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Ma Bell is now at 441 live 4G LTE towns and cities.
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AT&T is now up to 441 live markets with LTE, adding four more areas with 4G.
The new markets are:
The Big Island, Hawaii
Kankakee-Bradley, Ill.
Laconia, N.H.
Gaffney, S.C.
Here's where AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) now stands with LTE as compared with other US rivals:
Operator | 4G technology | Number of markets | Average download speeds |
AT&T | LTE (Also markets HSPA+ as 4G) | 437 | 18.6 Mbit/s |
Cricket (Leap Wireless) | LTE | 11 | 3-15 times faster than Leap's 3G |
C-Spire | LTE | 40 markets up, 3 more coming soon | Data speeds up to 10 times faster |
MetroPCS | LTE | 30 markets | 2-15 Mbit/s (depending on market) |
Sprint | LTE & WiMax | 185 LTE, 71 WiMax | 10.3 Mbit/s |
T-Mobile | LTE (Also markets HSPA+ as "4G") | 223 markets | 25 Mbit/s (on unloaded network) |
U.S. Cellular | LTE | 92 markets | Up to 10 times faster than 3G |
Verizon Wireless | LTE | 500+ markets | 14.3 Mbit/s |
Sources: Carrier data, Light Reading, OpenSignal, RootMetrics |
The network watchers at OpenSignal recently rated the fastest 4G LTE networks in the largest cities in the US:
City | Avg. Download Speed | Best Network |
New York | 6.7 Mbit/s | T-Mobile |
Los Angeles | 7.5 Mbit/s | AT&T |
Chicago | 6.6 Mbit/s | AT&T |
Houston | 7.3 Mbit/s | T-Mobile |
Philadelphia | 5.5 Mbit/s | Verizon |
Phoenix | 9.7 Mbit/s | T-Mobile |
Dallas | 8.6 Mbit/s | T-Mobile |
San Diego | 9.6 Mbit/s | T-Mobile |
San Jose | 10.8 Mbit/s | T-Mobile |
San Antonio | 6.6 Mbit/s | Verizon |
Source: OpenSignal |
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— Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, Light Reading
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