T-Mobile Permanently Increases 4G LTE Capacity in DC by Nearly 1,000% Ahead of the Inauguration
January 12 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Every single day, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is relentlessly
advancing, improving and growing its 4G LTE network. Over a year
ago, the Un-carrier began aggressively preparing to serve the more
than one million anticipated attendees at the Presidential
Inauguration in Washington, DC with the country’s fastest LTE
network. All of the resulting upgrades have permanently increased
the Un-carrier’s 4G LTE capacity in the areas surrounding the
National Mall by nearly 1,000% since last year!
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Speed tests taken 1/11/17 at Pennsylvania
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“T-Mobile’s LTE network is already the fastest and most advanced
in the US, and it covers more than 99% of the people Verizon
covers,” said Neville Ray, T-Mobile CTO. “Now, we’ve juiced our
coverage for customers in DC almost 1,000 percent … permanently!
And we did that by rolling out new LTE Advanced technologies – like
4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM – that the carriers are still just talking
about. But, we’re the Un-carrier – while they talk, we’re hard
at work improving the most advanced network!”
In the last year, T-Mobile has launched new LTE-Advanced
technologies, enhanced sites with more spectrum – including
Extended Range LTE, increased backhaul, upgraded equipment and
built new facilities. This includes permanently:
- adding LTE spectrum to each site,
- deploying three carrier aggregation for
a total of 30+30 MHz of LTE,
- launching 4x4 MIMO and 256 Quadrature
Amplitude Modulation (QAM),
- adding new multi-beam antennas and
other upgraded equipment, and
- more than doubling backhaul on many
sites.
For additional, temporary capacity, T-Mobile has also deployed
LTE-enabled cell sites on-wheels (COWs) which will be in place for
several days prior to and following the inauguration.
Already, T-Mobile’s preparations for the Republican National
Convention and Democratic National Convention last year gave
Un-carrier customers the fastest speeds at those events, and
customers at the Inauguration should expect nothing different.
The Un-carrier’s LTE network is the nation’s fastest – according
to multiple sources, not paid consultants – and the nation’s most
advanced with more LTE Advanced technologies deployed than any
other US wireless provider. In fact, T-Mobile achieved a global
first – which is yet to be matched in the US – with the rollout of
4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM last fall.
For more information on T-Mobile’s network, visit
www.t-mobile.com/coverage.
Capable device required for Extended Range LTE, three carrier
aggregation, 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM.
About T-Mobile
As America's Un-carrier, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is
redefining the way consumers and businesses buy wireless services
through leading product and service innovation. The Company's
advanced nationwide 4G LTE network delivers outstanding wireless
experiences to 71.5 million customers who are unwilling to
compromise on quality and value. Based in Bellevue, Washington,
T-Mobile US provides services through its subsidiaries and operates
its flagship brands, T-Mobile and MetroPCS. For more information,
please visit http://www.t-mobile.com.
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