Verizon launches high-speed 4G LTE network in Philadelphia

On Sunday, a new entrant to the next-generation 4G wireless market emerged in Philadelphia.

Verizon Wireless announced in a press release that it has launched its Long Term Evolution network in the region, one of 38 major metropolitan launches. The service offers Verizon users average download speeds of 5 to 12Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5Mbps with compatible devices.

The anticipated launch is years in the making, and as we’ve noted many times before, it’s a crowded market.

Sprint, Clear and Comcast all offer similar high-speed 4G offerings on the Clearwire white-labeled WiMAX network. We reviewed Sprint’s service in May, which should give consumers a snapshot of service offered by the three carriers.

Clearwire launched its 4G network last October, as we reported.

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The Associated Press reports that actor Kelsey Grammer is “an investor and public face” of proposed politically-conservative-leaning RightNetwork, which aso has investment from Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider and drew buzz in April for incorrectly being associated with Comcast partnering.

Philly Tech News reports that Red Tettemer is handling the network’s PR and that it will be based in Philadelphia. That has since been confirmed.

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