AT&T Adds Substantial Capacity to its 3G Network in Central Florida to support Demand for Mobile Broadband.
Surfing the Internet, keeping up with social networking apps, sharing live one-way streaming video ‐ these are just a few of the things you can do on an AT&T* wireless device today. It's also the reason AT&T has substantially increased capacity on its Central Florida 3G wireless network in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard and Volusia counties. The project involved the addition of a second layer of capacity, or “second carrier,” to the AT&T 3G network.
The additional capacity is targeted to support higher volumes of mobile broadband traffic and provide more consistent speeds during peak system usage. AT&T is also adding a second layer of capacity in Jacksonville and more areas in north Florida before the end of year to support the ever-growing demand for 3G mobile broadband service.
“Our goal is pretty simple: we want you to have an extraordinary experience when you make a call, check e-mail, download a song or video, or surf the Internet on your AT&T device,” said Jennifer VanBuskirk, vice president and general manager, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets in North, Central and West Florida. “The additional capacity helps to enhance the 3G network and is another way AT&T is driving to deliver a first-class wireless voice and data experience for our customers.”
This network enhancement is one part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to drive innovation by investing to deliver the benefits of smartphones and mobile broadband for customers. More smartphone customers have chosen AT&T over any U.S. competitor, resulting in wireless traffic on the AT&T network that has quadrupled over the past year. This growth includes a volume of smartphone data traffic over the AT&T network that is unmatched in the wireless industry.
AT&T plans to invest between $17 billion and $18 billion this year, with billions going towards wireless. From 2006 to 2008, AT&T's total capital investment in its wireline and wireless networks in Florida was more than $3 billion.
“Our mission is to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and to do it better than anyone else,” said Marshall Criser, lll, AT&T president, Florida. “We view our ongoing investment in Florida as an investment in our customers.”
“Business investment creates jobs and new opportunities for Floridians and is dependent on good public policy” says Jacob Stuart, President, Central Florida Partnership ” Senator Haridopolos' leadership on public policy issues has encouraged businesses like AT&T to continue to invest in our state to deploy new and innovative technology.”
Recently, AT&T announced plans to further upgrade its 3G network nationwide with HSPA 7.2 technology to deliver considerably faster mobile broadband speeds. The upgrades are planned to begin in the fourth quarter, with completion expected in 2011. supporting this initiative is AT&T's ongoing deployment of additional backhaul capacity to cell sites, which will support today's unprecedented growth in mobile data traffic as well as the future demands of next-generation networks.
AT&T's 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T's 3G network is available in more than 350 major metropolitan areas. AT&T also offers 3G data roaming in more than 100 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 215 countries.
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