T-Mobile USA Continues HSPA+ Expansion

T-Mobile USA announced the continued expansion of its HSPA+ network and the coming availability of the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G smartphone and the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows phone. T-Mobile has doubled the speed of its 4G network in 12 additional markets, offering faster 4G (HSPA+ 42) to 184 million Americans in 175 markets. In addition, T-Mobile expanded the reach of its nationwide 4G (HSPA+ 21) network to nine additional markets, now covering 217 markets across the country and reaching more than 200 million people.


T-Mobile USA noted that the AT&T breakup concessions give it valuable spectrum. T-Mobile will receive, pending regulatory approval, a large package of AWS mobile spectrum in 128 Cellular Market Areas (CMAs), including 12 of the top 20 markets.


"Our 4G network is better than ever heading into 2012," said Neville Ray, chief technology officer, T-Mobile USA. "HSPA+ will continue to deliver a competitive mobile broadband experience for our customers in the coming years as we evaluate our options for continued investment and evolution of our 4G network."


The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G will be the third smartphone to take advantage of 4G HSPA+ 42 technology running on T-Mobile USA's network.
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