AT&T Brings 3G Mobile Broadband Network to More Areas of New River Valley
Local Wireless Network Upgrade Extends Access to Advanced Products, Services and Applications in Christiansburg and Radford in Western Virginia.
AT&T* announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network throughout New River Valley including Christiansburg and Radford, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content. Consumers and businesses now enjoy the 3G network in downtown Christiansburg, along 25 miles of I-81 between Radford and Elliston and at Radford University.
The network extension is part of AT&T’s ongoing efforts to drive innovation and investment to deliver the benefits of smartphones and mobile broadband for customers and complements the existing 3G footprint in Roanoke,Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Hampton Roads, and Richmond.
“AT&T is committed to investing in Virginia to ensure consumers and businesses have access to the advanced, reliable wireless broadband services in more places throughout the state to help drive economic growth and job creation,” said J. Michael Schweder, President, AT&T Mid-Atlantic Region.
More smartphone customers have chosen AT&T over any other U.S. competitor, and AT&T is committed to driving continual enhancement of network capabilities to meet these customers’ ever-growing mobile broadband needs.
“Demand for wireless bandwidth is growing, whether it’s for sharing video and photos with friends, watching a movie, checking the latest scores, or listening to music on a phone, netbook or other mobile devices on the go,” said Erika K. Thompson-Kemp, vice president and general manager for AT&T in Virginia and West Virginia. “With this expansion, our customers can continue to ride the leading edge of mobile broadband with emerging devices and thousands of mobile applications.”
AT&T matches its network investment with unsurpassed choice in the range of devices, services and applications compatible with its 3G network – the nation’s fastest, according to independent testing. AT&T offers a wide variety of devices from more than a dozen manufacturers, including handsets that are compatible with six different operating systems and five different e-mail applications. Our Media Mall 2.0 offers more than 90,000 content options, and customers can download additional applications over the Internet. Additionally, AT&T supports a community of more than 20,000 application developers via its devCentral portal.
In Virginia, AT&T’s products and services can be purchased at 50 AT&T owned stores as well as national retailers including Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and at authorized retail locations across the region and online at www.att.com/wireless
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.
For more information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in Virginia or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews. In Virginia, AT&T’s products and services can be purchased at 50 AT&T owned stores as well as national retailers including Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and at authorized retail locations across the region and online at www.att.com/wireless.
AT&T* announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network throughout New River Valley including Christiansburg and Radford, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content. Consumers and businesses now enjoy the 3G network in downtown Christiansburg, along 25 miles of I-81 between Radford and Elliston and at Radford University.
The network extension is part of AT&T’s ongoing efforts to drive innovation and investment to deliver the benefits of smartphones and mobile broadband for customers and complements the existing 3G footprint in Roanoke,Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Hampton Roads, and Richmond.
“AT&T is committed to investing in Virginia to ensure consumers and businesses have access to the advanced, reliable wireless broadband services in more places throughout the state to help drive economic growth and job creation,” said J. Michael Schweder, President, AT&T Mid-Atlantic Region.
More smartphone customers have chosen AT&T over any other U.S. competitor, and AT&T is committed to driving continual enhancement of network capabilities to meet these customers’ ever-growing mobile broadband needs.
“Demand for wireless bandwidth is growing, whether it’s for sharing video and photos with friends, watching a movie, checking the latest scores, or listening to music on a phone, netbook or other mobile devices on the go,” said Erika K. Thompson-Kemp, vice president and general manager for AT&T in Virginia and West Virginia. “With this expansion, our customers can continue to ride the leading edge of mobile broadband with emerging devices and thousands of mobile applications.”
AT&T matches its network investment with unsurpassed choice in the range of devices, services and applications compatible with its 3G network – the nation’s fastest, according to independent testing. AT&T offers a wide variety of devices from more than a dozen manufacturers, including handsets that are compatible with six different operating systems and five different e-mail applications. Our Media Mall 2.0 offers more than 90,000 content options, and customers can download additional applications over the Internet. Additionally, AT&T supports a community of more than 20,000 application developers via its devCentral portal.
In Virginia, AT&T’s products and services can be purchased at 50 AT&T owned stores as well as national retailers including Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and at authorized retail locations across the region and online at www.att.com/wireless
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.
For more information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in Virginia or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews. In Virginia, AT&T’s products and services can be purchased at 50 AT&T owned stores as well as national retailers including Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and at authorized retail locations across the region and online at www.att.com/wireless.
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