Verizon Continues its Quest: Will Bring LTE-Based 4G to 13 New Cities November 17th

Posted by Amy Eichelberg

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Verizon Wireless continues to expand its blazing fast LTE-based 4G network by rolling out coverage to 13 new cities on November 17. Simultaneously, it will expand the coverage in five existing markets. By the end of the entire ordeal, a grand total of 178 cities should have Verizon 4G available.

The new markets that will blaze up on November 17 include Little Rock, Arkansas; Savannah, Georgia; Cedar Rapids and Des Moines in Iowa; Lexington, Kentucky; Kansas City and Springfield in Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska; Orange County, New York; Greater Providence, Rhode Island; Rapid City, South Dakota; Roanoke, Virginia; and Appleton, Wisconsin.

The networks in Louisville, Kentucky; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Nashville, Tennessee will also be expanded to cover a wider area.

Verizon estimates their 4G speeds to range from an average of between 5Mbps and 12Mbps on downloads and between 2 and 5Mbps on the upload. Users are informed that if they do go outside of the network, Verizon will automatically switch them back to 3G speeds.

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