AT&T brings 4G LTE to 9 new markets, LTE will light up in 40 more by end-2012

The addition comes less than a week before Apple unveils its next-generation iPhone on September 12th, a device that is expected to be the first iPhone supporting 4G LTE connectivity.

AT&T's 4G LTE has now arrived to the following areas:

• Anchorage, Alaska 
• Bakersfield, Calif. 
• Bridgeport, Conn. 
• Jacksonville, Fla. 
• Modesto, Calif. 
• North Montgomery County, Md. 
• Northern New Jersey 
• Omaha, Neb. 
• Syracuse, N.Y. 

AT&T operates two types of 4G networks - HSPA+ and LTE, with LTE being noticeably snappier. When compared to 3G, AT&T promises its LTE network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster.

By the end of the year, expect AT&T to deploy its LTE network in the following 40 areas:

• Albany, N.Y. 
• Albuquerque, N.M. 
• Allentown, Penn. 
• Charleston, S.C. 
• Cincinnati, Ohio 
• Columbia, S.C. 
• Columbus, Ohio 
• Detroit, Mich. 
• El Paso, Tex. 
• Fayetteville, N.C. 
• Ft. Myers, Fla. 
• Gary, Ind. 
• Grand Rapids, Mich. 
• Green Bay, Wis. 
• Harrisburg, Pa. 
• Hartford, Conn. 
• Hawaii 
• Knoxville, Tenn. 
• Lancaster, Pa. 
• Little Rock, Ark. 
• Louisville, Ken. 
• Milwaukee, Wis. 
• Memphis, Tenn. 
• Nashua, N.H. 
• New Haven, Conn. 
• Philadelphia, Penn. 
• Pittsburgh, Penn. 
• Portland, Ore. 
• Providence, R.I 
• Reading, Pa. 
• Rochester, N.Y. 
• Sacramento, Calif. 
• Salinas-Seaside-Monterey, Calif. 
• Seattle, Wash. 
• Springfield, Mass. 
• Toledo, Ohio 
• Tucson, Ariz. 
• Tulsa, Okla. 
• Wilkes-Barre, Penn. 
• Wilmington, Del. 

source: AT&T