Today, Verizon Wireless unveiled an additional 59 markets that will benefit from the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network by the end of this year. These newly named areas, added to the 39 initial markets launched in December 2010 and 49 markets announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
Verizon Wireless is also working with rural communications companies to collaboratively build and operate a 4G network in those areas using the tower and backhaul assets of the rural company and Verizon Wireless’ core 4G LTE equipment and premium 700 MHz spectrum. Per Verizon, six rural companies have signed on to leverage Verizon Wireless’ scale for infrastructure to give their customer LTE.
New Areas to To Have LTE in 2011
- Decatur, Ala.
- Huntsville, Ala.*
- Mobile, Ala.*
- Montgomery, Ala.*
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.
- Fort Smith, Ark.
- Little Rock, Ark.*
- Tucson, Ariz.
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- Fresno, Calif.
- Modesto, Calif.
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Salinas-Monterey, Calif.
- San Luis Obispo, Calif.
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Stockton, Calif.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.*
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- Fairfield, Conn.
- Hartford, Conn.
- New Haven, Conn
- Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- Gainesville, Fla.*
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.*
- Pensacola, Fla.*
- Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.*
- Tallahassee, Fla.*
- Augusta, Ga.*
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Honolulu, Hawaii*
- Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii*
- Lahaina, Hawaii*
- Davenport, Iowa
- Iowa City, Iowa
- Boise-Nampa, Idaho*
- Bloomington/Normal, Ill.
- Carbondale, Ill.*
- Champaign, Ill.
- Rockford, Ill.
- Springfield, Ill.
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Lafayette, Ind.
- Wichita, Kan.*
- Louisville, Ky.
- Baton Rouge, La.*
- Hammond, La.*
- Springfield, Mass.
- Worcester, Mass.
- Hagerstown, Md.
- Flint, Mich.*
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Lansing, Mich.
- Saginaw-Bay City, Mich.
- Starkville, Miss.
- Asheville-Henderson, N.C
- Fayetteville-Lumberton, N.C.*
- Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, N.C.*
- Raleigh-Durham, N.C.*
- Wilmington, N.C.*
- Fargo, N.D.
- Omaha, Neb.
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- Las Cruces, N.M.
- Santa Fe, N.M.
- Reno, Nev.
- Albany, N.Y.
- Ithaca, N.Y.
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Dayton-Springfield, Ohio*
- Lima, Ohio
- Toledo, Ohio
- Tulsa, Okla.*
- Portland, Ore.
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.
- Erie, Pa.*
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- Johnstown, Pa.
- Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Pa.
- State College, Pa.*
- Charleston, S.C.*
- Columbia, S.C.*
- Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.*
- Hilton Head, S.C.*
- Sioux Falls, S.D.*
- Chattanooga, Tenn.*
- Clarksville, Tenn.*
- Cleveland, Tenn.*
- Dyersburg-Union City, Tenn.
- Jackson, Tenn.
- Kingsport-Johnson City, Tenn.-Bristol, Va.*
- Knoxville, Tenn.*
- Memphis, Tenn.*
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas*
- Bryan-College Station, Texas*
- El Paso, Texas
- Temple-Killeen, Texas
- Provo-Orem, Utah*
- Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah*
- Olympia, Wash.*
- Centralia, Wash.*
- Spokane, Wash.
- Charleston, W.Va.*
- Madison, Wis.*
- Milwaukee, Wis.*
* Indicates a metro area previously announced in 2011
