Saturday, June 23, 2012

Verizon 4G Launching On December 5; No Unlimited Data Plan Offered


The need for greater connectivity at higher speeds tends to grow each day and that is exactly what Verizon is catering to.
There were many speculations surround when exactly Verizon will be unveiling its new network, however now the company just confirmed that it’s 4G network will be launching on Sunday the 5th of December 2010. Verizon has initially launched its Long Term Evolution (LTE) service in 38 cities and 60 airports, although these places are immediately covered.
Verizon’s new network will support 5 – 12 Mbps download speeds while uploads will be somewhere around 2 – 5 Mbps, making it extremely fast in mobile standards. Two LTE mobile broadband plans will be offered to Verizon subscribers, $50 per month for 5 GB of data and a $80 plan for 10 GB of data, however no unlimited data plan is being offered as yet, and in case you exceed your limited amount of data, it would cost you $10 per GB on both LTE plans.
  • More modems will be coming out within "weeks" and are all backwards compatible with its EV-DO network.
  • Verizon will talk about "consumer-oriented devices" (translation: phones) at CES.
  • The modems are capable of 4G-to-3G handoff, but not 3G-to-4G -- they'll stay on 3G until you're done transmitting data.
  • The LTE and 3G plans might integrate, according to CTO Tony Melone, but probably not until 2012 or 2013.
  • modems will only be available in stores on December 5th -- no third-party retailers at first.
This initial LTE launch of Verizon can prove to be very beneficial for the company, looking at the number of cities that will simultaneously be getting the network, making Verzion the largest provider of 4G wireless in the United States, however the cost associated with this service might not be that appealing for consumers who require large or unlimited data plans. Let us see how things work out for Verizon LTE from here on out.
Via Engadget

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