Verizon chooses LTE for 4G technology, trials in 2008

29 Nov 2007 | Verizon Wireless , Vodafone | 0 comments


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verizon logoVerizon today announced that it has selected Long Term Evolution (LTE) to support its new 4G ultra highspeed mobile broadband network. LTE is a technology developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) with up to 100 Mbit/s transfer speeds.

Verizon and Vodafone, owners of Verizon Wireless, have a coordinated trial plan set to launch in 2008 using the following suppliers: Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia-Siemens, and Nortel with devices manufactured by LG, Samsung, Motorola, Nokia and Sony Ericsson. We'll see how things work out.

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