Verizon Wireless Expands Its 4G LTE Network In Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Press-release, via LTE Depot. 

WHO:

Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network.

WHAT:
Verizon Wireless customers in more portions of Huntingdon County can now experience the speed and capabilities offered by the nation’s largest 4G LTE network with the company’s expansion of 4G LTE in the area.

WHERE:
The north and northeast portions of Raystown Lake, and;
The southeast portion of the county including the borough of Orbisonia.

For street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.

BACKGROUND:
The growth of the company’s 4G LTE network has enabled innovative solutions that consumers and businesses across Pennsylvania and the country take advantage of in their daily lives. These solutions include everything from LTE-connected cars to healthcare solutions for monitoring patients remotely.

With the continued rollout of its 4G LTE network, Verizon Wireless is maintaining its excellence in customer service and continuing to offer its customers consistently reliable 4G LTE speeds. A recent survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates determined that not only were 4G LTE customers happier with their experience than 3G customers, but Verizon Wireless scored above the regional average in all six regions surveyed and ranked highest among major U.S. wireless service providers in five regions.

“With our 4G LTE network, customers can take advantage of the speeds offered by our 4G LTE devices and the innovative solutions that leverage 4G LTE technology to enhance connectivity,” said Mark Frazier, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia, Verizon Wireless. “We were the first to bring 4G LTE to Pennsylvania. As we continue to expand and enhance our 4G LTE network, our customers will be able to see, firsthand, the innovations that are being brought to market through 4G LTE technology.”

As of today, the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is available to 287 million people in 491 markets across the nation, covering more than 95 percent of Verizon’s current 3G network footprint.

Source: http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2013/04/pr2013-04-18d.html 

More about Verizon Wireless https://sites.google.com/site/ltedepot/home/country/usa/verizon 

Verizon Q3 solid: 4.5 million LTE devices sold

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//topnews.in

Verizon (USA): 35% of data traffic now rides over LTE

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//gigaom.com

Here are Verizon’s New 4G LTE Markets That Launch Next Week, Rest of 2012 Too

Verizon just announced via webcast that they will activate their 400th 4G LTE market next week and that VoLTE will hopefully be live by the end of 2013. While those two announcements are major, I’m sure that those of you not yet in an LTE market are dying to know if you are in the next batch. We have the list for you, but beyond that, Verizon also provided us with a list of the markets that they are expanding coverage in, and which towns and cities across this great country that will see LTE before the year is over with.

New Markets:

• Gladsden, Ala
• Chico/Oroville, Calif
• Owensboro, Ky
• Waterville/Augusta, Maine
• Marquette, Mich
• Brainerd and Fergus Falls/Alexandria, Minn
• Hattiesburg and Laurel, Neb
• Columbia, Mo
• Norfolk and North Platte, Neb
• Clovis, NM
• Jamestown, NY
• Bend and Medford/Grants Pass, Ore
• Amarillo and Victoria, Texas
• Aberdeen and Walla Walla, Wash
• Morgantown, W. Va 

//droid-life.com 

Verizon lights up additional LTE markets ahead of iPhone 5 launch

 Verizon Wireless (VZ) on Thursday flipped the LTE switch on in 19 new markets across the country. In addition, the nation’s largest carrier also expanded its high-speed network in 20 existing markets. 

New 4G LTE Markets

• American Falls, Idaho
• Americus, Georgia
• Aspen-Snowmass, Colorado
• Billing and Helena, Montana
• Bremerton, Colorado
• Coffeyvilley, Kansas
• Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Ellijay, Georgia
• Emporia, Kansas
• Greely Colorado
• Lawrence, Kansas
• Marion County, Ohio
• Moultry, Georgia
• Merced, California
• Pueblo, Colorado
• Richmond, Indiana
• Silverdale, Colorado
• Statesboro, Georgia
• Tifton, Georgia

//bgr.com

Verizon expects 6 rural LTE carrier partners to launch by year-end

Verizon Wireless expects a total of six of its rural LTE program partners to offer commercial service by the end of the year.

