Verizon plans to launch LTE network all at once instead of market-by-market

Information Week reports that Verizon Wireless plans to launch its Long Term Evolution^(INFO) network all at once instead of rolling it out on a market-by-market basis, according to Verizon's Senior Vice President and CTO, Tony Melone.

Verizon continues to be on schedule with the deployment of its fourth generation network, and wants to give consumers as much coverage as possible rather than "tease" them with a slow roll-out, he said in an interview.

The company will trial its LTE technology in Boston and Seattle, after having completed data connection tests on 700MHz spectrum in August, as we reported.

The company plans to rollout the service commercially in up to 30 cities in 2010, though it has not announced specific dates for that launch. [via Phone Scoop]