Verizon and Vodafone have announced that their 4th generation (4G) data networks will run on LTE (Long Term Evolution), which is the GSM Association’s 4G protocol. Verizon is currently on a CDMA network, along with Sprint; while AT&T and T-Mobile are on GSM networks.
Don’t get too excited though, as this is still in the early stages of planning, and the actual time before any roll-out is likely to be years. That said, the idea of being able to pop AT&T or T-Mobile SIM cards into Verizon phones is pretty exciting. Additionally, this move will make Verizon phones much more “global-friendly,” as customers would be able to take their phones overseas and pop in local SIM cards.
This is a great sign from Verizon and I hope Sprint will consider following their lead.