AT&T representatives have confirmed plans to expand 3G coverage by deploying 3G access on their newly acquired 850Mhz assets purchased from Verizon Wireless in the wake of the Alltel purchase as well as deploying 3G in other populated areas such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles alongside current 1900Mhz 3G access in those areas.
AT&T will also be adding 2100 cell sites and increasing backhaul capacity chiefly to accomodate iPhone 3G S users as well as begin the process of deploying HSPA 7.2 data access, which is being tested on a private section of the network in Chicago at this time.
This follows prior activity beginning late last year where AT&T silently rebanded areas in the Midwest and East Coast from 1900Mhz 3G access to 850Mhz without prior warning, leaving many customers without extensive 3G coverage and some without any coverage at all.
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Shouldn’t they have been 3g already in a whole bunch of places? If they weren’t 3g in a lot of areas then why say your the biggest 3g provider. Att is full of it. They sell an awesome 3g phone but you can’t even access their 3g network. What kind of business is that?
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