Verizon to roll out LTE network by 2010

BARCELONA, Spain – Verizon Wireless will build the first next-generation long term evolution (LTE) network by 2010, making it the first wireless company to offer commercial LTE-based service in the United States. The company made the announcement Wednesday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The technology will deliver “unprecedented wireless broadband service” for high performance mobile computing, multimedia, and consumer electronic devices and applications, the press release said. In addition to supporting applications that businesses and consumers can only access today through high-speed wireline networks, LTE also offers the possibility of providing coverage in rural areas not currently served by wireless...