electronista.com - 5/27/2009
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AT&T; today explained some of the key details behind a planned upgrade for its 3G network, including improvements to the infrastructure underneath. Having initially run a trial, the carrier now says it plans to start upgrading its network to 7.2Mbps ...
MobileBurn.com - 5/27/2009
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MobileBurn.com —
Today AT&T announced plans to upgrade its 3G
network to faster 7.2Mbps data speeds. It also announced...
plans to increase backhaul capacity and to dedicate more spectrum to data traffic. Read the full story here.
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Gems from D7: On Yahoo, on the iPhone
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... ; its existing peak speed is 3.6 Mbps . Current iPhone users won’t be able to take advantage of the turbo-charged network, which is supposed to be completed in 2011. Future handset owners will, so this upgrade could be quite a lure for those who have yet to take the plunge. But if you’re a current user who’s been experiencing dropped calls, the accompanying infrastructure upgrades should help. Lest anyone get too excited, though, Stephenson did hint that the unlimited data plans available with the iPhone may eventually change: “ ...
AT&T plans to double 3G speeds by 2011, new devices to take advantage of it coming later this year
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... The existing 3.6 Mbps network will get a boost to the full 7.2 Mbps HSPA standard speed, which many think has been iPhone-inspired and possibly a ...
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