I expect it to be even better in 2011. I am not jumping into LTE network anytime this year, but next year? Things are getting interesting.

    • Azeron

      The red map will in no way be their LTE coverage, See those little dots? THAT’S their LTE coverage. They should be ashamed of their sleight of hand trick.

  • http://www.twitter.com/jimmyontheradio @jimmyontheradio

    How the hell is Akron listed as a bigger city than Toledo? That’s what I want to know. LAME!

  • bgr

    how come at&t has a new advertising stating “the fastest mobile broadband network” when in fact its the slowest

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