Verizon announced its LRA initiative in June 2010. Under the program, Verizon shares access to its 700 MHz Upper C Block (band 13 700 MHz) spectrum with rural operators, who use their tower and backhaul assets to build an LTE network and market the LTE service under their own brands. Earlier this spring Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular and Wisconsin-based Cellcom became the first two carriers to launch commercial service under the program. Junker said Verizon expects four more by year-end, though he declined to name them.

Junker said that the program allows Verizon to have rural areas without the need for direct investment. The 17 carriers in the program cover 2.7 million POPs over 144,000 square-miles, for a density of 19 people covered per square mile.

Source

Reviews: Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L

VPN capability

Ports: microUSB

Wireless band: 2.4 GHz

Protocols: 802.11 abgn

Data connections: CDMA, EDGE, EV-Do Rev.A, HSPA+, LTE 

can connect 10 Wi-Fi enabled devices 

3.5" x 3.5" x 0.7", 4.8 ounces

contras:

Display nearly impossible to read outdoors; large size //laptopmag.com, 2012.09.05

Operators

Verizon, USA, 2012.06

Reviews

2012.09.05 Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L //laptopmag.com

Leap (U.S.) completes Verizon spectrum deal

Leap Wireless has completed a deal to sell "excess PCS and AWS spectrum" to Verizon Wireless, and to acquire 700 MHz frequencies in Chicago from Verizon. Leap said that the transactions generated net cash proceeds of US$120 million, which it will use to support its ongoing LTE rollaout. \\mobilebusinessbriefing.com

Verizon 4G LTE AWS specrum purchase approved!

FCC approved a US$3.9 billion AWS spectrum purchase from the cable companies Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Cox. That is huge possibility for Verizon to add more LTE capacity. Operator plan to develop FDD LTE in AWS band country wide as well as existing 700 MHz LTE network.

Verizon got JD approval for spectrum purchase

Verizon has secured the Justice Department's approval for a US$3.9 billion spectrum purchase from the cable companies Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Cox. Still FCC is yet to vote, but Chairman has said that he supports the deal. \\trefis.com

We are talking about chunk of AWS spectrum for LTE expansion.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 4G announced by Verizon

New tablet incoming:

Android ICS 4.0

1.2 GHz, dual-core SoC

1 GB RAM, 8 GB on board, microSD up to 64 GB

7", WSVGA TFT, 1024 x 600

3.2 mpix rear, 0.3 mpix front

802.11 B/G/N

BT 3.0

USB 2.0 Host port

Operators: Verizon from Aug.17, 2012

Price: US$349,99 at Aug.2012 

\\tomshardware.com

Verizon cover 371 markets (+34!)

Verizon Wireless is ahead of its own LTE rollout schedule and ahead of competitors with ist 371 markets. AT&T covered about 50 markets and Sprint 15 only.

New markets are: Hot Springs, Ark.; Redding, Calif.; Valdosta and Waycross, Ga.; Centralia and Danville, Ill.; Parsons, Salina, and Topeka, Kan.; Alexandria and Monroe, La.; Pittsfield, Mass.; Battle Creek and Muskegon, Mich.; Mankato and Worthington, Minn.; Joplin and Sedalia, Mo.; Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Minot, N.D.; Chillicothe, Ohio; Reading, Pa.; Aberdeen, S.D.; Laredo, Odessa, and Texarkana, Texas; Brattleboro and White River Junction, Vt.; Charlottesville, Va.; Longview, Wash.; and Eau Claire, La Crosse and Manitowoc, Wis.

The carrier 4G LTE coverage is expending 38 of existing markets.

\\news.cnet.com

GCT LTE Singe-chip certified for LTE Modules by Verizon

GCT GDM7240 certified for use in 4G LTE modules on Verizon 4G LTE network. Moduls, based on GDM7240 includes functionalities such as OTA-DM and IMS client. \\gstsemi.com

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GCT Semiconductor LTE Single-Chip Now Certified
for LTE Modules on Verizon Wireless Network

San Jose, CA – August 13, 2012 — GCT® Semiconductor, a leading designer and supplier of advanced 4G mobile semiconductor solutions, today announced that its LTE single-chip, GDM7240, has been certified for use in 4G LTE modules on the Verizon 4G LTE  wireless network. As a result, now original equipment manufacturers can embed GDM7240 in a 4G LTE module, for use in a variety of devices for consumer electronics, automotive applications, M2M, smart meters, etc., and take full advantage of Verizon Wireless’high-speed service.  The use of a certified single-chip will enable 4G LTE device OEMs to accelerate time to market for their products.

