“4G LTE” tobe Launched on December 5th:Verizon

Verizon confirmed that it will launch its LTE network on December 5th. The wireless carrier will kick off its 4G campaign by rolling out the high-speed mobile broadband service in 38 cities and 60 airports this Sunday. The service will blanket 110 million people at launch. Southern California will be its largest launch market with coverage for 20 million people. Coast-to-Coast coverage will be available by the end of 2013.

As expected, the wireless carrier will launch with two USB-based LTE modems including the LG VL600 and the Pantech UML290. Both devices offer 4G connectivity, an internal antenna, LED indicator lights, and are compatible with the Windows Platform only. Mac users need not apply. The LG VL600 will be available at launch for $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year customer agreement. The Pantech UML290 will be available soon with the same $99 price tag.

Data plans for these LTE devices are expectedly high with a $50 monthly plan with 5GB of data or an $80 monthly plan with 10GB of data. Both plans will incur overage charges of $10/GB overage. Usage will be monitored via text messages sent to users when they are at 50%, 75%, 90% and 100% of allowance.

Verizon is planning to launch 4G-capable smartphones by the middle of 2011 with a possible early showing at CES in January. The entire list of launch cities and airports are located  below

Verizon Wireless Launches The World’s Largest 4G LTE Wireless Network On Dec. 5

Visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information about Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network.

• Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Initial Major Metropolitan Area Deployment (Dec. 5, 2010)
  Akron, Ohio
  Athens, Georgia
  Atlanta, Georgia
  Baltimore, Maryland
  Boston, Massachusetts
  Charlotte, North Carolina
  Chicago, Illinois
  Cincinnati, Ohio
  Cleveland, Ohio
  Columbus, Ohio
  Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, Dallas, Texas
  Denver, Colorado
  Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  Houston, Texas
  Jacksonville, Florida
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  Los Angeles, California
  Miami, Florida
  Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Nashville, Tennessee
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  New York, New York
  Oakland, California
  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  Orlando, Florida
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Phoenix, Arizona
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Rochester, New York
  San Antonio, Texas
  San Diego, California
  San Francisco, California
  San Jose, California
  Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
  St. Louis, Missouri
  Tampa, Florida
  Washington, D.C.
  West Lafayette, Indiana
  West Palm Beach, Florida

• Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Initial Commercial Airport Deployment (Airport Name, City, State) Dec. 5, 2010
  Austin-Bergstrom International, Austin, Texas
  Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal, Glen Burnie, Maryland
  Bob Hope, Burbank, California
  Boeing Field/King County International, Seattle, Washington
  Charlotte/Douglas International, Charlotte, North Carolina
  Chicago Midway International, Chicago, Illinois
  Chicago O’Hare International, Chicago, Illinois
  Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Covington, Kentucky
  Cleveland-Hopkins International, Cleveland, Ohio
  Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas
  Dallas/Fort Worth International, Fort Worth, Texas
  Denver International, Denver, Colorado
  Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, Houston, Texas
  Greater Rochester International, Rochester, New York
  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, Atlanta, Georgia
  Honolulu International, Honolulu, Hawaii
  Jacksonville International, Jacksonville, Florida
  John F. Kennedy International, New York, New York
  John Wayne Airport-Orange County, Santa Ana, California
  Kansas City International, Kansas City, Missouri
  La Guardia, New York, New York
  Lambert-St. Louis International, St. Louis, Missouri
  Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts
  Long Beach/Daugherty Field, Long Beach, California
  Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, California
  Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Metairie, Louisiana
  McCarran International, Las Vegas, Nevada
  Memphis International, Memphis, Tennessee
  Metropolitan Oakland International, Oakland, California
  Miami International, Miami, Florida
  Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Nashville International, Nashville, Tennessee
  New Castle, Wilmington, Delaware
  Newark Liberty International, Newark, New Jersey
  Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, San Jose, California
  North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
  Orlando International, Orlando, Florida
  Orlando Sanford International, Sanford, Florida
  Palm Beach International, West Palm Beach, Florida
  Philadelphia International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Phoenix, Arizona
  Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, Mesa, Arizona
  Pittsburgh International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Port Columbus International, Columbus, Ohio
  Portland International, Portland, Oregon
  Rickenbacker International, Columbus, Ohio
  Ronald Reagan Washington National, Arlington, Virginia
  Sacramento International, Sacramento, California
  Salt Lake City International, Salt Lake City, Utah
  San Antonio International, San Antonio, Texas
  San Diego International, San Diego, California
  San Francisco International, San Francisco, California
  Seattle-Tacoma International, Seattle, Washington
  St. Augustine, Saint Augustine, Florida
  St. Petersburg-Clearwater International, Clearwater, Florida
  Tampa International, Tampa, Florida
  Teterboro, Teterboro, New Jersey
  Trenton Mercer, Trenton, New Jersey
  Washington Dulles International, Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.
  Will Rogers World, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  William P. Hobby, Houston, Texas