Verizon Announces Test Markets for LTE, Reiterates Palm Pre Release Early Next Year

Humberto Saabedra

During an investor earnings call this morning, CFO John Killian confirmed that Seattle and Boston will be the first test markets for the as yet proven standard ahead of the planned Q4 2010 commercial launch. The commercial launch will consist of up 30 additional markets ramping all the way up to an expected 100 million points of presence by 2013.

In related news, the carrier also reiterated its plans to launch its version of the Palm Pre early next year, despite the PR war of words in previous months regarding Sprint’s exclusivity.

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