AT&T Brings 3G Mobile Broadband Network to Tupelo
Local Wireless Network Upgrade Extends Access to Advanced Products, Services and Applications.
AT&T* announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network in Tupelo, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for customers in the area. A total of 16 cell sites are involved in the upgrade.
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. 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.
“On behalf of our community, I applaud AT&T for making this significant upgrade to the Tupelo area. This investment shows that competition and choice brings innovation.” Said Rep Steve Holland ( D-Tupelo).
“AT&T’s wireless investment in Lee County will bring new and advanced connectivity to Mississippians and this is great news,” said Rep. Brian Aldridge (R-Tupelo). “A strong telecommunications infrastructure is key to the economic vitality of our community.”
Debbie Brangenberg, Director, Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association, credits Aldridge and Holland for helping AT&T pave the way for this level of investment. “As a result of their leadership, the lives of everyday individuals and families will be enhanced and our Tupelo area businesses will stay competitive," Brangenberg noted.
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.
“Demand for wireless bandwidth has grown fast fast in Mississippi,” said Mayo Flynt, President, AT&T Mississippi. “With this expansion, our customers can continue to ride the leading edge of mobile broadband with emerging devices and thousands of mobile applications.”
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.
For more information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in Mississippi 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.
AT&T* announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network in Tupelo, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for customers in the area. A total of 16 cell sites are involved in the upgrade.
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. 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.
“On behalf of our community, I applaud AT&T for making this significant upgrade to the Tupelo area. This investment shows that competition and choice brings innovation.” Said Rep Steve Holland ( D-Tupelo).
“AT&T’s wireless investment in Lee County will bring new and advanced connectivity to Mississippians and this is great news,” said Rep. Brian Aldridge (R-Tupelo). “A strong telecommunications infrastructure is key to the economic vitality of our community.”
Debbie Brangenberg, Director, Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association, credits Aldridge and Holland for helping AT&T pave the way for this level of investment. “As a result of their leadership, the lives of everyday individuals and families will be enhanced and our Tupelo area businesses will stay competitive," Brangenberg noted.
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.
“Demand for wireless bandwidth has grown fast fast in Mississippi,” said Mayo Flynt, President, AT&T Mississippi. “With this expansion, our customers can continue to ride the leading edge of mobile broadband with emerging devices and thousands of mobile applications.”
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.
For more information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in Mississippi 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.
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