It was going back and forth there for a while, but it’s now officially confirmed that the new iPad (iPad 3 or iPad HD, just tell us already!) will have 4G LTE support.

Apple said the the speeds of the iPad 2 were at 3.1 Mbps on EV-DO and 7.2 on HSPA. For the new iPad, it’s 21 Mbps on HSPA+, 42 Mbps on DC-HSDPA and LTE at a whopping 73 Mbps.

4G on the new iPad is available through AT&T and Verizon in the U.S. It will be available through Telus, Rogers and Bell in Canada.

The features of the new iPad just keeps getting better and better. Stay tuned to our liveblog for more updates.

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