"Growth will come from non-traditional connections," Lewis said. To that end, Verizon Wireless will move aggressively into attracting device and application developers to its open-development initiative. Lewis pointed out that developers could get devices and applications approved in as little as four weeks and that the carrier would also work closely on different billing options. Lewis also noted that the carrier was outsourcing the approval process to third-party labs in an attempt to remove any perceived bias Verizon Wireless might have towards certain partners. As for its network, Verizon Wireless is moving ahead full steam with LTE plans; Lewis said the carrier expects to launch a handful of markets beginning in early 2010. Verizon Wireless' approach to LTE is seen as very aggressive as the standard has yet to nail down a final specification, but as a Nokia Siemens Networks spokesman recently said, "Who is going to say no to Verizon Wireless?"