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AT&T Announces HSPA 7.2 Deployment

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LatinoGeek

Sep 9, 2009, 9:50 AM
...when these upgrade announcements come out they never mention the tri-state area (NY,NJ,CT). Isn't the Tri-state area one of the most densely populated areas in the US? Charlotte is pretty sparse compared to the other cities mentioned.

I guess my question is: Why Charlotte? and not Phoenix, or Philadelphia which have higher populations?
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Jayshmay

Sep 9, 2009, 10:50 AM
Good qustion indeed, espescially the tri-state, there's gotta be at least 14 million or so people around the 5 boroughs, Jersey, and southern Ct, that 14 million was just a guess.
Plus all the 10s of thousands of travelers daily & weekly through the 3 major are airports.
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Joshmo

Sep 9, 2009, 11:37 AM
It's the same reason that they never get any type of network upgrade first. I think it's ideal to deploy it in a smaller "test" market to make sure all your systems are in place, so you're not experiencing network issues that impact such a high percentage of your clientbase.
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en102

Sep 9, 2009, 6:30 PM
I suspect that the NY area is still getting 'fixed' for 3g 850 in many areas.

L.A. Metro (+15 million) has had its 3G 850 up for ~5-6months now in the downtown, and since last fall in the valleys.

I can't speak for other areas.
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