Essential phone is based on the idea of minimalism. The phone doesn’t even have a logo on it.

Essential processor is Qualcomm 835, with 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage.

Essential Android phone is made up of titanium and ceramic.

Essential phone will come with a slew of accessories which you’ll have to buy apart from the phone. The company wants to make an ecosystem around the new phone. Essential will come with a magnetic connector and wireless data transfer feature. The company will also ship a 360-degree camera that could get be put on the top of the phone. This camera would cost an extra 50 bucks.

You can also buy a charging dock for Essential.

Essential does not have any headphone jack, which means Andy Rubin at least agrees with Apple when it comes to headphone jacks.

Andy Rubin will soon reveal the Essential Android phone to the world. There is no confirmed release data of Essential phone yet, but experts think that it’d be in July.

Huawei Android Watch Features

Huawei’s Android watch is made out of Sapphire Glass. The best thing about this app is its perfect design and watch-link features. Android watches before this were awkward in shapes. People wanted something they could wear like a normal watch, having features of a smart watch. Huawei’s Android watch has 1.4-inch 400 x 400 OLED display. It is supporting 286 pixels per inch, a smart bezels ration and size.

LG Urbane Android Wear Features

On the other hand, LG’s Urbane watch has a feature which no other watch has ever supportive: LTE. LG Urbane watch is powered by LG’s own OS. The company says that it was not comfortable with Google’s OS for wearable devices as the company wants to craft the user experience completely according to the users’ needs. Google OS posed a lot of limitations.

LG watch is preloaded with health features like tracking during hiking, running, swimming and workouts. Its LTE feature will allow you to receive calls, make calls, send messages, talk in a walkie-talkie- style on the go, and much more. LG Urbane has also NFC feature using which you can pay through your watch on the shops.

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AT&T already has one of the world’s strongest, and fastest, 4G networks with their HSPA+ network.  And their lineup of 4G smartphones is impressive as well with the HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Atrix 4G, Samsung Infuse 4G, and the USBConnect Force 4G.  But as it stands now, when HSPA+ is not available, the speeds fall back to whatever is available, typically the 3G connection.

But with AT&T bringing on the LTE network for 4G coverage, this will make them the first mobile phone company to provide both the LTE and HSPA+ network coverage.  The combination of the LTE and HSPA+ 4G network will give 4G users a smoother, more consistent experience and allowing users a wider range of 4G coverage with their mobile devices.

The announcement was made yesterday by AT&T senior vice president of mobility and consumer markets Pete Ritcher.  And it was announced that the initial launch will cover 5 cities.

5 Cities To Get AT&T LTE 4G Coverage:

• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Houston
• San Antonio

According to Richter, “We are the only carrier with LTE and HSPA+… and when you don’t have LTE you will fall back to faster speeds than our competitors.”

via BGR

Verizon is aggressively expanding their 4G LTE coverage across the United States.  Obviously, Verizon (nor AT&T for that matter) are going to sit back and let Sprint dominate the 4G mobile internet market.  Having faster internet connectivity means more data will be consumed via mobile devices faster.  The more data being consumed, the more money mobile phone carriers can make.  Especially since mobile phone carriers are going away from the unlimited data models – the days of all you can eat data are becoming a thing of the past.

So with the economies of scale leaning toward limited data, and data packages based on how much data you consume, expanding a faster mobile internet makes sense for Verizon and all other mobile phone carriers.

Below is a list of new cities and airports that Verizon just brought online with 4G LTE.  You can see a complete list of Verizon 4G LTE cities here (and I’ve updated it with these new listings already)

New Verizon 4G LTE cities:

•  Decatur, AL
•  Huntsville, AL
• Phoenix, AZ
• Los Angeles, CA
• San Diego, CA
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Bradenton, FL
• Lakeland, FL
• Sarasota, FL
• Augusta, GA
• Hilo, HI
• Honolulu, HI
• Kahului, Lahaina, Wailuku & Kihei, HI
• Carbondale, IL
• Wichita, KS
• Louisville, KY
• Baton Rouge, LA
• Springfield, MA
• Northern New Jersey, NJ
• Las Vegas, NV
• Durham, NC
• Greensboro, NC
• High Point, NC
• Winston-Salem, NC
• Toledo, OH
• Tulsa, OK
• Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA
• Charleston, SC
• Chattanooga, TN
• Knoxville, TN
• Dallas, TX
• Ft. Worth, TX
• San Antonio, TX
• Olympia, WA
• Seattle, WA
• Tacoma, WA
• Charleston, WV

*BOLD* = EXPANDING COVERAGE IN EXISTING MARKET

New Verizon 4G LTE Airports:

• Charleston, WV – (CRW) Yeager
• Toledo, OH – (TOL) Toledo Express
• Milwaukee, WI – (MKE) General Mitchell International
• Rochester, NY – (ROC) Greater Rochester International
• Wichita, KS – (ICT) Wichita Mid-Continent
• Greensboro, NC – (GSO) Piedmont Triad International
• Greer, SC – (GSP) Greenville-Spartanburg International
• Sarasota/Bradenton, FL – (SRQ) Sarasota/Bradenton International
• Colorado Springs, CO – (COS) City of Colorado Springs Municipal
• Hilo, HI – (ITO) Hilo International
• Kahului, HI – (OGG) Kahului

Verizon Wireless announced the 4G version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available for purchase on July 28th (that’s Friday).  The Verizon Galaxy Tab will be available on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and will reportedly push download speeds between 5Mbps to 12Mbps and upload speeds of 2Mbps and 5 Mbps in areas where Verizon 4G is covered.

