Verizon Wireless today announced plans to use small cells to supplement its LTE 4G network in select areas around the country beginning in the second half of the year.
Verizon calls the use of small cells a “balanced approach to network capacity.” They will be deployed in areas where capacity is constrained due to high concentrations of users, such as shopping malls and business districts. Verizon will use small cell equipment from Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent. Verizon did not specify any exact locations where the cells would be added.
According to Verizon, its LTE 4G network already covers 95% of its existing 3G footprint in some 497 markets.
