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Verizon's High-Speed 4G LTE Network Goes Live on December 5th

by Terrence O'Brien on December 1, 2010 at 03:16 PM

Verizon 4G LTE
At a press conference today, Verizon officially unveiled plans for its new 4G LTE (long term evolution) network. On December 5th, the new, speedier network will go live in 38 metropolitan areas, including New York, Chicago, Seattle and, perhaps in time for CES, Las Vegas. The first two devices to take advantage of the new data network will be a pair of 4G USB modems: the LG VL600 and the Pantech UML290, which will sell for $99 with a two-year contract after a $50 rebate. The two laptop dongles will be able to connect to either the LTE network or Verizon's existing 3G EVDO network. Verizon claims that 4G users can expect real-world download speeds (between five and 12 megabits per second), and upload speeds between two and five megabits. Going by more conservative estimates, that's about four times as fast as the company's EVDO Rev. A network. Data plans for the new service are quite pricey, though; $50 per month nets you a five-gigabyte plan, while $80 nabs you 10 gigs per month. Both call for $10 per-GB overage charges.

Sadly, we'll have to wait to find out about Verizon's "consumer-oriented devices" (read: phones) till CES.

Tags: 4g, cellphones, internet, lte, peripherals, top, verizon, wireless

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