Verizon Wireless 2010 4G Network Release Plans Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, has turned to Alcatel Lucent and Ericsson to serve as the primary vendors of infrastructure equipment based on a high-speed wireless technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE), said Dick Lynch, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Verizon Wireless. "LTE enables us to continue to meet business customer demands for a higher bandwidth, low-latency service that works broadly in the United States and globally, while helping us to meet consumer demand for mobilizing the many applications they frequently use when tethered to high-bandwidth wired networks," Lynch said Wednesday in his keynote address at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. According to “Mobile Tech Today’s” article regarding Verizon’s 4G testing, they state that the LTE field tests that Verizon and partner Vodafone have conducted in Minneapolis, Columbus and northern New Jersey demonstrate that LTE is capable of delivering peak download rates of 50 to 60 Mbps, Lynch said. By contrast, WiMAX networks currently offer average downlink speeds of two to four Mbps in the metropolitan areas of Baltimore and Portland. Verizon said it intends to open an LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., that will enable the carrier and its wireless technology partners to develop LTE products and services that target the consumer electronics, machine-to-machine, and business segments. "The appetite for new and innovative broadband services is insatiable," Lynch said. "People want new and customized content, relevant information and services, and increased opportunities to communicate with each other and the world around them." For information regarding our current products and services please visit our website listed below. www.manleysolutions.com www.store.manleysolutions.com