Thursday, October 5, 2006
T-Mobile To Announce 3G Plans?
Posted by Jon Westfall in "THOUGHT" @ 03:05 PM
"According to an article published late yesterday in eWeek, T-Mobile is expected to hold a press conference on Friday where the company will supposedly announce its first foray into UMTS, finally catching up with its rivals on the 3G bandwagon. However, assuming these rumors are true, T-Mobile will allegedly announce UMTS and/or HSDPA on paired 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands -- part of the spectrum that it snatched up just a few weeks ago."
Faster is better, and T-Mobile hopefully will be making their subscribers happier with an announcement regarding UMTS / HSDPA in the next few days. As a T-Mo subscriber since 2002, I have seen their network coverage grow amazingly in the last 4 years, and so I believe a national roll-out of UMTS / HSDPA will only add to their appeal. Now the only question is - will they announce and if they announce, when can we actually expect to be enjoying these speeds? I predict mid-2008 - just in time to stream US Presidential Campaign ads to your handset.
Faster is better, and T-Mobile hopefully will be making their subscribers happier with an announcement regarding UMTS / HSDPA in the next few days. As a T-Mo subscriber since 2002, I have seen their network coverage grow amazingly in the last 4 years, and so I believe a national roll-out of UMTS / HSDPA will only add to their appeal. Now the only question is - will they announce and if they announce, when can we actually expect to be enjoying these speeds? I predict mid-2008 - just in time to stream US Presidential Campaign ads to your handset.
