AT&T is rapidly moving forward with its new LTE network as it attempts to catch up with rival Verizon. The carrier has pegged the end of 2013 as its target date for completing the rollout, and we've got all the updates on the latest markets to go live for you right here.
AT&T 4G LTE: rolling out a faster network
AT&T LTE rollout continues: Cleveland, St. Louis, New Orleans, and nine others this summer
AT&T's LTE rollout is pushing on, and we've heard this morning that another 12 markets will be covered by "early summer." While more of the large cities you'd expect are included on that list, the new network's also filtering down to some smaller markets too, ready for the wave of new devices we saw at MWC (as well as the new iPad launched at last week's event).
AT&T to complete LTE network by end of 2013
As an aside in its announcement of 11 new LTE markets, AT&T mentioned something else interesting: it now expects to have its LTE rollout "largely complete by the end of 2013," a sentiment echoed by company exec John Stankey at a conference today. That's the most specific guidance AT&T has given for when it'll be done with its LTE deployment, which also happens to be the same year that it plans on kicking off an even faster LTE-Advanced network in some markets.
The 2013 timeline matches up...
AT&T's LTE network goes live in 11 new markets, including NYC and Los Angeles
AT&T has had its fair share of setbacks lately, but the mobile carrier is pushing forward, announcing today that its new LTE network has gone live in 11 additional markets. Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco are among the new areas. The carrier also lists New York City as one of its new additions, though the network there had already gone live last month when we reviewed the LG Nitro HD.
The new regions join cities like Chicago, Las Vegas, and Boston, bringing the total number of AT&T...
AT&T's LTE network appears to be working in San Francisco
They're not quite getting the incredible speeds we're seeing in New York City on our LG Nitro HD (see picture above) but Engadget is reporting that the carrier's LTE network is live in downtown San Francisco right now. We're not sure whether it's a soft launch or just a preliminary test — we reached out to AT&T minutes ago — but you can help us figure out how widespread the network is by contributing your own reports. Feel free to post your speeds in this forum post, or in the comments...
AT&T to light up six new markets with LTE on November 20th
AT&T's just on a roll today. An LTE roll that is. In addition to the new Galaxy Tab 8.9, the carrier has announced that it will be rolling out LTE coverage in six more markets — Charlotte, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, and San Juan, Puerto Rico — on November 20th. Unfortunately, New York, San Francisco, and some other big ones are still off the list, but at least AT&T's delivering on its 2011 promise of lighting up a total of 15 markets by year's end. Check the...
AT&T LTE coming to Boston, Washington D.C. next
It looks like Boston and Washington D.C. are next in line to receive LTE coverage from AT&T — the company made the announcement during its Q3 2011 earnings call. There was no mention of when, but it should happen soon because AT&T promised LTE for 15 markets and 70 million people by the end of 2011. It's already a third of the way toward that goal, having turned on LTE in San Antonio, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston on September 18th. Right now, that LTE is only available on the HTC J...
AT&T 4G LTE launching in first five markets on Sunday
Though it's been soft-launched for a couple weeks now, AT&T has said at a financial conference today that it'll be officially offering LTE service in its first five launch markets (San Antonio, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston) starting this coming Sunday, September 18th. There aren't any LTE-compatible handsets in AT&T's lineup just yet, but customers can walk into stores right now and pick up an HTC tablet, a couple USB dongles, and a mobile hotspot -- the Elevate 4G -- that'll work...
AT&T's 4G LTE network appears in Chicago (video)
Hang tight, Verizon: Chicago is one of five launch markets for AT&T's new LTE network, with a total of fifteen or so expected by the end of 2011. The carrier has been selling its new Momentum 4G and Elevate 4G data devices for a little over a week now, promising HSPA+ speeds initially with LTE compatibility once the network lights up -- and for those of us in Chicago, pockets of AT&T LTE are just now starting to appear.
I grabbed an Elevate 4G this evening to try it out; the representative...