Here’s a pricing breakdown of the Verizon 4G Samsung Galaxy Tab:

• 16 GB – $529.99
• 32 GB – $629.99
• 16 GB WiFi only – $499.99

Data packages & pricing:

• 2bGB – $30 per month
• 10 GB – $80 per month

Here’s a link to current list of Verizon 4G LTE enabled cities.

My only question is, if you had this much money to spend on a tablet, why wouldn’t you spend the money on an iPad instead?

Just wondering…

via USAToday

Last Friday, Verizon announced 7 more cities / metro areas that have been added to their fast growing list of 4G LTE enabled cities.

7 new cities with Verizon 4G LTE:

1. Charlotte, NC
2. Wilmington, NC
3. Columbia, SC
4. Hilton Head, SC
5. Clarksville, TN
6. Cleveland, TN
7. Greater Lehigh Valley, PA

Current cities with Verizon 4G LTE:

Arizona

• Phoenix

California

• Oakland
• San Francisco
• San Jose
• Los Angeles
• San Diego

Colorado

• Denver

District of Columbia

• Washington

Florida

• Jacksonville
• Orlando
• Tampa Bay
• West Palm Beach
• Fort Lauderdale
• Miami

Georgia

• Athens
• Atlanta

Illinois

• Chicago

Indiana

• West Lafayette

Louisiana

• New Orleans

Maryland

• Baltimore

Massachusettes

• Boston

Michigan

• Detroit / metro area

Minnesota

• Minneapolis / St. Paul

Missouri

• St. Louis

Nevada

• Las Vegas

New York

• New York City
• Rochester

North Carolina

• Charlotte
• Wilmington (new)

Ohio

• Cincinnati
• Akron
• Columbus
• Cleveland

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City

Pennsylvania

• Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia
• Greater Lehigh Valley (New)

South Carolina

• Columbia (new)
• Hilton Head (new)

Tennessee

• Nashville
• Clarksville (new)
• Cleveland (new)

Texas

• Dallas / Fort Worth
• Houston
• San Antonio

Washington

• Seattle / Tacoma

So this is the most up to date list as of today, April 24th, 2011.

I will try to keep this list updated as Verizon expands to more cities and metro areas in the future – which will be a bunch.

Airports with Verizon 4G LTE:

Arizona

• Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)
  
• Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (AZA)

California

• Bob Hope, Burbank (BUR)
• John Wayne Airport-Orange County, Santa Ana (SNA)
• Long Beach/ Daugherty Field, Long Beach (LGB)
• Los Angeles International, Los Angeles (LAX)
• Metropolitan Oakland International, Oakland (OAK)
• Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, San Jose (SJC)
• Sacramento International, Sacramento (SMF)
• San Diego International, San Diego (SAN)
• San Francisco International, San Francisco (SFO)

Colorado

• Denver International (DEN)

Delaware

• Wilmington / New Castle (ILG)

District of Columbia

• Washington Dulles International, Dulles International Airport (IAD)
• Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)

Florida

• Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
• Jacksonville International, Jacksonville (JAX)
• Miami International, Miami (MIA)
• Orlando International, Orlando (MCO)
• Orlando Sanford International, Sanford (SFB)
• Palm Beach International, West Palm Beach (PBI)
• St. Augustine, Saint Augustine (SGJ)
• St. Petersburg-Clearwater International, Clearwater (PIE)
• Tampa International, Tampa (TPA)

Georgia

• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)

Hawaii

• Honolulu International (HNL)

Illinois

• Chicago Midway International (MDW)
• Chicago O’Hare International (ORD)

Louisiana

• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Metairie (MSY)

Maryland

• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal, Glen Burnie (BWI)

Massachusettes

• Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford (BED)
  

Michigan

• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)

Minnesota

• Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, Minneapolis (MSP)

Missouri

• Kansas City International, Kansas City (MCI)
• Lambert-St. Louis International, St. Louis (STL)

Nevada

• McCarran International, Las Vegas (LAS)
• North Las Vegas (VGT)

New Jersey

• Newark Liberty International, Newark (EWR)
• Teterboro, Teterboro (TEB)
• Trenton Mercer, Trenton (TTN)

New York

• Greater Rochester International, Rochester (ROC)
• John F. Kennedy International, New York (JFK)
• La Guardia, New York (LGA)

