American telecom operator T-Mobile US, which has taken legal action against bigger rival Verizon Wireless, has shared its 4G LTE roll out plans and future strategies.
T-Mobile US today said its 4G LTE network reaches 210 million people in 273 metro areas.
The telecoms will also upgrade its 2G/EDGE network with 4G LTE. The company plans to complete 50 percent of the work this year alone, and expects the program to be substantially complete by the middle of next year.
The upgrade will provide customers who currently experience 2G/EDGE coverage new access to 4G LTE, and many already covered by 4G LTE will enjoy access to 4G LTE in even more places.
T-Mobile also plans to begin deploying 4G LTE this year in the new 700 MHz A-Block spectrum the company is in the process of acquiring.
“T-Mobile covers 96 percent of Americans, and over the past year, we’ve completely shattered records with the fastest 4G LTE deployment the U.S. wireless industry has ever seen,” said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile.
T-Mobile takes on Verizon with a legal action
T-Mobile has taken legal action demanding that Verizon cease and desist the carrier’s network map advertising, arguing that Verizon has cherry-picked a single network technology to depict in its ads rather than accurately reflecting the many technologies widely in use today.
T-Mobile is pushing back against misleading competitive claims through a new primetime television ad that began airing in primetime last night. The company has demanded Verizon cease and desist with its well-known map ads.
Taking on Verizon, Legere said: “Our competitors want you to believe our network doesn’t measure up. But that just isn’t true. And American consumers are going to see right through the spin and half-truths when given the facts.”
T-Mobile network update
Neville Ray, chief technology officer for T-Mobile, said: “Our 4G LTE is going to reach 230 million people across the U.S. by mid-year. By year’s end, we’re going to be delivering wicked-fast 4G LTE to more than 250 million people.”
