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AT&T Details Year-to-Date Wireless Network Upgrades in Maryland
New and upgraded cell sites, added and enhanced capacity designed to create most advanced mobile broadband experience
BALTIMORE, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* customers in Maryland are expected to experience improved mobile broadband coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment by AT&T. The company announced today network improvements made to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its local mobile broadband network.
Since the start of 2011, AT&T has made numerous wireless network upgrades in Maryland. Some of the enhancements include:
-- Adding capacity or an extra layer of frequency -- which is like adding
lanes to a highway -- to nearly 300 existing cell sites.
-- Activating new cell sites to improve network coverage in areas such as
Salisbury, Beltsville and Little Italy in downtown Baltimore
-- Installing new distributed antenna systems (DAS) inside high-traffic
destinations, such as the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and Arundel
Mills
-- Investing more than $325 million in its Baltimore area wireless and
wireline network, in the first 6 months of 2011
-- Installing Wi-Fi Hotspots in Baltimore near popular local destinations,
totaling to more than 100 Wi-Fi Hotspots available for customers
"More than ever before, customers look to wireless communications to stay in touch with family, friends and business colleagues. Mobile broadband investments also are important to the continued economic competitiveness of the state," said J. Michael Schweder, president of AT&T Mid-Atlantic. "We're working to make this possible by investing in our wireless network across Maryland. In addition, our recently announced agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA represents a major commitment to strengthen and expand our network. If approved, this deal means that we'll be able to expand the next generation of mobile broadband - 4G LTE - from our current plan of 80 percent of the U.S. population to more than 97 percent."
"Our goal is to deliver a network experience that mobilizes everything for customers," said Rob Forsyth, vice president and general manager for AT&T in the greater Washington/Baltimore area. "The ongoing investment we're making in Maryland is designed to increase coverage and reliability, and to provide advanced services to our customers so they can do even more with their wireless devices."
AT&T plans to support the build or upgrade of thousands of cell sites nationwide to increase network speed, coverage and reliability for both mobile voice and broadband services. AT&T also plans to install additional radio "carriers" at thousands of cell sites nationally this year, enabling new layers of spectrum capacity to carry larger volumes of mobile broadband traffic. Additional capacity helps support rising mobile data traffic volumes, which have increased more than 8,000 percent over the past four years.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in Maryland or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Audrey Chang, On Behalf of AT&T, +1-202-295-8779, Audrey.Chang@harbourgrp.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com
AT&T Details Year-to-Date Wireless Network Upgrades in Maryland
New and upgraded cell sites, added and enhanced capacity designed to create most advanced mobile broadband experience
BALTIMORE, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* customers in Maryland are expected to experience improved mobile broadband coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment by AT&T. The company announced today network improvements made to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its local mobile broadband network.
Since the start of 2011, AT&T has made numerous wireless network upgrades in Maryland. Some of the enhancements include:
-- Adding capacity or an extra layer of frequency -- which is like adding
lanes to a highway -- to nearly 300 existing cell sites.
-- Activating new cell sites to improve network coverage in areas such as
Salisbury, Beltsville and Little Italy in downtown Baltimore
-- Installing new distributed antenna systems (DAS) inside high-traffic
destinations, such as the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and Arundel
Mills
-- Investing more than $325 million in its Baltimore area wireless and
wireline network, in the first 6 months of 2011
-- Installing Wi-Fi Hotspots in Baltimore near popular local destinations,
totaling to more than 100 Wi-Fi Hotspots available for customers
"More than ever before, customers look to wireless communications to stay in touch with family, friends and business colleagues. Mobile broadband investments also are important to the continued economic competitiveness of the state," said J. Michael Schweder, president of AT&T Mid-Atlantic. "We're working to make this possible by investing in our wireless network across Maryland. In addition, our recently announced agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA represents a major commitment to strengthen and expand our network. If approved, this deal means that we'll be able to expand the next generation of mobile broadband - 4G LTE - from our current plan of 80 percent of the U.S. population to more than 97 percent."
"Our goal is to deliver a network experience that mobilizes everything for customers," said Rob Forsyth, vice president and general manager for AT&T in the greater Washington/Baltimore area. "The ongoing investment we're making in Maryland is designed to increase coverage and reliability, and to provide advanced services to our customers so they can do even more with their wireless devices."
AT&T plans to support the build or upgrade of thousands of cell sites nationwide to increase network speed, coverage and reliability for both mobile voice and broadband services. AT&T also plans to install additional radio "carriers" at thousands of cell sites nationally this year, enabling new layers of spectrum capacity to carry larger volumes of mobile broadband traffic. Additional capacity helps support rising mobile data traffic volumes, which have increased more than 8,000 percent over the past four years.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in Maryland or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Audrey Chang, On Behalf of AT&T, +1-202-295-8779, Audrey.Chang@harbourgrp.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com