AT&T Announces 7 New Live LTE Markets, 2 Expansions, 47 More Before End of 2012
by Brian Klug on September 6, 2012 9:15 AM EST- Posted in
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In a flurry of press releases today, AT&T announced a slew of new 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) markets. The news includes a total of 54 new markets, 7 are online today, 2 are market expansions, and 47 will come online before the end of 2012. There's no doubt some strategery involved here, as this announcement comes just under a week before the formal announcement of Apple's upcoming iPhone which will undoubtedly include LTE. I've gone through all the press releases and compiled a list of the new markets:
New AT&T LTE MarketsAvailable Today:Anchorage, AlaskaBakersfield, CaliforniaBridgeport, ConnecticutJacksonville, FloridaModesto, CaliforniaExpansion: Northern Montgomery county, Maryland (Germantown, Clarksburg, Boyd's, Poolsville and Damascus Hope)Expansion: Northern New Jersey (Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union and Middlesex Counties from Norwood to the Raritan Bay.)Omaha, NebraskaSyracuse, New YorkEnd of 2012:Albany, New YorkAlbuquerque, New MexicoAllentown, PennsylvaniaBirmingham, AlabamaBoise, IdahoCharleston, South CarolinaCincinnati, OhioColumbia, South CarolinaColumbus, OhioDenver-Boulder, ColoradoDetroit, MichiganEl Paso, TexasFayetteville, North CarolinaFort Myers, FloridaGary, IndianaGrand Rapids, MichiganGreen Bay, WisconsinGreenville, South CarolinaHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHartford, ConnecticutHonolulu, HawaiiKnoxville, TennesseeLancaster, PennsylvaniaLittle Rock, ArkansasLouisville, KentuckyMemphis, TennesseeMinneapolis, MinnesotaMilwaukee, WisconsinNashua, New HampshireNew Haven, ConnecticutPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPortland, OregonPortland, MaineProvidence, Rhode IslandReading, PennsylvaniaRochester, New YorkSacramento, CaliforniaSalinas-Seaside-Monterey, CaliforniaSeattle, WashingtonSpringfield, MassachusettsToledo, OhioTucson, ArizonaTulsa, OklahomaWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaWilmington, Delaware
AT&T LTE uses 10 MHz FDD-LTE in most markets, 5 MHz FDD-LTE in others on LTE bands 17 (700 MHz lower) and 4 (AWS), though I'm not aware of any markets having band 4 LTE lit up quite yet. That varies from market to market depending on spectrum licensing. As an aside, this includes my own home market of Tucson, AZ which will finally obviate the need to drive to Phoenix, AZ for LTE testing handsets, or handing them off to Anand for testing in his AT&T LTE market. The news should be up on AT&T's own press site later today.
Update: It looks like AT&T is continuing to announce more markets, updating as necessary.
Update 2: I've now gotten the final list. The total is now 7 new markets, 2 market expansions, and 47 more new markets by the end of the year, which brings the total to 107 markets by the end of 2012.
Source: AT&T
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xTRICKYxx - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
As a Vermonter, I am disappointed.RU482 - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
Now if the pricks could consistently provide reliable voice service at my office or at my house, I'd be impressedbill4 - Friday, September 7, 2012 - link
better than overcharging hundreds of dollars for garbage phones like verizon does, and then still having worse voice, more drops, and worse data speeds (like verizon does)djc208 - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
Nothing in VA, not even around DC. Guess it's either Verizon and more money or stay on Sprint and worse service.thomp237 - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
Anchorage, Alaska before Detroit. I knew most companies hated Detroit but wow. Just WOW!My list of companies that hate Detroit:
In-N-Out Burger
Chick-Fil-A
New Belgium Brewing Company (recently rectified)
Yuengling
and AT&T
Feel free to add to the list :)
DFranch - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
I live in Albany, NY, and if it makes you feel any better, we don't have any of those companies in our area either (in fact, the only one I've ever heard of in-N-Out Burger). At least we're getting LTE by the end of the year. I guess I'll have to get a new phone that supports it.kmmatney - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
No Chick-Fil-A? In-N-Out is thinking about coming out to Denver/Boulder. It would be like printing money if they did.deeznuts - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - link
You are not missing anything with Yuengling. It was so hyped and when I made it to DC and finally had some, I'm thinking, WTF is everyone talking about?I'm spoiled in San Diego for good beer, but seriously, it was bad. Very generic tasting.
MGSsancho - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDZ961xhNEo&fe...Myrandex - Thursday, September 6, 2012 - link
On the Available Today list, there are other areas that have LTE enabled already and are not on that list, so I believe that is just a list that had LTE Enabled today.For example, Canton, Ohio has it and it is quite nice here.
Is there any way to tell what is deployed in a given area (such as 10 MHz. or 5 MHz.)?
Jason