North Carolina

• Charlotte/Douglas International, Charlotte (CLT)

Ohio

• Cleveland-Hopkins International, Cleveland (CLE)
• Port Columbus International, Columbus (CMH)
• Rickenbacker International, Columbus (LCK)
• Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International (CVG)

Oklahoma

• Will Rogers World, Oklahoma City (OKC)

Oregon

• Portland International, Portland (PDX)

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia International, Philadelphia (PHL)
• Pittsburgh International, Pittsburgh (PIT)

Tennessee

• Memphis International, Memphis (MEM)
• Nashville International, Nashville (BNA)

Texas

• San Antonio International, San Antonio (SAT)
• William P. Hobby, Houston (HOU)
• George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, Houston (IAH)
• Dallas/Fort Worth International, Fort Worth (DFW)
• Dallas Love Field, Dallas (DAL)
• Austin-Bergstrom International, Austin (AUS)

Utah

• Salt Lake City International (SLC)

Washington

• Boeing Field/King County International, Seattle (BFI)
• Seattle-Tacoma International, Seattle (SEA)

Wisconsin

• General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)

via Verizon.com

Verizon’s 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot is here, and you can now connect up to 5 WiFi devices to your hotspot.

According to Verizon, their 4G LTE network will deliver speeds that are 10x faster than 3G.  Download speeds range between 5-12 Mbps, and upload speeds are between 2-5 Mbps in areas where coverage is adequate. Beginning Thursday (3/31), the hotspot will cost $100 with a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract (plans start at $50/month for 5GB of data).

via Verizon

Verizon has a reputation for being the most stable wireless phone carrier in the United States. And although companies like Sprint have been aggressively expanding their 4G coverage, Verizon is quickly becoming the dominant player in this hyper competitive market.

Below is the currently list of Verizon 4G LTE enabled cities in the U.S. along with the list of additional cities that will be turned on by the end of 2011:

• Phoenix, Ariz.
• Los Angeles, Calif.
• Oakland, Calif.
• San Diego, Calif.
• San Francisco, Calif.
• San Jose, Calif.
• Denver, Colo.
• Washington, D.C.
• Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
• Jacksonville, Fla.
• Miami, Fla.
• Orlando, Fla.
• Tampa, Fla.
• West Palm Beach, Fla.
• Athens, Ga.
• Atlanta, Ga.
• Chicago, Ill.
• West Lafayette, Ind.
• New Orleans, La.
• Baltimore, Md.
• Boston, Mass.
• Detroit, Mich.
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
• St. Louis, Mo.
• Las Vegas, Nev.
• New York, N.Y.
• Rochester, N.Y.
• Charlotte, N.C.
• Akron, Ohio
• Cincinnati, Ohio
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Columbus, Ohio
• Oklahoma City, Okla.
• Philadelphia, Pa.
• Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Nashville, Tenn.
• Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• San Antonio, Texas
• Seattle/Tacoma, Wash.

Additional areas to be covered by Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network in 2011 include:

• Decatur, Ala.
• Huntsville, Ala.*
• Mobile, Ala.*
• Montgomery, Ala.*
• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.
• Fort Smith, Ark.
• Little Rock, Ark.*
• Tucson, Ariz.
• Bakersfield, Calif.
• Fresno, Calif.
• Modesto, Calif.
• Sacramento, Calif.
• Salinas-Monterey, Calif.
• San Luis Obispo, Calif.
• Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Stockton, Calif.
• Colorado Springs, Colo.*
• Fort Collins, Colo.
• Fairfield, Conn.
• Hartford, Conn.
• New Haven, Conn.
• Daytona Beach, Fla.
• Fort Myers, Fla.
• Gainesville, Fla.*
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.*
• Pensacola, Fla.*
• Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.*
• Tallahassee, Fla.*
• Augusta, Ga.*
• Hilo, Hawaii
• Honolulu, Hawaii*
• Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii*
• Lahaina, Hawaii*
• Davenport, Iowa
• Iowa City, Iowa
• Boise-Nampa, Idaho*
• Bloomington/Normal, Ill.
• Carbondale, Ill.*
• Champaign, Ill.
• Rockford, Ill.
• Springfield, Ill.
• Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Indianapolis, Ind.
• Lafayette, Ind.
• Wichita, Kan.*
• Louisville, Ky.
• Baton Rouge, La.*
• Hammond, La.*
• Springfield, Mass.
• Worcester, Mass.
• Hagerstown, Md.
• Flint, Mich.*
• Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Lansing, Mich.
• Saginaw-Bay City, Mich.
• Starkville, Miss.
• Asheville-Henderson, N.C.
• Fayetteville-Lumberton, N.C.*
• Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, N.C.*
• Raleigh-Durham, N.C.*
• Wilmington, N.C.*
• Fargo, N.D.
• Omaha, Neb.
• Albuquerque, N.M.
• Las Cruces, N.M. Santa Fe, N.M.
• Reno, Nev.
• Albany, N.Y.
• Ithaca, N.Y.
• Syracuse, N.Y.
• Dayton-Springfield, Ohio*
• Lima, Ohio
• Toledo, Ohio
• Tulsa, Okla.*
• Portland, Ore.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.
• Erie, Pa.*
• Harrisburg, Pa.
• Johnstown, Pa.
• Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Pa.
• State College, Pa.*
• Charleston, S.C.*
• Columbia, S.C.*
• Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.*
• Hilton Head, S.C.*
• Sioux Falls, S.D.*
• Chattanooga, Tenn.*
• Clarksville, Tenn.*
• Cleveland, Tenn.*
• Dyersburg-Union City, Tenn.
• Jackson, Tenn.
• Kingsport-Johnson City, Tenn.-Bristol, Va.*
• Knoxville, Tenn.*
• Memphis, Tenn.*
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas*
• Bryan-College Station, Texas*
• El Paso, Texas
• Temple-Killeen, Texas
• Provo-Orem, Utah*
• Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah*
• Olympia, Wash.*
• Centralia, Wash.*
• Spokane, Wash.
• Charleston, W.Va.*
• Madison, Wis.*
• Milwaukee, Wis.*

