BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech » Deployment http://www.bgr.com Thu, 31 May 2012 19:15:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 AT&T to deploy 4G LTE network in five markets this summer http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/25/att-to-deploy-4g-lte-network-in-five-markets-this-summer/ http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/25/att-to-deploy-4g-lte-network-in-five-markets-this-summer/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 14:35:13 +0000 Todd Haselton http://www.bgr.com/?p=90827

AT&T confirmed on Wednesday that it will deploy its 4G LTE network in five markets this summer, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. The carrier did not specify additional markets slated to be rolled out in 2011, but it did say 10 additional markets will be deployed this year and 70 million Americans will be covered by the end of 2011. By contrast, Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network is currently available in 55 markets and it expects to deploy in 23 more markets next month. AT&T said it expects its network to offer LTE data speeds on a par with its competitors. Hit the break for AT&T’s full press release.

AT&T’s 4G Evolution

Dallas, Texas, May 25, 2011

By John Donovan, AT&T Chief Technology Officer

AT&T has delivered five mobile broadband speed upgrades in recent years, including our HSPA+ deployment last year. And average nationwide speeds on the AT&T network have increased – more than 40 percent over the past two years alone.

The next network evolution will arrive this summer with the addition of LTE in five markets – Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio. We plan to add another 10 or more markets in the second half of the year, and cover 70 million Americans with LTE by year-end. We also have plans to add 20 4G devices to our robust device portfolio this year, with some of those being LTE capable.

We’re positioning to deliver a great mobile broadband experience in the near term with HSPA+ and a growing LTE footprint.

We’ve invested $75 billion in our wireless and wired networks over the last four years – more capital invested in the U.S. than any company in any industry. And we plan to invest $19 billion in our wireless and wireline networks and other capital projects this year. The investments we’ve made to evolve our mobile broadband network in recent years, plus what we have planned for the future, put our customers in position to benefit fully from a host of coming mobile broadband innovations.

]]> http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/25/att-to-deploy-4g-lte-network-in-five-markets-this-summer/feed/ 25 http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/att-sign110525141339-80x80.jpg AT&T to use Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson equipment to build out LTE network http://www.bgr.com/2010/02/10/att-to-use-alcatel-lucent-and-ericsson-equipment-to-build-out-lte-network/ http://www.bgr.com/2010/02/10/att-to-use-alcatel-lucent-and-ericsson-equipment-to-build-out-lte-network/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:41:23 +0000 Andrew Munchbach http://www.bgr.com/?p=43940 ATT Logo SmallToday in a press release, AT&T announced that it will be purchasing equipment from telecom manufacturers Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson to build out its 4G LTE network. AT&T has field trials of LTE planned for later this year, with commercial deployment sometime in 2011. If everything goes according to plan, the carrier lovingly nicknamed the Death Star will start rolling out 2,000 new 3G cell sites in 2010. Terms of the agreement between the three companies ensure that any new 3G equipment that is deployed will have the capability to be easily converted to LTE for the 2011 roll out, so don’t let that scare you off. Also of note: Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson currently supply AT&T with their 3G networking equipment.

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]]> http://www.bgr.com/2010/02/10/att-to-use-alcatel-lucent-and-ericsson-equipment-to-build-out-lte-network/feed/ 53 http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/logo-80x50.gif T-Mobile 3G Launch Plan for 2008 http://www.bgr.com/2008/08/20/t-mobile-3g-launch-plan-for-2008/ http://www.bgr.com/2008/08/20/t-mobile-3g-launch-plan-for-2008/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:07:11 +0000 Zach Epstein http://www.bgr.com/?p=4671

It looks like everything is coming up T-Mobile these days. Sweet new handsets, first crack at Android; it seems like nothing can rain on your parade. Well… Yes, and no. T-Mobile’s 3G deployment schedule was just leaked and we can finally fill in the blanks for the rest of 2008. If you happen to spend most of your time in one of the listed cities then your day just got a whole lot brighter. If you don’t, all we can say is better luck next year.

The following markets have already launched, or will launch on the specified date:

  • Austin / San Antonio
  • Baltimore
  • Houston
  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis (launches today)
  • New York
  • Phoenix (9/16)
  • Portland (9/18)
  • Sacramento (9/17)
  • San Diego (9/15)
  • San Francisco (9/24)
  • Seattle (9/23)

The following markets are scheduled to launch in 2008, no launch date available:

  • Atlanta
  • Birmingham
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Detroit
  • Kansas City
  • Memphis
  • Miami
  • New England
  • Orlando
  • Philadelphia
  • Tampa
  • Washington, D.C.

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