BELLEVUE, Wash.–(Business Wire)–
Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the expansion of its super-fast mobile
broadband network, now offering 4G speeds1 to more than 25 major metropolitan
areas across the U.S., and expects to cover more than 75 million Americans with
HSPA+ by the end of June. Complementing the network expansion is the
availability of the T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket™ USB Laptop Stick, the first
HSPA+ capable device from a national U.S. wireless carrier, in T-Mobile retail
stores in these new areas.
Now HSPA+ and the T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket™ USB Laptop Stick are available in
major metropolitan areas across the country including Los Angeles; Dallas;
Atlanta; Houston; Seattle; Tampa and Orlando, Fla.; Pittsburgh; Charlotte,
Greensboro, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; New
Orleans; and Charleston, S.C. In addition, HSPA+ has been expanded to
Bentonville, Ark.; Anderson, S.C.; and Fayetteville, N.C. T-Mobile`s HSPA+
mobile broadband service is already live in New York; Philadelphia; Las Vegas;
Memphis; Upstate New York; Connecticut; Providence, R.I.; and the Washington,
D.C., suburbs.
“T-Mobile has rolled out HSPA+ service to more than 25 major metropolitan areas
in four month`s time, as we drive towards having the most pervasive mobile
broadband network delivering 4G speeds in the country,” said Neville Ray, senior
vice president of Engineering and Operations for T-Mobile USA. “T-Mobile is
delivering unprecedented value to our customers with the availability of a
super-fast mobile broadband experience combined with compelling and affordable
devices and data plans.”
T-Mobile`s rapidly expanding HSPA+ mobile broadband footprint makes it easy for
customers to enjoy 4G speeds on the HSPA+-enabled T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket™
USB Laptop Stick. In addition, T-Mobile currently has 15 3G devices that can
benefit from enhanced speeds when they`re on the HSPA+ network, including the
newest smartphone available from T-Mobile today – the Nokia E73 Mode.
T-Mobile has made considerable progress in the number of areas with faster
mobile broadband – and expects to continue this aggressive pace to deliver HSPA+
speeds in 100 major metropolitan areas with backhaul in place, covering 185
million people in the U.S. by the end of this year.
“With the rapid expansion of its HSPA+ network this year, T-Mobile is in a great
position of being able to deliver high-speed data service to a broader number of
customers today,” said Peter Jarich, principal analyst, Wireless Infrastructure,
Current Analysis. “Ultimately, consumers don`t care what technology powers the
network they`re using – they care about the quality and experience of their
mobile data service, the cost of those services, and the devices available to
access them. HSPA+ has the potential to deliver higher data rates across a
broader lineup of devices in the next one to two years than competing
technologies.”
For more information on where T-Mobile network service is available, please
visit http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/coverage.
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1Based on comparison with 4G network speeds currently available to mobile device
users in the U.S.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of
Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE:DT). By the end of the first quarter of 2010,
approximately 150 million mobile customers were served by the mobile
communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group – 33.7 million by T-Mobile
USA – all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS, the world`s
most widely used digital wireless standards. T-Mobile USA`s innovative wireless
products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most.
Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the
highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and
call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com.
T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.
Forward-Looking Statements
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views of Deutsche Telekom management with respect to future events. The words
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“project” and “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current
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of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond Deutsche Telekom`s
control, including, without limitation, those factors set forth in
“Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” contained in Deutsche Telekom`s
annual report. If these or other risks and uncertainties materialize, or if the
assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, Deutsche
Telekom`s actual results may be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such statements. Deutsche Telekom does not intend or assume any
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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