Verizon's LTE Network Will Improve Gaming, Interactive Video Performance, Battery Life

The Verizon Wireless fourth-generation Long Term Evolution network will boost typical downlink speeds to 5 Mbps to 12 Mbps, and uplink speeds to the 2 Mbps to 5 Mbps range, but latency performance also will improve by a factor of about four, making the LTE network a much-better platform for multiplayer games and interactive multimedia applications.

Video applications such as video sharing, surveillance, conferencing and streaming in higher definition will benefit from the new network's capabilities.

The LTE air interface also reduces signal interference that historically has degraded end user experience and reduces power requirements, leading to longer handset battery life. Because of the 700-MHz frequencies used to support LTE, in-building signal strength will be higher than currently is possible with 3G network signals.

Verizon Wireless will be the first mobile service provider and among the first in the world to launch a fourth-generation Long Term Evolution network, starting with 25 to 30 markets in 2010, covering approximately 100 million people; and extending to cover Verizon's current 3G footprint in 2013.