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AT&T announced last fall that it would begin its LTE rollout in mid-2011, and it’s now finally delivered a few more details. The carrier has just confirmed that five markets — Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio — will be getting LTE sometime “this summer,” with ten more as-yet-unnamed cities set to join them in the second half of the year. All told, AT&T says that should cover about 70 million Americans by year’s end. Of course, an LTE network needs some devices, but AT&T unfortunately isn’t providing much in the way of details about those just yet — it’s only saying that it plans to add 20 4G devices to its portfolio this year, and that “some of those” will be LTE capable.

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AT&T bringing LTE to five cities this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 May 2011 10:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Some of the UK’s most remote parts still don’t have access to broadband of any kind, but later this year, they might have the sort that makes us look on in envy. BT and Everything Everywhere are planning to start an LTE trial in Cornwall, England’s most southerly county, which will last from the 1st of September through to the end of December. Connection speeds could scale as high as 40Mbps, though the typical rate is expected to be closer to 10Mbps. Volunteers are now being sought to participate in the trial, though they have to reside (or be willing to move, we presume) in the pretty tiny 4G coverage area near Newquay. BT and T-MOrange have been allowed a temporary slice of 800MHz spectrum to do their experimenting in, which will likely be up for grabs in the LTE spectrum auction that’s set for next year. First we take Newquay, then we take the world.

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BT and Everything Everywhere will start LTE trial in rural UK this September originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 May 2011 03:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This could be just the news your lonely little Thunderbolt has been waiting for. Verizon today announced the addition of 21 new markets to its LTE coverage, starting June 16th. The list includes some biggish spots, like Boise, ID, Milwaukee / Madison, WI, Salt Lake City, UT, and Hartford, CT — Northern California will be getting a major coverage boost, as well, with the existing Bay Area coverage being expanded to Marin and Solano counties. The network launched with 38 markets back in December and those, plus these new additions and a handful announced earlier this month, are bringing the company ever closer to its proposed 175 markets by the end of the year. That’s a whole lot of green stars.

Verizon rolling out LTE coverage in 21 additional markets on June 16th, wins 4G blackjack originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 May 2011 16:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, it looks like folks in Brazil that live in one of the twelve host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup now have another reason to be glad their city was chosen. The Brazilian government has just announced that those cities will be the first in line to get 4G service when the country’s long overdue network upgrades eventually begin. Unfortunately, it’s still not clear exactly when that will happen — a government official only said that companies will go through a bidding process to win the contract for the network, which should presumably roll out sometime before the World Cup kicks off in three years’ time.

Brazil’s World Cup host cities first in line to get 4G upgrades originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 May 2011 06:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sprint customers holding out for the HTC EVO 3D can now inch slightly closer to that glasses-free display — without dropping by RadioShack. The carrier has confirmed that you can reserve the WiMAX handset by visiting a Sprint-owned retail store and plunking down $50 for a gift card. There’s still no word on when you’ll be able to get the device in-hand (and the 3D’s exclusive carrier is mum on pricing), but, if you don’t mind reserving a phone without any hint as to how much you’ll eventually need to pay, then Sprint seems happy enough to swap your Grant for a spot on the list. It’s also taking names for the EVO View 4G tablet and, like the 3D, that $50 deposit can be used to take a bite out of a 2D handset. You know, in case you decide that a third dimension is too hot to handle.

[Thanks, Brett]

HTC EVO 3D, View 4G available for pre-order at Sprint originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 May 2011 10:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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