Verizon Says 4G LTE Service Is On Track

Verizon is on track to launch a new 4G LTE service using the 700 MHz band that it acquired in the recent FCC auction.

Getting the new 4G technology to work has been anything but easy. But Verizon crossed an important hurdle when they announced that they can support a standard that uses IMS technology to deliver voice services over LTE. 

Its first target is the USB air cards for laptop customers. Subsequently the 4G service will be extended to cell phones and other mobile devices with embedded LTE eventually.

Still, more work needs to be done. Testing in Boston and Seattle should conclude in the next couple of months and commercial deployments will follow thereafter. Until then, Verizon will continue using its CDMA network to provide voice services.

The LTE network will be used for data. Eventually, when voice over LTE becomes a reality, Verizon will use that technology. Verizon will also have to integrate EV-DO into its LTE offering to ensure that customers can switch to the 3G EV-DO network when the 4G LTE network is not available. Even though Verizon is being aggressive in building its network, it won’t happen overnight.

Source: CNET

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