Verizon finds cause of LTE outage

Verizon Wireless has determined the cause of an outage that crippled its LTE mobile data network starting late April 26 and it is working to solve the problem, but the carrier has not estimated when the system will be restored.

Users of LTE (long-term evolution) smartphones can still make phone calls and use slower data connections on Verizon's CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) network, according to a Verizon statement released April 27. However, subscribers can't use the LTE network, Verizon's fastest, nor activate any LTE devices, the company said.