iphone verizon 4g The largest U.S. mobile operator Verizon 4G network successfully tested
According to foreign media reports, the largest U.S. mobile operator Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network on Friday conducted a successful test, open up the first telephone. Verizon has said it will be this year’s 4G network based on LTE testing, and in business next year. The Verizon in Boston and Seattle were tested, tested using the Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson’s network equipment, test phone from LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics. Verizon in the 700MHz band used in testing. United States, the band had been assigned to the television station, mobile operators, recently won the right to use the band.
Verizon CTO Tuolimeilong (Tony Melone) said the test had Verizon for LTE networks enhance the confidence of business, the average download speed can reach 7 to 12Mbps, much higher than the rate of existing wireless broadband.
The industry believes that, LTE successfully tested on the Verizon network is significant. First, it offsets the other two mobile operators Sprint Nextel and Clearwire’s 4G WiMax network, based on first-mover advantage. Secondly, making the launch of 4G network, Verizon has been leading the process of major competitors AT & T. In addition, this means that Verizon will be able to operate the next Apple iPhone (mobile Internet), because Apple does not address Verizon’s existing CDMA-based 3G network launch iPhone products.