The network is LTE-compliant and incorporates standards-based network enhancements and performance features, such as a carrier aggregation feature that allows the 700 MHz 4G LTE spectrum and recently-acquired 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum to seamlessly operate together.
LTE supports lower latency and faster download and upload rates than existing 3G technology.
LTE provides security through strong mutual authentication, user identity confidentiality, integrity protection, and optional multilevel bearer data encryption
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Improving multipath delay spread, or the time it takes for information to travel from one device to the next, is a major benefit of LTE. The LTE network gives users better coverage, plus the ability to send and receive larger files faster.
The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is the largest and most reliable in the United States, providing the ability to share and stream video content in high definition over the network in minutes
Coverage
308 million people are currently covered in 500 markets across the U.S.
Speed
Up to 12 MBps download speed and 5 MBps upload speed.
Investment
$100 billion invested by Verizon in the network since 2000.