* Indicates a metro area previously announced in 2011

via Verizon.com

In the wake of AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile, Verizon is set to expand their 4G LTE network aggressively in the United States.  Verizon plans on expand the 4G network to an additional 59 cities by the end of 2011.

Here’s the press release from Verizon yesterday:

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Today, Verizon Wireless unveiled an additional 59 markets that will benefit from the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network by the end of this year.  These newly named areas, added to the 39 initial markets launched in December 2010 and 49 markets announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, mean that consumers and businesses in at least 147 U.S. cities will have access to the fastest, most advanced 4G mobile network in America.

David Small, chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless, said, “Aggressively expanding this powerful network beyond major metro areas reflects the reality that the 4G LTE ecosystem is growing quickly. Our commitment to reach deep into medium-sized cities and smaller communities by the end of 2011 means the power of 4G LTE can be harnessed and provide advanced services to law enforcement, healthcare workers, educators, and other professionals, as well as to individual consumers, sooner than many thought possible. So whether you spend time in New York and San Francisco, or Harrisburg, Penn., Saginaw/Bay City, Mich., Huntsville, Ala. and Las Cruces, New Mexico, you can connect to the most advanced 4G network in the country.”

via Verizon.com

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AT&T announced today that it will buy T-Mobile from Deutche Telekom for $39 billion in both cash and stock.  This is one of the biggest mergers in the United States since the beginning of the financial crisis.  Not will this deal dramatically boost AT&T’s 4G expansion efforts, but it will add an additional 46.5 million customers to the telecom giant. On top of the custom base and the 4G, T-Mobile was one of the leading telecoms to carry Android smartphones, which will now help contribute directly to AT&T’s bottom line.

Verizon announced the iPhone today at a press conference in New York City, and Verizon’s stock price has been falling ever since.

Sure, back in 2007 the iPhone was a revolutionary product and smartphone concept.

Just like the iPad is a today – the iPad has basically created a new paradigm in personal computing.

But the iPhone is… well… old technology in my opinion – and Verizon’s stock price (NYSE:VZ) might just confirm that theory.

Verizon shares have been dropping since they opened this morning (see chart below), and investors were well aware of the press conference today to announce the iPhone.

Now that the press conference is over, Verizon shares are down over 2% on the NYSE.

Why is that?

I believe investors see the iPhone as old technology.

That might sound harsh to some people, I know, but look at the reality of the smartphone marketplace.

We now have 4G speed – 3G is so… yesterday, right?

And we have LTE technology.

And not to mention all of the 4G speed Android smartphones.

C’mon man… you have to admit that the iPhone has been making it’s money on technology that is now 3 years old.

So I’m really thinking that the iPhone is no longer as impressive to investors as it was three years ago – in fact, Verizon’s stock price confirms that.

Technology moves fast, and even Apple isn’t exempt from having to keep up with the latest technology.

Here’s Verizon’s stock price movement with the impact of today’s iPhone announcement:

Thoughts?

Exactly 57 minutes ago, Sprint sent out an email announcing that 4G is now live in both San Francisco and San Jose.

According to some reports, Sprint was going to release their 4G network in the Bay Area on December 28th. But regardless, I just got the email less than an hour ago.

Now everyone in the Bay Area can start taking advantage of fast mobile internet connections that will enable more data consumption via the 4G radio towers than ever before!

Here’s a quick video talking about the Sprint’s 4G network in San Francisco:

image via AndroidCentral

CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas kicks off on Thursday and Verizon is expected to announce a whole new line up of 4G Android powered smartphones.

Just last month, Verizon said in a Twitter update that “Verizon 4G and Android are like “peanut butter and chocolate.”

The Android phones from Verizon will be the first 4G enabled phones from the carrier, beating out even the iPhone to the new Verizon 4G network.

