US Cellular to launch a LTE smartphone and tablet next year

For subscribers on US Cellular, you guys are probably aware of the carrier’s plans to introduce an LTE network in the first quarter of 2012. Well the good news is that unlike other LTE carriers who mainly launch LTE mobile hotspots or laptop dongles, US Cellular will be making their LTE splash with a smartphone and tablet.

No word on what smartphone/tablet we will be seeing, but according to US Cellular, the carrier will be working together with a single hardware manufacturer for both the devices and LTE will be used for data. Voice over LTE will come in 2013 at the earliest according to the company.