T-Mobile To Repurpose EDGE Network for LTE Expansion
No PCS LTE Devices
It's too little too late as very few of their current devices support PCS LTE. The iPhone, Nexus 5, and S4, can do it.
The question is how many of those other devices can be updated with firmware OTA to support that band.
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Machine to Machine Services and Affiliates
So is T-mobile getting out of Machine to Machine services business that typically rely on GPRS/EDGE or other legacy data services?
What about affiliates like, for example, i Wireless that steadfastly refuses to upgrade huge swaths of its coverage area in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois to anything beyond EDGE?
Does this mean they will finally have 100% of their native network transitioned from 2G/3G and onto HSPA+ and or LTE?
The article headline says: "T-mobile to Repurpose EDGE Network for LTE Expansion" but the article says: "T-Mobile claims to cover 96% of Americans with its network, be it EDGE, HSPA+, or LTE." implying that EDGE will continue to be available in some areas and that this is a continuation of their previous re...
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What about affiliates like, for example, i Wireless that steadfastly refuses to upgrade huge swaths of its coverage area in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois to anything beyond EDGE?
Does this mean they will finally have 100% of their native network transitioned from 2G/3G and onto HSPA+ and or LTE?
The article headline says: "T-mobile to Repurpose EDGE Network for LTE Expansion" but the article says: "T-Mobile claims to cover 96% of Americans with its network, be it EDGE, HSPA+, or LTE." implying that EDGE will continue to be available in some areas and that this is a continuation of their previous re...
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We've reached out to T-Mobile to get a detailed explanation of exactly what's going on with its GPRS/EDGE networks. We'll update the article (or the comments) as soon as we hear anything.
My guess is we're getting a bigger snow job than my city just received in western New York. 🙂
John B.
John B.
Here's the official response from T-Mobile:
This year, we will start lighting up the 1900MHz PCS spectrum with LTE, as well as continue to push LTE on AWS spectrum. Some of the 1900MHz being used for LTE comes from T-Mobile's purchase of MetroPCS....
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This year, we will start lighting up the 1900MHz PCS spectrum with LTE, as well as continue to push LTE on AWS spectrum. Some of the 1900MHz being used for LTE comes from T-Mobile's purchase of MetroPCS....
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