Verizon (NYSE:VZ) may not be supporting the Nexus One, but it plans to introduce a tablet based on Google's (NYSE: GOOG) Android platform along with other connected devices.

"What do we think the next big wave of opportunities are?" Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. "We're working on tablets together, for example. We're looking at all the things Google has in its archives that we could put on a tablet to make it a great experience."

Verizon declined to discuss when it will release the tablet, how much it might cost and which company might make the device. A Verizon spokesman, Marquett Smith, told Bloomberg that the device will run on Android and that Verizon will unveil more details later this week.

Google, for its part, is staying mum on the potential tablet. "Anyone can take the Android platform and add code or download it to create a mobile device without restrictions," the company said in a statement, according to Bloomberg. "We look forward to seeing what contributions are made and how an open platform spurs innovation."

Perhaps the tablet will operate on Verizon's next-generation LTE network slated for rollout later this year. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Motorola demonstrated a prototype Android tablet running on Verizon's forthcoming LTE network, and noted that, if commercialized, the device could be released for sale by the fourth quarter of this year.

The advent of Apple's iPad has demonstrated a significant demand for tablets. Apple announced that it sold 1 million iPads as of April 30--28 days after the first iPad models went on sale.

McAdam acknowledged that Verizon is playing catch up in the race for connected devices with AT&T (NYSE: T). AT&T operates a GSM network, which commands a greater share of the worldwide wireless market than Verizon's CDMA technology. AT&T was able to come to market faster, McAdam said, but noted Verizon will have several devices to show off early next year once its LTE network is operational.

Verizon plans to launch in 25 to 30 commercial LTE markets in the fourth quarter, covering 100 million POPs.  

For more:
- read this WSJ article (sub. req.)
- see this Bloomberg article
- check out this Business Insider article

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