Just last week we let you guys know that AT&T was expanding LTE coverage in 9 regions and adding 17 new regions. It looks like AT&T is at it again, as they activated towers in the last few days, adding a total of 16 new markets. With the new market additions, they’re on pace with their plan to reach 250 million Americans with LTE coverage by the end of the year. They’re currently at 200 million. » Read the rest
T-Mobile’s Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray announced enhanced coverage for the carrier’s network in 14 metro areas. This final announcement caps off a year in which T-Mobile commenced a $4 billion investment in infrastructure. During 2012 T-Mobile’s network expansion has resulted in coverage for an additional 100 million people. » Read the rest
AT&T announced today they were lighting up several new locations with their 4G LTE network. The new locations include:
Along with these new cities, AT&T also expanded the existing network in Miami-Dade County. Readers with 4G LTE compatible devices can now enjoy the faster speeds of 4G in these locations.
Verizon continues to march toward their goal of having 400 markets with 4G LTE access before the end of 2012. They are very close to reaching their goal as they announced today the official addition of 34 new markets. Along with these new markets, Verizon is expanding their 4G LTE service in 38 existing markets. With these additions, Verizon is now up to 371 markets with 4G LTE capability, more 4G coverage “than all other U.S. wireless providers combined” and they claim to now cover 75% of the US population. Hit the break for the full press release from Verizon Wireless, including the list of cities. » Read the rest
Last month we heard about Verizon’s plans to expand its LTE network even further. Until today, we didn’t know exactly which areas were going to receive coverage and many readers were hoping they would be next. If you are still without access to the nations largest 4G network, then you might want to pay attention to the following list. Today, Verizon issued a press release and says they are flipping the switch and expanding coverage on Thursday, Dec. 15th, in these locations:
New Markets
Expansions
At just over a year old, Verizon’s 4G network will reach up to 190 markets as of tomorrows expansion. Pretty good compared to the other carriers 4G coverage. Jump past the break if you want to read the full press release. » Read the rest
Today, T-Mobile officially announced that they will be kicking off their high-speed, 42Mbps network in a total of 11 markets, and expanding their 21Mbps coverage in nine others.
Areas that will be the first to enjoy the HSPA+ 42 launch are: Bend, Medford and Corvallis, Oregon; Benton Harbor, Michigan; Bloomington, Champaign–Urbana and Springfield, Illinois; Columbus, Georgia; Hagerstown, Maryland; Montgomery, Alaska; and Yuba City, California.
Those who will be included in the HSPA+ 21 expansion will be: Corvallis, Oregon; Decatur and Peoria, Illinois; Evansville, Indiana; Holland and Kalamazoo, Michigan; Santa Barbara, Yuba City, California and State College, Pennsylvania.
If you are a T-Mobile customer and live in any of these areas, congrats! And don’t forget that you need an appropriate smartphone, such as the Samsung Galaxy S II or the HTC Amaze 4G, in order to take full advantage of the Now Network’s new speeds. You can check out the full press release right after the jump.
Verizon Wireless continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage at an amazing pace. It seems like every month approximately 20 cities/counties are added. 4G LTE is already covering over half the country for 160 million users in 117 cities. The next wave will take place on September 15th and includes the following areas:
4G signals might already be available sporadically in these areas as they are already most likely conducting tests.
For those of you in Cleveland, OH and San Francisco, CA you will be happy to know that expansions for these areas are scheduled for September 15th as well.
Verizon’s 4G LTE continues to expand, and it is hard to believe that they now cover more than half of the United States with today’s rollout. If you live in the following 15 cities, it is time to dropping some cash on a shiny new LTE phone at your local Verizon Wireless store. The Bionic is almost here and ready to handle all of your data needs.
Verizon is also expanding its 4G LTE network in Washington, D.C.; Tampa, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Lansing, Mich.; New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; and Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah.
Full Press Release after the break:
Sprint has struck a deal with Lightsquared to expand 4g LTE services into its already massive nationwide network. Lightsquared will afford $9 billion toward building out on Sprint’s network, while Sprint will receive $4.5 billion toward LTE and satellite services. Steve Elfman, Sprint’s president of network operations and wholesale, explains that this will save nearly $13 billion in network infrastructure costs, while simultaneously bringing LTE to 260 million Americans by 2015. This comes as little surprise, considering the benefits of the increased flexibility and additional options it provides, but it’s a welcome change to Sprint’s relatively small 4g market as it is.
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T-Mobile has continued expansion of their HSPA+ (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access) network coverage into nine new markets. While the G2 will be the first phone in T-Mobile’s lineup to be able to take full advantage of HSPA+, they claim this is beneficial to most phones of their subscribers. Read the official statement below. If you’re the owner of a T-Mobile phone and in one of these locations please tell us if you’re experiencing any noticeable speed changes in the comments.
Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the continued expansion of its super-fast mobile broadband network to 100 million Americans in more than 55 major metropolitan areas.
T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network – which offers theoretical peak throughput speeds of 21Mbps – is now available in Boston, Mass.; Erie, Penn.; Fresno, Palm Springs and San Diego, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; Spokane, Wash.; and Topeka, Kan.
“Our new network offers today’s available 4G speeds to more people than any other wireless network in the country and we’re not done yet. We are now on pace to more than double our HSPA+ footprint – reaching more than 200 million people by this year – with plans to offer 42Mbps theoretical speeds in 2011,” said Neville Ray, chief network officer for T-Mobile USA.
For more information, please visit http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/coverage.