Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:12 am
AT&T, the nation's second largest wireless carrier, today began rolling out its new 850MHz spectrum -- a new 3G band for better high-speed coverage -- starting with Atlanta.
The Atlanta-based company said the 850MHz spectrum now operates with its existing 1900 MHz spectrum -- adding more than 540 cell sites to increase network capacity and improved quality and in-building coverage.
"We know many of our customers depend on wireless as their primary communications connection to work, family and friends, and our mission is to ensure that every time a customer hits the 'send' key, whatever the application," said Keith Holmes, AT&T's vice president and general manager. "We're enhancing our network every day to help customers do more with and get more from their wireless connections."
AT&T's 3G network is available in more than 350 major areas. AT&T plans to deploy the 850MHz spectrum in these markets over the course of the year.
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