Well, isn't this crazy.
Sprint and
Clearwire struck first (at least, in
the U.S. commercial market) with
WiMAX, but Verizon Wireless has managed
to make their rollout look dated with
LTE. The Big Red Network has been
pushing out their own 4G services at an alarming rate, and this week
they're turning the "on" switch for 19 additional markets. The new areas
where 4G LTE network will be available Thursday include
Fresno and Sacramento, Calif.; Hartford, Conn.; Boise, Idaho; Fort Wayne
and Indianapolis, Ind.; Flint, Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich.; Dayton,
Ohio; Erie, Harrisburg and State College, Pa.; Greenville-Spartanburg,
S.C.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah; Spokane, Wash.; and
Madison and Milwaukee, Wis.
Furthermore, VZW is expanding its 4G LTE network in San Francisco and
Detroit on June 16, which should make Bay Area and Motor City residents
clamoring for better service from AT&T think long and hard about
their allegiance. All told, LTE will be live in 74 cities on Thursday
(that's today!), and Verizon isn't slowing down anytime soon. So, are
you convinced that VZW has what it takes to earn your next contract? Maybe if the iPhone 5 has LTE, huh?