T-Mobile Flips on HSPA+ 3G in 24 New Cities2010-07-21 08:43 by DanielaTags: HSPA, 3G, T-Mobile
The carrier's expanded HSPA+ network offers 4G-like speeds from compatible devices, and should improve performance for existing 3G users, too. While Sprint has short-shifted to fourth gear with WiMax, T-Mobile remains dedicated to pushing the gas pedal to the floor in third with HSPA+ 3G. On Wednesday, the carrier will throw the switch on HSPA+ towers in 24 new cities, including Portland, Minneapolis and Baltimore. The total list of cities now reaches 45, with double that expected by the year's end, to blanket a total of 100 cities, and 185 million Americans, with coverage. For the moment, T-Mobile still just barely lags behind Clear for high-speed wireless coverage. The WiMax carrier, which also provides WiMax for Sprint, currently covers 50 markets. T-Mobile has been advertising – to the ire of AT&T – that its HSPA+ network delivers 4G-like theoretical speeds of up to 21 mbps down and 5.7 mbps down. Even with real-life download speeds that T-Mobile's senior director of engineering Mark McDiarmid claims are closer to 5 and 8 mbps, that puts the network performance right on par or faster than Sprint and Clear's WiMax service. Our own 4G tests seem to bear out – but stay tuned for a more detailed comparison now that HSPA+ has reached our fair city of Portland. Read more -here-
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