WSJ: Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Handsets Expected Mid-2011
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4G handsets from Verizon Wireless could hit the market by mid-2011, about six months earlier than expected, an executive told the Wall Street Journal this week.
Verizon plans to roll out its long-term evolution (LTE), high-speed 4G network by year’s end, and could have compatible phones available three to six months after that launch, Anthony Melone, Verizon Wireless chief technology officer, told the Journal.
Verizon has said the first LTE devices it offers will likely be dongles or modules utilized through a laptop. Melone confirmed that, and said that full wireless coverage will likely take some time, so the first LTE phones will have dual chipsets that work on LTE and Verizon’s existing network.
“Very likely, we initially won’t have a single, integrated chip,” he told the paper.
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