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Verizon To Announce LTE Roll-Out Plans December 1st

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Verizon has announced that they will be holding a 4G LTE press conference, tomorrow, Dec. 1st where it is expected that they will unveil roll-out plans of, what will be, the worlds largest LTE network.

Verizon Wireless will launch the world’s largest 4G LTE network in 38 major metropolitan areas, covering more than 110 million Americans, before the end of the year. To view a video about Verizon Wireless’ 4G network, visit http://bit.ly/vzw4g. For more information about 4G from Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

The press conference will begin tomorrow, Dec. 1st at 12 noon EST.  Teleconference details are as follows:

Via teleconference: 888-254-7414 (United States)
+1 706-643-5869 (International)
Conference ID: 27940471

I wonder how long it will be before we see the first LTE BlackBerry?

Verizon 2010/2011 Roadmap Leaked… BlackBerry Not Even Mentioned

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A BGR Source has leaked Verizon roadmap plans for the remainder of 2010, 2011, and even a bit of 2012.  There is a lot of focus on LTE and Android, however, news about Research in Motion and upcoming BlackBerry devices was not present on the roadmap at all.

It is clear that Verizon is putting its money on Android, however, it will be interesting to see if big red, who once accounted for 40% of all of Research in Motion’s revenue, will continue to push BlackBerry devices, or, relegate it’s former flagship smartphone line to “devices they still sell” status.

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A BlackBerry May Be Among The First LTE Devices Offered On Verizon Next Year

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According to Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam, Research in Motion may be among the first manufacturers next year to offer a device on Verizon’s new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network that they are rolling out later this year.

Verizon released a video of their LTE in action at a Boston Pizza shop last week and the network saw download speeds of 8.55 Mbps.  A BlackBerry with that kind of speed begs for streaming video, so, it will be interesting to see if the first LTE BlackBerry will have a full touchscreen like on the BlackBerry Storm or like the new BlackBerry 9800 Slider rumored to be coming out on AT&T in June.

[Source MSNBC via BerryReview]