Verizon Wireless announced on today that it will once again expand its 4G LTE coverage to new markets beginning July 21, 2011.
The following areas will have 4G LTE available at that point: Huntsville, Alabama; Augusta, Georgia; Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Springfield, Massachusetts (that’s correct, I said Springfield, Massachusetts); Raleigh-Durham, Greensboro-Winston, and Salem-High Point, North Carolina; and Knoxville, Tennessee.
See the Verizon LTE Information Center website for more information.
Related story on 4G – New bill would require carriers to clarify 4G speeds:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/22/technology/4g_bill/
Verizon writeup specific to the Greater Springfield area:
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Springfield, and more than a dozen surrounding communities, on July 21. Verizon Wireless customers with 4G LTE smartphones, laptop modems and hotspots will be able to take advantage of speeds up to 10 times faster than the company’s 3G network. Cities and towns to be covered by the July 21 4G LTE network launch across Massachusetts’ Hampden and Hampshire Counties include:
– Agawam
– Amherst
– Chicopee
– East Longmeadow
– Granby
– Hatfield
– Holyoke
– Longmeadow
– Ludlow
– Monson
– Northampton
– Palmer
– South Hadley
– Springfield
– West Springfield
“Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network is not an incremental upgrade in wireless technology – it’s revolutionary, offering tremendous opportunity to Pioneer Valley residents and businesses to better connect and innovate,” said Christine Berberich, New England Region President for Verizon Wireless. “As Massachusetts’ wireless leader, we continue to invest in, and expand, our 4G LTE coverage in the Commonwealth. We look forward to bringing Springfield and these surrounding communities on board July 21.”