Sprint plans 4G LTE rollout for 100 cities in "coming months"

[Rick]

Although it was the first to offer "4G" under its WiMax service, Sprint has fallen dreadfully behind likes of Verizon, AT&T and others as the industry's collective efforts began to pave the way for nationwide LTE proliferation.

Not to be left behind, Sprint has announced plans to catch up to its competition by deploying its own 4G LTE access to over 100 cities in the U.S.

While Sprint's eventual goal is to upgrade its entire, existing 3G infrastructure to 4G, the company says it will be offering 4G to certain cities within "the coming months". 

Below is the list of cities expected to benefit from Sprint's wireless network refresh. Sprint warns that service may be unreliable in some areas until upgrades are officially completed.

Cities planned for Sprint 4G LTE rollout
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, Puerto Rico Albermarle, N.C. Anderson, Ind. Asheville, N.C. Athens, Tenn. Athens, Texas Austin, Texas Barnstable Town (Hyannis/Midcape), Mass. Baton Rouge, La. Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Boston Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Mass. Charlotte, N.C. Chattanooga, Tenn. Chicago Clarksville, Tenn. Cleveland, Tenn. Coamo, Puerto Rico College Station, Texas Columbia, Tenn. Columbus, Ind. Cookeville, Tenn. Crossville, Tenn. Daytona Beach-Deltona-Ormond Beach, Fla. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. Fayetteville, N.C. Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Gary, Ind. Goldsboro, N.C. Greenville, N.C. Greeneville, Tenn. Guayama, Puerto Rico Hammond, La. Harriman, Tenn. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La. Hutchinson, Kan. Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Johnson City, Tenn. Jonesboro, Ark. Kankakee-Bradley-Bourbonnais, Ill. Kerrville, Texas Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn. Kinston, N.C. Knoxville, Tenn. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla. Lancaster, S.C. Lawrence, Kan.	Lincolnton, N.C. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. Lumberton, N.C. McPherson, Kan. Memphis, Tenn. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla. Morgan City, La. Morristown, Tenn. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Muncie, Ind. Nashville, Tenn. New Orleans New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va. Ocala, Fla. Ocean Pines, Md. Palatka, Fla. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla. Peabody/Lawrence-Methuen/Gloucester, Mass. Philadelphia Ponce, Puerto Rico Port St. Lucie, Fla. Roanoke Rapids, N.C. Rochelle, Ill. Rockford, Ill. Rocky Mount, N.C. Salina, Kan. Salisbury, Md. Salisbury, N.C. San German-Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla. Sevierville, Tenn. Shelby, N.C. Southern Pines-Pinehurst, N.C. Springfield, Mass. Statesville-Mooresville, N.C. St. Thomas, USVI Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. Topeka, Kan. Tullahoma, Tenn. Tupelo, Miss. Warrensburg, Mo. Washington, D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria, Va. Waukegan-Lake County, Ill. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Fla. Wichita, Kan. Wichita Falls, Texas Wilson, N.C. Worcester-Fitchburg-Leominster, Mass. Yauco, Puerto Rico

This year, Sprint announced the imminent shut down of its Nextel network, an aging property acquired in 2005 during its Sprint-Nextel merger. The network's sunset will spell the end of Sprint's iDEN system, an increasingly archaic data network which offers download speeds of less than 100 Kbps.

The $36 billion dollar merger sounded slightly sweeter to investors than it may have actually been since the networks upon which the companies operated were not mutually compatible. The deal forced Sprint-Nextel to equip all of their cell towers with each other's radio equipment -- an undoubtedly expensive venture. 

4G LTE is already available in several cities, according to Sprint. The carrier's coverage map can be found here.

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[Littleczr]

Wonder if by los Angeles they mean L.A county

 

[Sarcasm]

I must have missed it, but nothing in northern california? Ugh I cant wait for this contract to end so I can switch to Verizon.

 

[mailpup]

Wonder if by los Angeles they mean L.A county

Seems unlikely. Why would they mention other cities like Long Beach and Glendale then? Those are two other cities within Los Angeles County.

 

[MilwaukeeMike]

I'm so glad Milwaukee is being neglected for Yauco, Puerto Rico and Gary Indiana. Although to be fair... They need it in Gary, it'll help people forget where they live.