With T-Mobile’s special event just hours away, it came as no surprise last night that early signs of LTE began to form. As reported via Twitter last night, LTE sightings out of Washington DC, Baltimore, Houston and Kansas City are making their way into my inbox. Is it coincidence that those cities are among the first seven markets expected to be announced as live later today? I think not.

As of this writing, the only device currently available to test out T-Mobile’s unannounced LTE network is the Galaxy Note II. Once T-Mobile’s retail stores open, which happens in just a few minutes depending on which part of the country you reside in — the BlackBerry Z10 will also be available for LTE testing.

What kind of LTE news will T-Mobile discuss this morning? Will they announce more than the seven leaked cities? We’ll find out in T-Minus 2 hours.

Near Washington, DC