Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent have entered in a four-year agreement expected to be worth US$4 billion for Alcatel-Lucent wireless network architecture and services to support Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless will hold a news conference on 6 October during CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010, in San Francisco according to the company press release.
At an investor conference in New York, Verizon's CEO Ivan Seidenberg said that Verizon's new data plans would be different from AT&T's plans, but he didn't provide details.
Verizon Wireless, which is ready to roll out LTE network some time in November, is trying to get the FCC approval to allow them to buy more spectrum so that they can cover the state of Alaska.
Intomobile reports that this year Atlanta and Athens, GA will go live with Verizon’s LTE network along with Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth and Weatherford, TX.
Another interesting story from BoyGeniusReport, BGR reports that Verizon Wireless will begin rolling out its LTE network starting on November 15th this year.