DL - 4G Americas

In the fall of 2009, T-Mobile launched its first HSPA+ (Rel-7) market in Philadelphia, beginning a
nationwide rollout of the technology throughout 2010.
At Mobile World Congress in February 2010, T-Mobile announced it would light up HSPA+ in major cities
on both coasts. Additionally, T-Mobile announced the availability of the T-Mobile webConnect Rocket 1.0
USB Laptop Stick, the first HSPA+ (Rel-7) device offered by a national U.S. wireless carrier.
After introducing the first device to take full advantage of T-Mobile’s “4G” speeds, the carrier unveiled
plans to upgrade its national high-speed 3G service to HSPA+ and to have HSPA+ deployed across the
breadth of its 3G footprint, covering 100 metropolitan areas and 185 million people, by the end of 2010.
Included in this announcement was news that T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network was commercially available in
New York City with deployment in Los Angeles coming soon.
T-Mobile then began a series of announcements on its aggressive expansion of its HSPA+ network to
major metropolitan areas across the country including Boston, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta,
Washington, D.C. and Houston:
� In May 2010, T-Mobile announced availability of its HSPA+ network in the Northeastern U.S. and
other major cities across the country, covering more than 30 million Americans with today’s “4G”
speeds.
� In June 2010, T-Mobile announced it was offering today’s “4G” speeds to more than 25 major
metropolitan areas across the U.S. and plans to cover more than 75 million Americans with
HSPA+ by the end of June.
� In July 2010, T-Mobile announced its HSPA+ network had expanded to reach more than 85
million Americans and nearly 50 major metropolitan areas - offering the most pervasive network
to deliver today’s “4G” speeds in the country. At this time, T-Mobile also announced its
webConnect Rocket 2.0 USB Laptop Stick, an updated form factor of its first HSPA+-capable
device.
� In August 2010, T-Mobile unveiled the T-Mobile G2 with Google, the first smartphone designed
for T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network and announced that its HSPA+ network now covered 100 million
Americans in more than 55 major metropolitan areas across the country with plans to cover 200
million people by the end of 2010. It also announced plans to begin rolling out Dual-Carrier
HSPA+ (Rel- 8) in 2011.
� In October 2010, T-Mobile announced the continued expansion of its HSPA+ network and T-
Mobile’s second HSPA+ capable device, the new T-Mobile myTouch.
� In November 2010, T-Mobile announced an upgrade path for HSPA+ that continues to provide
room for exponential speed enhancements, and offers a next-generation super-fast mobile
broadband experience to more people than any other wireless network in the country.
Today, T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network is the most pervasive “4G” network in the United States, offering
mobile broadband service reaching 76 major metropolitan areas. Over the course of 2010, T-Mobile has
heavily invested in upgrading its network and expects to expand its “4G” HSPA+ network to reach 200
million people in the U.S. by the end of the year.
www.4gamericas.org February 2011 Page 110