Apple to launch 4G iPad in March: report

Apple Inc(AAPL.O) plans to announce a fourth-generation (4G) version of its iPad in the first week of March, a Wall Street Journal report said, citing a person briefed on the matter.

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) and AT&T Inc (T.N) will sell the new iPad version that will run on the companies' 4G network, the paper reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

AT&T and Verizon Wireless are the only two U.S. carriers that currently sell the iPad, and are also the only two that offer the fast, next-generation wireless technology known as LTE, the paper said.

Apple was unavailable for comment outside regular business hours.