Sprint's 4G LTE network expanding to 28 more cities in coming months
U.S. carrier Sprint announced Thursday that its 4G LTE network, which offers faster connections to the iPhone 5 and Apple's latest iPads, will expand to 28 new cities in the coming months.
The continuing deployment is part of Sprint's Network Vision strategy, in which the company will consolidate multiple network technologies into one new, seamless network.
The goal, Sprint said, is to increase efficiency and enhance network coverage, call quality and data speeds for customers across the U.S.
"We?re committed to providing improved 3G and 4G LTE as quickly as possible, and keeping our customers informed as to when and where they can experience the new network?s superior performance and speed," said Bob Azzi, senior vice president-Network, Sprint. "Our customers depend on their mobile devices as their primary source of communication, business connectivity and entertainment. We?re delivering all of that functionality at a very competitive price."
The full list of markets that will gain access to Sprint 4G LTE follows:
Sprint promises that customers on its LTE network will see enhanced call quality and better performance. 4G LTE allows for significantly improved data speeds, which will enhance browsing the Web, streaming music or video, and downloading applications from the App Store.
Sprint has already announced nearly 200 markets where Sprint 4G LTE is on its way, including Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Memphis, Tenn.; Miami; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans; New York; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C. The carrier announced plans to expand its LTE network in 100 new cities in September.
The continuing deployment is part of Sprint's Network Vision strategy, in which the company will consolidate multiple network technologies into one new, seamless network.
The goal, Sprint said, is to increase efficiency and enhance network coverage, call quality and data speeds for customers across the U.S.
"We?re committed to providing improved 3G and 4G LTE as quickly as possible, and keeping our customers informed as to when and where they can experience the new network?s superior performance and speed," said Bob Azzi, senior vice president-Network, Sprint. "Our customers depend on their mobile devices as their primary source of communication, business connectivity and entertainment. We?re delivering all of that functionality at a very competitive price."
The full list of markets that will gain access to Sprint 4G LTE follows:
- Albany, Ga.
- Anderson, S.C.
- Bay City, Mich
- Branson, Mo.
- Bremerton/Silverdale, Wash.
- Columbus, Ga.
- Columbus, Miss.
- Decatur, Ala.
- Florence/Muscle Shoals, Ala.
- Gadsden, Ala.
- Gaffney, S.C.
- Gettysburg, Pa.
- Glasgow, Ky.
- Homosassa Springs, Fla.
- Hot Springs, Ark.
- Lake City, Fla.
- Lake Havasu City/Kingman, Ariz.
- Midland, Mich.
- Nacogdoches, Tex.
- Opelousas/Eunice, La.
- Oxford, Miss.
- Paris, Tex.
- Pittsfield, Mass.
- Saginaw, Mich.
- Spartanburg, S.C.
- The Villages, Fla.
- Waycross, Ga.
- Winona, Minn.
Sprint promises that customers on its LTE network will see enhanced call quality and better performance. 4G LTE allows for significantly improved data speeds, which will enhance browsing the Web, streaming music or video, and downloading applications from the App Store.
Sprint has already announced nearly 200 markets where Sprint 4G LTE is on its way, including Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Memphis, Tenn.; Miami; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans; New York; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C. The carrier announced plans to expand its LTE network in 100 new cities in September.
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It's not going to be pretty for some time. Qualcomm can only allow for so many operating bands per baseband and Apple has to choose the most common ones. We have at least 4 in the US alone for it's 4 main carriers. There are dozens around the world. Hopefully they can find a solution of a modulating system that can use the same HW but then use a carrier profile to adjust the bands in use but I wouldn't hold my breath.
It's funny how we finally have a unified communication standard but because of frequency bands it's more chaotic than before. AnandTech even remarked on that recently which corresponded with my views and fears. I'll see if I can find that article.
edit: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6541/the-state-of-qualcomms-modems-wtr1605-and-mdm9x25
Totally disappointed. If I known that I would've had to wait a year, I'd would've went with AT&T or Verizon!
Louisville KY STILL not targeted by Sprint. C'mon Sprint, we are a million plus metro area and Glasgow KY gets it before us? Seriously?
Now essentially the entire known world is covered!