LG to start global roll-out of LG Optimus G this month

by Jeff Causey on Jan 21st 2013, 7:55pm
tagged LG, markets, Optimus G

LG announced today they are going to expand sales of the LG Optimus G into 50 new markets this month. The new markets will join the United States, Canada, Korea, and Japan, all of which already have access to the device. LG hopes the Optimus G will be considered an “ultimate premium 4G LTE smartphone.” While the device does sport some nice hardware, including a Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor, we did not find it was enough to land atop some other leading phones in the U.S. market. Still, buyers have been receptive to the Optimus G as indicated by their recent announcement that they had sold 1 million units. Google also thought enough of the Optimus G to use it as the base for the Nexus 4.

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US Cellular Will Kickoff LTE with Tablet in March and Smartphone in April

by Stacy Bruce on Jan 6th 2012, 9:03pm
tagged 4G, Android, LTE, markets, rollout, smartphone, tablet, us cellular

It looks like US Cellular is gearing up to go full swing with their LTE rollout as they just announced two LTE devices will become available in the coming months. According to the US Cellular Twitter account, an LTE tablet will first hit the market in March and their first LTE smartphone will be available in April. Today’s US Cellular tweet reads like this:

4G LTE is almost here! A tablet will be available by the end of March, and our first Smartphone will be ready in April.

At this point there is really no telling what devices they will adopt, but you can bet both will be powered by our beloved Android OS. The first markets to receive US Cellular LTE coverage will be Wisconsin, Maine, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas with more areas to follow throughout the year.

[via Twitter]

Verizon to Expand 4G Coverage Tomorrow, Will Now Cover up to 190 Markets

by Stacy Bruce on Dec 14th 2011, 7:35pm
tagged 4G, carrier, coverage, expansion, LTE, markets, network, Verizon

Last month we heard about Verizon’s plans to expand its LTE network even further. Until today, we didn’t know exactly which areas were going to receive coverage and many readers were hoping they would be next. If you are still without access to the nations largest 4G network, then you might want to pay attention to the following list. Today, Verizon issued a press release and says they are flipping the switch and expanding coverage on Thursday, Dec. 15th, in these locations:

New Markets

Dover, Del.
Lafayette, Ind.
Fitchburg/Leominster, Mass.
Duluth, the Rochester area and St. Cloud, Minn.
Manchester/Nashua, N.H.
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Findlay/Tiffin and Youngstown/Warren, Ohio
Indiana, Pa

Expansions

San Diego and San Francisco
Washington, D.C.
Savannah, Ga.
Chicagoland, Ill.
Baltimore and Hagerstown, Md

At just over a year old, Verizon’s 4G network will reach up to 190 markets as of tomorrows expansion. Pretty good compared to the other carriers 4G coverage. Jump past the break if you want to read the full press release. » Read the rest