Other 4G smartphones expected to be announced at CES may come from Samsung, Motorola, and HTC.

There is also wide speculation that a Motorola tablet called Xoom will be unveiled at CES as well.

via WSJ

Sprint announced via email yesterday that Denver, Colorado now has 4G coverage.

With the arrival of Sprint 4G in Denver, Sprint’s count of cities with 4G coverage rises to 74 cities nationwide – a pretty impressive number.

Sprint’s 4G coverage is powered by Clear, and without a doubt, Clear has the best Sprint 4G coverage map where you can view each city on a Google map, and then also view a comprehensible list below the map.

Some recent city launches to note – Sprint is now available in major metro areas such as New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston.

In my opinion, and the opinion of top CEO’s like Google’s Eric Schmidt, the future of the web is mobile. The number of people accessing the web through mobile devices is exploding, and not just here in the United States. Countries like China, Japan, and India an seeing explosive growth in mobile web consumption.

Here are 3 tell tale signs that the mobile web is in fact the web of the future:

1) iPad and tablet growth

I don’t really know about the sales forecast for tablets other than the iPad, like Android tablets. But I do know the outlook for the iPad.

Back in April, the iPad was announced. And on that day an entirely new paradigm in mobile computing.

Colin McGranahan, retail analyst at Bernstein Research has said “by any account, the iPad is a runaway success of unprecedented proportion.”  He expects future sales of the iPad to be in the range of 4.5 million per quarter, which is unprecedented for any one particular consumer electronic item.

2) Verizon’s new 4G LTE Network

This might be hard for you to believe, but Verizon has just released their 4G LTE network to 38 cities across the United States.

And when I say “just launched”, I mean it was like yesterday at a news conference where the Verizon 4G network was announced.

Although the Sprint 4G network has expanding rapidly throughout the US, the markets that Sprint has been targeting have been smaller, secondary markets.

Of course, with the exception now of the Sprint 4G in New York City.

The point here is that 4G is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of mobile broadband data access.

4G will redefine the way people access the internet through their mobile device, thus allowing for more robust applications to be made available.

And the more you become reliant upon your mobile devices, the less you’ll find yourself using your laptop and regular computers.

3) Opera mobile browser has 150 million users

Opera just celebrated celebrated 150 million users this week.

It was only back in April that the Opera mobile browser hit 100 million users – so that’s 50 million users in about 8 months.

Now consider the fact that Opera mobile web browser – Opera 4.0 – was first released in 2000. Now that’s over 10 years ago.

So in more than 10 years, it took Opera’s mobile web browser to grow to 100 million users. And then less than one year to grow 50 million new users.

Again, Opera is a tell tale sign that the age of the mobile web is upon us.

What do you think?

What are your thoughts about the future of the mobile web?

The world of 4G mobile internet speed is about to expand.

Verizon Wireless will be holding a press conference tomorrow, December 1st, to announce their 4G LTE mobile broadband network. The Verizon 4G network is expected to launch, on day 1, in 38 cities throughout the U (see the list of 38 cities below).

According to Mashable, LTE is important for a number of reasons, but most of all, because it has the potential to become the first true global standard in wireless. By contrast, Sprint has embraced WiMAX as its 4G standard, which is mainly prevalent in parts of Asia. Regardless, both technologies are exceptionally fast compared to today’s mobile broadband standards — and let’s face it, that’s really the most important factor.

Several sites online will be covering the Verizon 4G LTE news conference, including Mashable.

Here’s the list of 38 cities that are scheduled to get Verizon’s 4G LTE network:

*Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Initial Major Metropolitan Area Deployment *

• Akron, Ohio
• Athens, Georgia
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Chicago, Illinois
• Cincinnati, Ohio
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Columbus, Ohio
• Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Dallas, Texas
• Denver, Colorado
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Houston, Texas
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Los Angeles, California
• Miami, Florida
• Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Nashville, Tennessee
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• New York, New York
• Oakland, California
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Orlando, Florida
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Rochester, New York
• San Antonio, Texas
• San Diego, California
• San Francisco, California
• San Jose, California
• Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
• St. Louis, Missouri
• Tampa, Florida
• Washington, D.C.
• West Lafayette, Indiana
• West Palm Beach, Florida

Last night during the Giants vs. Eagles game, I saw for the first time (I think it was the first time anyway…) Verizon’s commercial for their upcoming 4G LTE network (you can see it below). Of course, Verizon is promoting it as lightning fast with a huge budget behind their marketing efforts. But the truth is, Verizon’s 4G LTE network is substantially slower than what’s currently available. T-Mobile’s 4G network can reach download speeds of 21 Mbps and will double to 42 Mbps next year. Verizon 4G LTE network, according to Verizon themselves, will only do 5 Mbps to 12 Mbps. I mean heck, even AT&T’s 4G network is expected to be clocking at least 21 Mbps.