GDM7240 is already embedded in a Verizon-certified 4G LTE module, from a leading module maker, that includes functionalities such as OTA-DM and IMS client.

Verizon currently operates the world’s largest 4G LTE wireless network, available today in 337 U.S. markets, reaching nearly 75% of the U.S. population.   

 “With Verizon’s certification, device makers seeking an LTE module can now benefit from fast time-to-market,” said Dr. Kyeongho (KH) Lee, President and CEO of GCT. “By using our high-performing and proven GDM7240 with a LTE module, device makers can launch products with LTE connectivity faster, easier and most cost-effectively.  We look forward to working closely with Verizon enable more devices to connect to Verizon’s 4G LTE network.”

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE to expand tin Charleston

Verizon Wireless today announced customers will have greater access to its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in the Charleston area when it expands in the area on August 16. \\sacbee.com

Microsoft and Verizon Wireless are teaming up to offer Office 365 cloud service

Office 365, which supports Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone, is Redmond's hosted collaboration and productivity suite that provides access to email, instant messages with presence, video and voice conferencing, and document sharing.

With  its $6 monthly rate service targeted to the small business with the idea to compete with Google Apps.

Office 365 capabilities to be wrapped into Small Business Essentials include Office Web apps, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online, which help to bring the features of a PC to a smartphone or tablet.

If a device is lost, damaged, or stolen, the users' data can be remotely locked and wiped clean. A replacement handset simply has to be connected to Office 365, and all information will be retrieved from the cloud.

\\pcmag.com

Santa Barbara to get 4G/LTE from Verizon

Customers in the Santa Barbara area will have greater access to its Verizon's LTE network in the coming weeks.

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is currently available in the Santa Barbara area in Buellton, Carpinteria, Downtown Santa Barbara, Goleta, Los Alamos, Orcutt, parts of Santa Maria, Solvang, and Summerland. With the planned network expansion, residents in areas around Lompoc and Buellton will have access to the nation's fastest 4G network. \\PRNewswire.com

Verizon Wireless upgrading to LTE its Muskegon area network

4G services will be available starting Aug. 16. \\mlive.com

Verizon settles FCC probe into 'tethering' block

In the first move of its kind, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it's accepting a $1.25 million settlement from Verizon Wireless to end an investigation into whether the company asked Google Inc. to withhold so-called "tethering" software for Internet sharing.

Until recently, phone companies charged extra fees to allow tethering, or sharing of Internet access between devices.

The FCC remarked that Verizon justified its tethering fees by saying that tetherers used more data on the network. But the company demanded the fees even from customers who paid for data based on how much they used, so those users were charged again for the same service.

Verizon eliminated its tethering fees for limited-data plans last month, with the introduction of a new suite of "Share Everything" plans. It hasn't charged extra for tethering on the latest iPad, which is the first Apple Inc. device with LTE access.

\\sfgate.com  \\news.cnet.com

Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE reviewed

Source: androidguys.com 

OS: Android 4.0 ICS, HTC's Sense 4.0 UI

Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 s4 dual-core, 1.2 GHz, Adreno 225

1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage, microSD slot (up to 32 GB expansion)

4" qHD Super LCD display, 960 x 540 (275 ppi), Corning Gorilla Glass

LTE 

8 mpix rear camera, LED flash, 1080p HD videocapture @ 30 fps, Group Shot

VGA front-facing camera

NFC

DLNA capabilities

3 capacitive buttons
built-in music player, Beats Audio, YouTube video player

1700 mAh battery, 9.57 hours talk time (not bad!), 18.6 days of standby time
4.82"x2.40"x0.46" (122x61x12 mm), 4.66 ounces (132 g).

Price: $US99 (with 2 year contract)

--> Read Justin Marden's review

Pantech Star Q leaks for Verizon

New Pantech Star Q, complete with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

Android 4.0.4 ICS / UI Cream Sandwich
Qualcomm s4 1.5 GHz 
~$49 contract
4" WVGA
3 mpix - rear cam, no flash (!)
\slashgear.com