AT&T Brings 3G Mobile Broadband Network to Central Virginia
3G Wireless Network Upgrade Extends Access to Advanced Products, Services and Applications in Culpeper, Louisa, Madison and Orange Counties.
AT&T* announced the expansion of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network to 27 cell sites in the Northern Piedmont area of Virginia, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for customers throughout the region. AT&T’s customers will now experience improved voice and data quality along Route 3 through Stevensburg to Culpeper, traveling west on Route 29 through Brightwood, and southeast on Route 230 through Radiant to Orange and Louisa. Communities that will see enhanced wireless coverage include Burr Hill, Madison, Locust Dale, Mineral, Wolftown, Haywood, Richardsville, Elkwood, Unionville and Brandy Station.
“Delivering dependable wireless coverage in more places in central Virginia for consumers and business customers who need to stay connected to work, family and friends is our ultimate objective,” said J. Michael Schweder, President AT&T Mid-Atlantic. “Our ongoing investments in the state will help us ensure that our customers have access to the wireless services that help drive economic growth in traditionally rural areas, such as Woodberry Forest, Bumpass and Graves Mill.”
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.
To address the growing demand for advanced wireless services, AT&T has added 72 new cell sites in Virginia this year, bringing the total current number of cell sites in the state to 1,618. These enhancements build upon AT&T’s investment in its wireless and wireline networks in Virginia, which was nearly $475 million from 2006 to 2008.
“It’s all about connecting our customers with the products and services that make the most of their mobile experience – be it using award-winning applications like AT&T Navigator to arrive in Syria for apple picking or to check e-mail while away from the office,” added Rob Forsyth, vice president and general manager for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets in northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. “From road warriors to texting teens, twice as many Smartphone users in the U.S. have chosen AT&T over any other wireless carrier. We have something for everyone.”
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.
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 185 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 215 countries.
More information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in central Virginia or anywhere in the United States may be found at http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/, which indicates the quality of coverage based upon 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 expansion of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network to 27 cell sites in the Northern Piedmont area of Virginia, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for customers throughout the region. AT&T’s customers will now experience improved voice and data quality along Route 3 through Stevensburg to Culpeper, traveling west on Route 29 through Brightwood, and southeast on Route 230 through Radiant to Orange and Louisa. Communities that will see enhanced wireless coverage include Burr Hill, Madison, Locust Dale, Mineral, Wolftown, Haywood, Richardsville, Elkwood, Unionville and Brandy Station.
“Delivering dependable wireless coverage in more places in central Virginia for consumers and business customers who need to stay connected to work, family and friends is our ultimate objective,” said J. Michael Schweder, President AT&T Mid-Atlantic. “Our ongoing investments in the state will help us ensure that our customers have access to the wireless services that help drive economic growth in traditionally rural areas, such as Woodberry Forest, Bumpass and Graves Mill.”
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.
To address the growing demand for advanced wireless services, AT&T has added 72 new cell sites in Virginia this year, bringing the total current number of cell sites in the state to 1,618. These enhancements build upon AT&T’s investment in its wireless and wireline networks in Virginia, which was nearly $475 million from 2006 to 2008.
“It’s all about connecting our customers with the products and services that make the most of their mobile experience – be it using award-winning applications like AT&T Navigator to arrive in Syria for apple picking or to check e-mail while away from the office,” added Rob Forsyth, vice president and general manager for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets in northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. “From road warriors to texting teens, twice as many Smartphone users in the U.S. have chosen AT&T over any other wireless carrier. We have something for everyone.”
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.
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 185 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 215 countries.
More information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in central Virginia or anywhere in the United States may be found at http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/, which indicates the quality of coverage based upon 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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