Here’s Verizon’s 4G LTE commercial:

Thoughts?

via IntoMobile

I’ve written before about Sprint’s 4G network coming to New York City. And we even covered the news when Sprint 4G was being tested in New York City back in August. Well today, the rumors and small snippets of news comes to an end. Sprint has made their official announcement that their 4G network has finally arrived in New York City.

New York City is a huge market for Sprint’s 4G network to cover due to the population, data devices, and wide spread reach that people in New York have regarding telling other people about Sprint’s 4G network.

The question now is, when will Verizon start flexing their 4G network muscles – and AT&T as well – and start taking a chunk out of Sprint’s aggressive expansion of their 4G network throughout the Unites States.

Sprint 4G Now In 61 markets throughout the United States

Here’s the announcement made by Sprint via their community platform back on November 1st:

Starting today, November 1, 2010 – Sprint 4G – the next generation in wireless service – is available to customers in New York City, Hartford, New Haven, New Brunswick, Trenton and Tampa. With Sprint 4G, wireless customers can experience mobile downloads, video chat capabilities and turbo-charged Web browsing.

Video Series

For a behind-the-scene look into how Sprint got all five boroughs of New York City and parts of New Jersey and Long Island ready for its 4G network, please visit our three-part video series, “Wiring up 4G in NYC.”

The latest installment takes a look at How Sprint plans on making 4G work in some of NYC’s most crowded and  popular spots, including crowded stadiums. How coverage and capacity  supports high-usage applications like video chat, video streaming and or  sending pictures out from the stadium.

Here’s a video about Sprint’s 4G coming to New York City:

via Sprint

You would think that T-Mobile would be able to afford their own marketing campaign for promoting their 4G network. Instead, T-Mobile took a play straight from Apple’s playbook with their new 4G network commercial that attacks AT&T’s 3G network. I agree that AT&T should be dominating the 4G market right now. After all, they have been the sole benefactor to the iPhone for the past 3 years. But regardless, T-Mobile basically stole Apple’s marketing strategy with this commercial (see video below):

T-Mobile’s new 4G commercial attacking AT&T

via Engadget

Back in August we covered reports of Sprint’s 4G network being spotted in the New York City area which turned out to be Sprint was in the metro NYC testing out their 4G network. Today it’s official however, Sprint has announced the arrival of their 4G mobile data speed to New York City, Hartford, New Haven, New Brunswick, Trenton and Tampa, brining the total of Sprint 4G-enabled cities to 61.

Sprint / Clear 4G speeds will work on any 4G enabled handset, or their Overdrive 4G MiFi mobile hotspot.

Anyone in the NYC, Tampa, or other metros areas…. let us know in the comments what speeds you are getting on your devices – and what device you are using!

via MobileCrunch

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Earlier this month, on October 6th, 2010, Verizon announced their 4G LTE (4G Long Term Evolution) expansion plans. The announcement was made by Lowell McAdam, president and chief operating officer of Verizon, and it detailed how Verizon Wireless will launch in 38 major metropolitan areas, covering more than 110 million Americans, by the end of the 2010.

That’s a pretty aggressive expansion plan for Verizon’s 4G network and literally overnight, Sprint’s 4G coverage is up against serious competition.

In addition, the company is launching its 4G LTE in more than 60 commercial airports coast to coast – both the airports within the launch areas plus airports in other key cities.

** Only July 22nd, Verizon announced 37 more US cities and 11 more US airports – you can see these new 4G enabled locations at the bottom

Initial Verizon 4G LTE network launch (2010):

• Large sections of the Northeast Corridor, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. as well as Rochester, New York
• Throughout Miami and south Florida, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and New Orleans as well as Charlotte, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee
• Chicagoland, St. Louis, the Twin Cities, Pittsburgh and major cities in Ohio
• Major population centers in California as well as Seattle, Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas

Verizon 4G LTE network launch by 2013:

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Initial Major Metropolitan Area Deployment

Akron, Ohio
Athens, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Dallas, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Houston, Texas
Jacksonville, Florida
Las Vegas, Nevada
Los Angeles, California
Miami, Florida
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York, New York
Oakland, California
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Orlando, Florida
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rochester, New York
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
St. Louis, Missouri
Tampa, Florida
Washington, D.C.
West Lafayette, Indiana
West Palm Beach, Florida

And here are the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Initial Commercial Airport Deployment (Airport Name, City, State)

