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Verizon, Motorola, Research In Motion, Google and Sprint Nextel

^{Published on 2010-05-19 14:05:36 - Market Wire}
 

CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Verizon (NYSE: [ VZ ]), Motorola (NYSE: [ MOT ]), Research In Motion (Nasdaq: [ RIMM ]), Google (Nasdaq: [ GOOG ]) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: [ S ]).

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Here are highlights from Tuesdaya™s Analyst Blog:

Verizon 4G Phone in May 2011?

Verizon (NYSE: [ VZ ]) has hinted that it may roll out 4G handsets in May 2011, ahead of its previous mid-2011 expectation. According to Verizon wireless CEO, at least five handsets from leading vendors such as Motorola (NYSE: [ MOT ]), Research In Motion (Nasdaq: [ RIMM ]), HTC and LG are expected to be unleashed by that time, capable of running on the carriera™s 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network.

Verizon is also planning to unveil several tablet devices along with the 4G handsets. Manufactured by the likes of Motorola, LG and Samsung, the tablet computers will run on Googlea™s (Nasdaq: [ GOOG ]) Android platform.

In March 2010, Verizon unveiled its plan of introducing LTE data cards and modems for laptops before launching the 4G handsets. This mirrors Sprint Nextela™s (NYSE: [ S ]) strategy of rolling out USB data cards, dual-mode modems and routers for laptop users who connect to its 4G WiMax network. Sprint recently revealed its plan to launch its first 4G smartphone (dubbed aEVO 4Ga) on June 4, 2010, ahead of market expectations.

Verizon successfully completed field testing of its LTE network in Boston and Seattle demonstrating encouraging throughput levels. The carrier has used its 700 megahertz (MHz) spectrum (purchased at the 2008 Federal Communications Commission auction) for 4G data transfer to successfully test applications such as web browsing, voice transmission, video streaming and file upload and download.

Verizon expects its LTE network to deliver average downlink speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) in a practical setting. Based on a recently conducted test on laptops in a small pizzeria in Boston, the network achieved top downlink speeds of 8.55 Mbps.

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