Verizon seeks partners to blanket rural US with 4G broadband2010-06-03 09:15 by DanielaTags: Verizon, 4G
Looks like the payoff for the Federal Communications Commission's massive 700MHz band auction in 2008 could be coming for rural consumers. Verizon, which bought $9 billion worth of contiguous licenses in that zone, says it's looking for rural companies to help it "collaboratively build and operate" 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks in the countryside. The local carriers will provide towers and backhaul lines to them. Verizon will bring in the core LTE equipment and regional 700MHz licenses, which can transmit voice and data across rural county sized distances. "Verizon Wireless may work with rural companies that have towers and backhaul capabilities, even if those companies are not currently wireless operators," the telco also says. "Together, we will plan and coordinate a local LTE deployment schedule that makes sense for both Verizon Wireless and the rural company that we are collaborating with." 2010 is a crucial year for Verizon's ambitious LTE plans. The company just put out a YouTube video extolling the better-than-expected-results of its LTE trials in Boston, Massachusetts. Last year, Verizon's Chief Technology Officer trekked all the way to Barcelona, Spain to promise that it will deploy the broadband technology in 25 to 30 cities by late December. Read more -here-
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