We all want to see 4G officially launched in NYC and have been patiently waiting for the announcement. While firm release dates have not been made public yet, we have found a video that shows how Sprint is preparing rooftops for 4G in NYC.
In the video below you will learn the basics of what a 4G cell site consists of. The video features Iyad Tarazi, vice president of Sprints Network and Development, with Michael Galluccio, Sales Manager of the Sprint New York metro area, on a rooftop in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. Tarazi shows the positioning of compact 4G cell site and antenna system that will be delivering peak download speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Even more interesting, the 4G technology that resides in a cabinet is about half the size of 3G equipment. Who would’ve known that?
According to our sources at Intomobile, some areas of NYC currently have WiMax available but nothing has been made official from Sprint on when the roll out will be complete. If you aren’t in one of these areas that currently have 4G access, take a deep breath and relax; it will be in your area soon.
According to BusinessWire, Sprint has officially announced the launch of 4G in 51 markets: California – Merced, Modesto, Stockton, Visalia; Delaware – Wilmington; Florida – Daytona Beach, Jacksonville; Georgia – Atlanta, Milledgeville; Hawaii – Honolulu, Maui; Idaho – Boise; Illinois – Chicago; Maryland – Baltimore; Massachusetts – Boston; Michigan – Grand Rapids; Missouri – Kansas City, St. Louis; New York – Rochester, Syracuse; Nevada – Las Vegas; North Carolina – Charlotte, Greensboro (includes High Point and Winston-Salem), Raleigh (includes Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham); Oregon – Eugene, Portland, Salem; Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Reading, York; Rhode Island – Providence; Texas – Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls; Utah – Salt Lake City; Virginia – Richmond; and Washington – Bellingham, Seattle, Tri-Cities, Yakima.
Source: Intomobile