Verizon Wireless Hopes to Launch 4G by End of 2009
Verizon Wireless, the company renowned for its mobile services in United States, is on the way of launching 4G LTE technology. Good news has come from the company that the technology will find its existence in a year from now. Thus, we can expect that this revolutionary technology will surface by the end of 2009. With this, it can be confirmed that company is moving on the right track and at right pace to bring in its ambitious project in the market within the time period targeted by it.
Apart from this, the company has also revealed its plans for testing and launching its LTE femtocells next year. These signal boosting devices from the company will be enabled by Wi-Fi technology to intensify the strength of wireless signals indoors. Apart from Verizon Wireless, other mobile carriers in United States are also working on these components at different levels.
Verizon Wireless has been preparing for launching its LTE technology for long. It can be recalled that the company participated in the FCC auction in the beginning of this year and spent 9.36 billion dollars to purchase beachfront property spectrum of 700 MHz capability. The spectrum is capable of providing exceptional support in the form of features like better signal propagation and signal penetration through buildings.
Other companies in the field, including Ericsson and Vodafone, are also attempting to work on LTE technology, as it is considered to be the next big thing in cell phone industry. It is worth mentioning that LTE is expected to contend with WiMax, the existing technology from Clearwire.
