AT&T Announces Plans to Double Mobile Data Speeds

By Geoff Duncan
September 10, 2009

AT&T has announced plans to deploy 7.2 Mbps HSPA mobile data services to 25 markets by the end of 2010...with six expected to be online by the end of 2009.

Apple has certainly had a hit on its hands with the iPhone, but the iPhone's exclusive U.S. carrier AT&T has certainly been taking hits over its network performance: users of iPhones—and other mobile devices—have consistently been complaining about limited bandwidth, poor network performance, and even problems placing and sustaining calls in well-networked areas. Today, AT&T announced plans to bring more data bandwidth to its mobile, announcing it plans to bring 7.2 Mbps HSPA technology to 25 major markets by the end of 2010—and six of those markets should be online by the end of 2009. For customers in areas getting the improved service—and who upgrade to HSPA 7.2 devices—the new service levels might turn ...

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