Austin-Bergstrom International, Austin, Texas
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal, Glen Burnie, Maryland
Bob Hope, Burbank, California
Boeing Field/King County International, Seattle, Washington
Charlotte/Douglas International, Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago Midway International, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago O’Hare International, Chicago, Illinois
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Covington, Kentucky
Cleveland-Hopkins International, Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth International, Fort Worth, Texas
Denver International, Denver, Colorado
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, Houston, Texas
Greater Rochester International, Rochester, New York
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, Atlanta, Georgia
Honolulu International, Honolulu, Hawaii
Jacksonville International, Jacksonville, Florida
John F. Kennedy International, New York, New York
John Wayne Airport-Orange County, Santa Ana, California
Kansas City International, Kansas City, Missouri
La Guardia, New York, New York
Lambert-St. Louis International, St. Louis, Missouri
Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts
Long Beach/Daugherty Field, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, California
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Metairie, Louisiana
McCarran International, Las Vegas, Nevada
Memphis International, Memphis, Tennessee
Metropolitan Oakland International, Oakland, California
Miami International, Miami, Florida
Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nashville International, Nashville, Tennessee
New Castle, Wilmington, North Carolina
Newark Liberty International, Newark, New Jersey
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, San Jose, California
North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Orlando International, Orlando, Florida
Orlando Sanford International, Sanford, Florida
Palm Beach International, West Palm Beach, Florida
Philadelphia International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, Mesa, Arizona
Pittsburgh International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Port Columbus International, Columbus, Ohio
Portland International, Portland, Oregon
Rickenbacker International, Columbus, Ohio
Ronald Reagan Washington National, Arlington, Virginia
Sacramento International, Sacramento, California
Salt Lake City International, Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio International, San Antonio, Texas
San Diego International, San Diego, California
San Francisco International, San Francisco, California
Seattle-Tacoma International, Seattle, Washington
St. Augustine, Saint Augustine, Florida
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International, Clearwater, Florida
Tampa International, Tampa, Florida
Teterboro, Teterboro, New Jersey
Trenton Mercer, Trenton, New Jersey
Washington Dulles International, Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.
Will Rogers World, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
William P. Hobby, Houston, Texas

New Verizon 4G LTE enabled cities and airports that were announced on July 22nd, 2011:

New Verizon 4G LTE cities:

•  Decatur, AL
•  Huntsville, AL
• Phoenix, AZ *
• Los Angeles, CA *
• San Diego, CA *
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Bradenton, FL
• Lakeland, FL
• Sarasota, FL
• Augusta, GA
• Hilo, HI
• Honolulu, HI
• Kahului, Lahaina, Wailuku & Kihei, HI
• Carbondale, IL
• Wichita, KS
• Louisville, KY
• Baton Rouge, LA
• Springfield, MA
• Northern New Jersey, NJ *
• Las Vegas, NV *
• Durham, NC
• Greensboro, NC
• High Point, NC
• Winston-Salem, NC
• Toledo, OH
• Tulsa, OK
• Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA
• Charleston, SC
• Chattanooga, TN
• Knoxville, TN
• Dallas, TX *
• Ft. Worth, TX *
• San Antonio, TX *
• Olympia, WA
• Seattle, WA *
• Tacoma, WA *
• Charleston, WV

* BOLD = EXPANDING COVERAGE IN EXISTING MARKET

New Verizon 4G LTE Airports:

• Charleston, WV – (CRW) Yeager
• Toledo, OH – (TOL) Toledo Express
• Milwaukee, WI – (MKE) General Mitchell International
• Rochester, NY – (ROC) Greater Rochester International
• Wichita, KS – (ICT) Wichita Mid-Continent
• Greensboro, NC – (GSO) Piedmont Triad International
• Greer, SC – (GSP) Greenville-Spartanburg International
• Sarasota/Bradenton, FL – (SRQ) Sarasota/Bradenton International
• Colorado Springs, CO – (COS) City of Colorado Springs Municipal
• Hilo, HI – (ITO) Hilo International
• Kahului, HI – (OGG) Kahului

via Verizon

The Verizon 4G coverage map is set to aggressively expand from now through 2013. Starting today, Verizon Wireless is scheduled to launch their 4G LTE network in Charleston, West Virginia. From there, the Verizon 4G LTE network will expand to 10 other West Virginia metro areas by 2013.

A press conference is scheduled today at an Embassy Suites in W. Va. where Senator Jay Rockefeller, Governor Joe Manchin, and Verizon’s senior vice president and CTO Tony Melone are all scheduled to be in attendance.

According to a Verizon spokesperson, the consumer benefit of the Verizon’s “4G Long Term Evolution” network is faster speeds and more connectivity among multiple devices.

Verizon Wireless plan on expanding their 4G LTE network to 38 cities and more than 60 commercial airports across the nation by 2013.

via DailyMail

One of the hottest topics in the mobile internet and smartphone data arena is Sprint’s 4G coverage areas. Say what you will about Sprint, but they have up to this point been the leader in providing 4G coverage in cities throughout the United States.

I was just checking out the Sprint / Clear 4G coverage map and noticed that Texas currently has more 4G coverage metro areas than other state in the US. Texas has 12 cities that are currently covered under Sprint’s 4G cloud. The next closest is Washington state which has 9 cities with Sprint’s 4G coverage cloud.

Here’s the 12 cities in Texas that have Sprint 4G coverage:

1. Corpus Christi, Texas
2. San Antonio, Texas
3. Houston, Texas
4. Austin, Texas
5. Killeen, Texas
6. Waco, Texas
7. Midland/Odessa, Texas
8. Abilene, Texas
9. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
10. Lubbock, Texas
11. Witchita Falls, Texas
12. Amarillo, Texas

The Sprint / Clear 4G map does not show any cities scheduled to receive 4G coverage in the coming year (2011).

