Verizon's 4G LTE deployments reach 304 markets as it adds 46 to the mix and expands coverage in 22 other towns and cities

Dan Jones, Mobile Editor

June 20, 2012

2 Min Read
Verizon Lights Up 46 More 4G LTE Markets

Verizon Wireless is once again pushing its lead in 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) by launching in 46 new markets (and expanding 22 existing ones), additions that extend the reach of its faster data to a total of 304 towns and cities in the U.S.

On Thursday, Big Red will introduce its 4G LTE network in these markets: Florence, Ala.; Harrison, Ark.; Yuba City/Marysville, Calif.; Panama City, Fla.; Carrolton, Gainesville and Newnan, Ga.; Blackfoot, Idaho; Decatur/Effingham, Kankakee/Bradley-Bourbonnais and La Salle/Peru/Ottawa, Ill.; Columbus and Michigan City/La Porte, Ind.; Greater Portland, Maine; Greenville/Greenwood, Jackson and Tunica, Miss.; Houghton and Traverse City, Mich.; Jefferson City, Lake of the Ozarks and West Plains, Mo.; Binghamton, Elmira/Corning/Hornell and Oneonta, N.Y.; Burlington, Hickory/Lenoir, Jacksonville and New Bern, N.C.; Bedford and Sharon/Farrell/Hermitage, Pa.; Anderson, Florence and Greenwood, S.C.; Lufkin/Nacogdoches, Midland, San Angelo and Waco, Texas; Danville, Va.; Ashland, Ky./Huntington, W.Va. and Logan, W.Va.; Fond du Lac, Janesville/Beloit and Sheboygan, Wis.; and Gillette, Wyo.

The operator will also expand its LTE network in these 22 existing markets: Denver and Fort Collins/Loveland, Colo.; Philadelphia., Pa./Wilmington, Del.; Daytona Beach, Gainesville and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Hilo, Hawaii; Boise/Nampa, Idaho; Chicagoland, Ill.; Lafayette, Ind.; Hammond, La.; Springfield, Mo.; Glens Falls and New York, N.Y.; Charlotte/Gastonia and Greenville/Washington, N.C.; Indiana, Pa. and Hagerstown, Md./Chambersburg, Pa.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va.; Seattle; and Appleton/Oshkosh, Wis.

Why this matters
Verizon recently won PC Mag's mobile network speed test in 30 cities across the U.S., in part because its LTE network is so much bigger than any of its rivals'. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) currently has 39 LTE markets online, while Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile US Inc. have yet to launch LTE.

For more

  • Verizon Blankets Two-Thirds of Population in 4G

  • Size Matters for LTE, Verizon CTO Says

  • Verizon Goes All Out for LTE Smartphones

  • Where's Verizon's 4G Going Next?

  • Mapping LTE: AT&T & Verizon's 4G Footprints



— Dan Jones, Site Editor, Light Reading Mobile

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Dan Jones

Mobile Editor

Dan is to hats what Will.I.Am is to ridiculous eyewear. Fedora, trilby, tam-o-shanter -- all have graced the Jones pate during his career as the go-to purveyor of mobile essentials.

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His perfectly crafted blogs, falling under the "Jonestown" banner, have been compared to the works of Chekhov. But only by Dan.

He lives in Brooklyn with cats.

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