AT&T launches 4G LTE in 24 new markets including Denver & Columbus
Just in time for the launch of Apple's LTE-capable iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad, AT&T this week turned on its 4G LTE network in 24 markets across the U.S.
The announcement of the 24 new markets comes as AT&T also began sales of Apple's latest iPads, which feature high-speed 4G LTE radios, along with the iPhone 5.
A total of 16 new LTE-capable markets were announced by AT&T on Friday. They are:
AT&T said Friday that its 4G LTE network covers more than 150 million people in 103 markets across the U.S., a number that more than doubles the company's LTE coverage as of the end of 2011. More expansions are planned through the end of the year.
AT&T plans to have its LTE network reach 250 million people by the end of 2013, and 300 million by the end of 2014.
The announcement of the 24 new markets comes as AT&T also began sales of Apple's latest iPads, which feature high-speed 4G LTE radios, along with the iPhone 5.
A total of 16 new LTE-capable markets were announced by AT&T on Friday. They are:
- Charleston, S.C.
- Columbia, S.C.
- Columbus, Ohio
- Corvallis, Ore.
- Downriver Wayne & Monroe Counties, Det.
- El Paso, Tex.
- Eugene, Ore.
- Fairfield County, Conn.
- Greater Mobile, Ala.
- Greenville, S.C.
- Jonesboro, Ark.
- Pensacola, Fla.
- Portland, Maine
- Provo-Orem, Utah
- Saratoga & Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
- South Bend, Ind.
- Toledo, Ohio
- Anne Arundel County, Md.
- Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Denver, Colo.
- Louisville, Ken.
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- Tacoma, Wash.
- Twin Cities, Minn.
- York, Penn.
AT&T said Friday that its 4G LTE network covers more than 150 million people in 103 markets across the U.S., a number that more than doubles the company's LTE coverage as of the end of 2011. More expansions are planned through the end of the year.
AT&T plans to have its LTE network reach 250 million people by the end of 2013, and 300 million by the end of 2014.
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AT&T said Friday that its 4G LTE network covers more than 150 million people in 103 markets across the U.S., a number that more than doubles the company's LTE coverage as of the end of 2011. More expansions are planned through the end of the year.
Yay, only 300 more markets to go to catch up to Verizon.
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AT&T plans to have its LTE network reach 250 million people by the end of 2013, and 300 million by the end of 2014.
Meanwhile Verizon will done with their entire footprint by mid 2013. AT&T will be almost a full year and a half behind, ouch. Their lucky they have a decent HSPA+ to fall back to.
Sure, but Verizon had to roll out faster and harder than any GSM-based carrier because EV-DO (3G) is incredibly slow compared to HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (3G).
That's great and all, but how about expanding coverage elsewhere to be usable? I get one useless bar of signal at work and in my apartment. Granted, I can usually see plenty of people wandering outside on their phones, so maybe my apt complex is insulated with lead.
IMO, AT&T and Verizon are the equal of two evils when comparing their behavior towards data plans.
Holy [bleep]! Yes, LTE really is fast. I didn't bother to run a speed test, but from a subjective point of view it's a night and day difference. Web pages snap up in no time, email is checked and downloaded - done! Reminds me of a few years ago when we first got 3G here and left EDGE behind.
I got 32.57 Mbps in Atlanta. Great Googly Moogly!
I was frankly really surprised when I went up to Salt Lake City for SuperComputing 2012 yesterday and found that there was no LTE there.
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That's great and all, but how about expanding coverage elsewhere to be usable? I get one useless bar of signal at work and in my apartment. Granted, I can usually see plenty of people wandering outside on their phones, so maybe my apt complex is insulated with lead.
IMO, AT&T and Verizon are the equal of two evils when comparing their behavior towards data plans.
+1 after living through the lack of backhaul in downtown Minneapolis (I was literally on the wrong side of the building, but I was getting a tower that happened to server the 35W/94 area in South Minneapolis. Literally shut down at 3:30pm-6:30pm.
Now I work in the hinterlands of ATT on the north side of town... toying with switching to the VZN.... but... as you noted... there is no lesser of the evils here.
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I got 32.57 Mbps in Atlanta. Great Googly Moogly!
post again speeds Jan 3. My guess there will be a bit of 'erosion' of peak speeds as the bandwidth gets absorbed by upgrades. (5% of US phones upgrade during the holidays)
I just don't see the backhaul keeping up. It's one thing to build a network for devices that suck 4mbps each... it's another for a device 8X faster.
AT&T's network is astronomically faster than Verizons Older LTE network. I get 30-40mb in Tampa. It is as fast as Verizons Fiber Service (FIOS). Whenever you see the Verizon commercial comparing the size of the networks, and the charts they are showing people. Notice in the beginning, they say "LTE" is the fastest data network, then they skip right to coverage. Verizons 7mb LTE network is NOT the same as AT&Ts 30-40mb LTE network. I see a huge tide turning in the next year as AT&T's network gains the same coverage as Verizon but it 3-4 times faster.
Good news!
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AT&T's network is astronomically faster than Verizons Older LTE network. I get 30-40mb in Tampa. It is as fast as Verizons Fiber Service (FIOS). Whenever you see the Verizon commercial comparing the size of the networks, and the charts they are showing people. Notice in the beginning, they say "LTE" is the fastest data network, then they skip right to coverage. Verizons 7mb LTE network is NOT the same as AT&Ts 30-40mb LTE network. I see a huge tide turning in the next year as AT&T's network gains the same coverage as Verizon but it 3-4 times faster.
Good news!
That's very true here in NYC as well.