MetroPCS promises first LTE network and handset

The data pipe, which will come first to Las Vegas, will run on a Samsung-powered infrastructure.

Sammy also will provide Metro PCS’s first LTE phone, the SCH-r900.

Metro PCS’s remains light on smartphones so we don’t expect the SCH-r900 to go that route.

Previous Metro PCS Samsung handsets include the touch-screen Finesse (SCH-r810) and the keyboard-equipped Messager.

The announcement puts MetroPCS ahead of AT&T and T-Mobile in4G deployment.