4G Phone / Satellite Broadband Network Planned
Nokia Siemens has been hired by an investment company to build a hybrid 4G cellphone / satellite mobile network.
The network will be called LightSquared and is set to go live across the US next year. The company behind LightSquared plans to have 4G satellite coverage available to 92% of the US population by 2015. Rather than offer its 4G network directly to phone users, LightSquare plans a wholesale business model – selling access to its network to mobile carriers, cable operators, device manufacturers and content creators.
The LightSquare 4G satellite network will initially launch in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver and Baltimore.
Sprint 4G in Salt Lake City & St. Louis
Sprint has added to its list of cities and markets with 4G phone coverage by launching their 4G network in Salt Lake City and St. Louis.
Sprint is also due to launch 4G in a number of other markets in the near future.
The list of upcoming 4G rollouts include Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston.
Sprint 4G Launch in Richmond, Salt Lake City and St. Louis
Sprint has expanded its growing 4G phone network with launches in Richmond, Salt Lake City and St. Louis.
The new 4G coverage areas mean the Sprint network is now available in 36 markets across the US including Atlanta, Honolulu, Maui, Chicago, Baltimore, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Dallas / Fort Worth, Houston and Salt Lake City.
The Sprint 4G phone network is also expected to launch later this year in Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Washington D.C.
4G New York, LA and San Francisco
Looks like the promised expansion of the Sprint and Clearwire 4G phone networks to New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco is starting to get underway.
A number of mobile phone users with a Sprint EVO 4G are reporting notifications on their handsets that a “4G network is available”.
It’s still early days – and we’ve yet to hear of anyone able to actually make use of the new LA, San Francisco or New York 4G network – but the technology boys and girls at Sprint & Clearwire are obviously working on it.
Clear 4G Baltimore – New & Improved
Clearwire has upgraded and improved its Clear 4G phone network for Baltimore.
The Clear 4G Baltimore coverage area now covers 725 square miles and around 1.7 million people in the Baltimore metro area.
The updated 4G network now extends as far as Bel Air, Annapolis, Columbia, Owings Mills, Dundalk and Essex.
Kansas City Gets Sprint 4G
Mobile phone users in Kansas City can now enjoy Sprint 4G phones services as the city becomes one of 33 other markets where Sprint has launched 4G.
The Kansas 4G coverage takes in Kansas City, Shawnee, Overland Park, Lee’s Summit, Independence and the Northland. Sprint says more cellphone towers will be converted to operate 4G services throughout the summer – giving extended coverage through the rest of the market.
Phone users can use the new service with either a data modem or the new HTC EVO 4G phone.
T-Mobile “4G” Network
T-Mobile is claiming 4G speeds for parts of its 3G phone network. It’s billing the new T-Mobile HSPA+ network as a “super-fast mobile broadband network that delivers 4G speeds”.
The service is now available in the New York City metropolitan area, including New Jersey and Long Island, as well as Upstate New York (Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse), Connecticut (Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford), Providence, R.I., Memphis, Tennessee and Las Vegas. The “4G” phone network has been live for some time in Philadelphia and some parts of Washington, D.C.
T-Mobile says it will be expanding the HSPA+ network to cover Boston and more of Washington, D.C. in the coming weeks. The network offers theoretical peak download speeds of 21Mbps and is due to be available in 100 cities by the end of the year.
Sprint 4G Coverage Map
Quick tip for 4G phone users (or those thinking of switching to Sprint 4G).
Sprint has a pretty good 4G coverage map.
The map allows you to enter a location and check instantly whether that location is within the Sprint 4G coverage area.