And here’s the 9 cities in Washington state that are showing Sprint / Clear 4G coverage:

1. Bellingham, Washington
2. Everett, Washington
3. Kitsap, Washington
4. Seattle, Washington
5. Tacoma, Washington
6. Yakima, Washington
7. Richland, Washington
8. Tri-Cities, Washington
9. Pasco, Washington

What cities are wanting to see Sprint / Clear 4G coverage in?

via Clear.com

I sent out a call to anyone and everyone who has a 4G enabled phone to test their 4G download speed and post the results.  Actually, it was originally a call out to people with, what was then, the new HTC EVO 4G. But I guess people with just any 4G phone have been responding.

Jay posted results where he claims that his 4G phone clocked a 10.45Mbps down and 0.95Mbps up in Fort Worth, Texas – that is without a doubt the fastest 4G speed I’ve seen so far.

So how about you?

Do you have a 4G enabled smartphone? If so, point your mobile web browser to speedtest.net > get the app > then test your download and upload speed on your 4G smartphone.

Then come back here and post your results – or post them at our SMSEO Facebook Page.

I now feel bad (sort of…) about the article I wrote previously about how Sprint’s 4G coverage map sucked. The truth is, it does…

Well thanks to Clear, the company behind the towers and technology of Sprint’s 4G coverage, there is a much more comprehensive map for us to follow.

Check out the Clear / Sprint 4G coverage map here.

What I like best about the map is that it shows future coverage areas. Cities like New York City, Tampa, and Miami are all slated to get 4G coverage soon, according to the map.

And we know that Sprint 4G in New York City is already being tested.

So what do you think about Clear’s 4G map compared to Sprint’s?

Thanks Alex for the feedback

It’s official, the T-Mobile G-2 Android phone is now available on T-Mobile’s website.  The new G2 Android phone is designed to utilize T-Mobile’s new 4G capabilities and features full access to the Google Android Market and the new Voice Actions from Google which allows full voice control of nearly all features of your mobile phone. The G2 Android phone is T-Mobile’s first ever 4G enabled phone that will run on their HSPA+ network. The T-Mobile G2 is replacing the  T-Mobile G1 which was the first ever Android mobile phone to hit the market nearly 2 years ago. On July 27th, T-Mobile said good-bye to the G1, obviously making room for the G2.

You can buy the G2 Android phone now for $199 with a new 2 year contract with T-Mobile. Otherwise, the G2 Android phone will cost $499.

via T-Mobile

Sprint just announced the arrival of their 4G network to Minneapolis and Pittsburgh. I believe this now makes 55 markets that Sprint has 4G coverage in, and obviously there are more on the way. Even though I’ve been of the opinion that Verizon and AT&T could easily catch up to Sprint’s 4G coverage area, I’m starting to think that Sprint is doing a great job of positioning themselves for the 4G battle that lays ahead. 55 markets, to include New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, puts Sprint in a pretty good position in the 4G coverage market.

So what do you think about Sprint’s 4G coverage and expansion?

Now that we have the iPhone 4 antenna drama seemingly behind us, it’s time to start focusing on the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone – the iPhone 5. Tentative release dates for the iPhone 5 is July 2011, and this release could be coming directly from Verizon. What’s great about the next version of the iPhone is that it may no longer be restricted to the AT&T.  Verizon is already testing their CDMA network for both the iPhone. The next version of the iPhone will more than likely be called iPhone 5. Unless, of course, we get an iPhone 4G and an iPhone 4GS first. The most popular feature that people would be looking for on the iPhone 5 would be a 4G wireless connection. Although Sprint has been aggressively pursuing the 4G market, I don’t think it will take long for Verizon to trump Sprint in their expansion efforts, which would then allow a 4G enabled iPhone to dominate the mobile phone market.

Thoughts?

One of our readers just sent me a message saying he picked up a Sprint 4G signal in San Jose, California. This is odd because the only 4 cities in California that officially have Sprint’s 4G network are Merced, Visalia, Modesto, and Stockton (see here). And of course, the Sprint 4G coverage in San Francisco that has been coming online over the past month or so. But 4G in San Jose? That’s quite a long ways from San Francisco for 4G coverage to be picked up. What do you think, is Sprint expanding into San Jose covertly?

thanks Valencianathan

The folks from TechEngadgets have provided an image of their mobile phone verifying Sprint’s WiMAX 4G coverage in Manhattan in the 10001 zip code. By looking at the map location, I’m guessing they were either in or near the New York Penn Station.

People were just reporting also that Sprint’s 4G WiMAX was being found in San Francisco as well.

That leaves the only city left on the major Sprint 4G announcement to be Los Angeles.

Has anyone spotted 4G in the Los Angeles area.

via TechEngadgets