AT&T to Use 700MHz Spectrum for LTE Network
Apr 3, 2008, 6:53 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Apr 3, 2008, 7:03 PM
AT&T CTO John Donovan said that AT&T plans to use the 700MHz spectrum it won in the recent FCC auction, as well as what it acquired during the 2006 AWS auction, for its 4G Long Term Evolution network. AT&T won $6.6 billion worth of spectrum from Auction 73, and said that it can cover 95% of the population with LTE signal. AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega said, however, that the company likely won't have the LTE network up and running until 2012.
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Lets get HSPA first..
how about deploying HSDPA and HSUPA before moving on to the technology that will only be ready for market in 10 years or so..
That's already in the plan. AT&T says they will have their 3G network fully upgraded to HSPA by the end of 2008.
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Wow... thoughts from Rich or Eric please...
Ok so I asked Rich the other day what the 700 mhz winnings meant for ATT. It seemed like ATT would use all three bands(700/850/1900) to add capacity to their entire network.
However, it looks like they have gone the other way and decided to launch LTE on the 700 and just offer it to the major metros "95% of the population". If that's the case, I wonder if this will lead them to having roaming agreements with VZW. If I remember correctly, VZW has decided to go LTE as well.
So...
Will the world end when my ATT phone says "Verizon" on the screen?
However, it looks like they have gone the other way and decided to launch LTE on the 700 and just offer it to the major metros "95% of the population". If that's the case, I wonder if this will lead them to having roaming agreements with VZW. If I remember correctly, VZW has decided to go LTE as well.
So...
Will the world end when my ATT phone says "Verizon" on the screen?
Veriat&tzon. That sounds pretty metal 🤤
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That is a long long time away
Looks like sprint will beet them by 3 years to 4g and verizon is claiming they will beat them by 2 years.
but of course they have yet to prove that lte will even work. it does look great on paper but when will they actually put up some antenas and start some real world deployement?
but of course they have yet to prove that lte will even work. it does look great on paper but when will they actually put up some antenas and start some real world deployement?
