The other three major carriers launched 4G networks in piecemeal -- first rolling out the network, along with 4G laptop cards, and then releasing smartphones for them.
Another pioneer is Denmark, which began rolling out a similar network for the region around Copenhagen in 2001 and expects to complete it by 2007, before covering the rest of Denmark.
Verizon said its new 4G LTE service, which it began rolling out during the quarter, helped the network to add 1.3 million contracts during the quarter, topping most expectations. 2.3 million Apple iPhone 4 units were activated by Verizon customers during the quarter.
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Instead, it orchestrated what may be the most unlikely brand resurrection in marketing history by leveraging its powerful dealer network, rolling out splashy new tires and repositioning the brand slightly down-market.
Around EUR 6 billion is earmarked for rolling out the broadband infrastructure in the German fixed network with optical fiber and vectoring between 2013 and 2020.
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First unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show last month, Verizon is pimping V CAST as a new multimedia service for the high-speed EV-DO wireless network they're currently rolling out in different cities across the country.
NRG, meanwhile, has been ramping up its investments in solar and wind power as well as rolling out an electric car-charging network in the petro capital of Houston, of all places.
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BT, the largest provider of wi-fi hotspots in the UK, says it is rolling out new technology which will make its Openzone network more secure.
Last month Dai Xianglong, the central-bank governor, announced that China is rolling out a national payment network, due to be completed by 2005, when foreign banks will also be allowed to issue domestic-currency cards to Chinese customers.
Rumor has it that the nation's largest CDMA carrier begins rolling out its EV-DO Revision A network this Friday, starting with ten cities (Sacramento and Salt Lake City among them) and a little data card we like to call the Sierra Wireless AirCard 595.
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Alert to this risk, Facebook has been rolling out new features such as Timeline, which encourages users to load their life histories onto the social network, to bind them in more tightly.
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