AT&T 3G network upgrades underway; 7.2 Mbps HSDPA ahead of new iPhone launch
By now it is painfully obvious that AT&T and Apple will announce at least one new iPhone model this coming June; heck, even analysts jumped on board with bloggers a few months ago in stating that a new iPhone model this Summer is imminent. Back in March, we ran through some exciting details laid out by an AT&T exec and among them was the note that Apple’s new handset would support faster HSDPA to the tune of 7.2 Mbps. Well here we are in April and Scott McElroy, VP of Technology at AT&T Mobility, has confirmed the company is currently working on software upgrades that will boost 3G downlink speeds to… You guessed it… 7.2 Mbps. Despite the fact that we’re lucky if we can get 400 Kbps in the New York area right now, AT&T’s current 3G network supports speeds up to 3.6 Mbps so the upgrades being performed will double that speed. We have to admit, we’re a little scared to think of what network performance is going to be like when the new iPhone drops and increasing download speeds isn’t going to help resolve current issues. It looks like we may be in for a bumpy ride leading up to AT&T’s migration to HSPA+ in late 2009/early 2010, and the subsequent launch of AT&T’s LTE network.
I’m.a 43 year old loser sitting in my parents basement in the mid-west eatting lean pockets….I don’t even own a cell phone but I know better than everyone….in fact steve bobs always ask for my advice…
Landlines Rule!
I voluteered after your request a month ago, you hang on my words so much you forgot you pestered me for along with manger name, my employee id and whatever else you thought you could get. What does this have to to do with att sucking and slow to roll out 3g?
Lmao!!!
Beatoff lol…
So … **THAT’S why you’re compelled to post under my name? That thin-skinned and juvenile, eh. Tsk, Tsk. No wonder you only live the “virtual” life of an HSBC official who lives on tech blogs, PimpTrolling your Jesus-carrier with your every breath.
And when someone has the absolute gall to call you on your “contribution” of horse-waste, you threaten with physical violence.
Thanks for the detailed explanation, BitchBoy.
Everybody that doesn’t like you isn’t me.
You’ve already given yourself away … and you’re too obliquely self-deluded to recognize it. [Not that you'll -ever- be man enough to admit it either].
None of which addresses your self-proclamation to being an HSBC official who happens to reside on tech blogs [sometimes under your 'current' name / sometimes under *borrowed* names] who lashes out in vain with threats of physical violence when your agenda is called on the carpet. Is that really the best a sniveling coward can muster up, BitchBoy?
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43 Years Old
482 Kilos
4′8
46 Waist
And I’m uncut…well actually I don’t know because I can’t see past my stomach…….
P.S. If my parents let me get an i phone… I will be soo cool…
Gotta go using the library computer and someone wants it…
Love love Don Louie!
^How many DragQueens does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
You’re not nearly the genius you portend to be, Pimp.
I’m so lonely will someone add me to their Facebook?
I would rather let you continue to defend the poor standing att has than defend some post that didn’t come from me. Post 69 gave the whole story on you, post 71 is where I’m at, saving money and getting the most for it. Where’s that site you so vehemently promote
Can’t face your pitiful record, DonVinnie daBitchBoy, of claiming to be an HSBC banking official [who happens to live on tech blogs 24/7] … and who shamelessly pimps for his jesus-carrier, spreading it like an infection … and who throws around direct threats of physical violence against those who dare call you on your load of bullshit? Such a man you are …
I looked around me. The only other person at the corner where I worked, was a woman with a cigarette in her mouth. She kept throwing suspicious glances at me, as if expecting me to rape her. I didn’t think anyone would be willing to rape her, let alone me. She had yellow teeth and the skin sagged on her face, even though she probably wasn’t any older than twenty-five. I winced and turned away. And then realized I was looking in at a reflection of myself…..
If not self-corrected, this isn’t going to end well for you, BGR
The 7.2mb is for cell site links not what your handset is going to get. That is why AT&T is against things like P2P because it effects the overall performance of the cell site if lots of people are consistently bursting 3G data at the same time.
^And further justifies RIM’s point that low bandwidth requirement is a major plus for any platform.
Mother told me to be good, but she’s been wrong before.
backbeat still making enemies huh?
Shall we take a count how many folks dislike !!!
Beatoff?
1st!
I should have said that RIM’s point that low bandwidth requirement is a major plus for any platform -and- any carrier.
Um, sorry to burst your bubble, but I have had Big Red, Alltel (prior to Merger) Sprint, and U.S. Cellular.
ALL of them, with their shitty 1xRTT network, dropped calls ALL the time. And I live in a rather populate area of Texas. So, don’t try to flaunt that the network infrastructure is flawless, or better than GSM in any way, because I can tell you from experience, it isn’t.
T-Mobile has had the best call quality, and when you HAVE service, the best service quality I have seen with ANY of the other providers. I am a strong believer that once T-Mobile expands their network more (and they are, just slower than most) and cover more rural area’s, they are going to dominate this 3G and high speed network game. Mark my words.
The BOLD supports 3.6Mbps, whereas the Storm has 7.2Mbps, right?? If this is a software upgrade, can we maybe expect something new, such as OS 5.0, where 7.2MBps??? I’m guessing not, but who knows. The Treo 750 went from UMTS-only to HSDPA after an OS upgrade.
Where does the iPhone fit in here?
Go AT&T!
@J-Fab: With its dwindling customer base (not every month like Sprint lol), but definitely to a consistent degree, how do you figure T-Mo can ever hope to catch up.
T-Mobile has one thing in common with Sprint and VZW…poor phone selection, and crippling of good phones that they DO have.
AT&T rise the bar faster like Cingular!!!