Technology

T-Mobile Boosts LTE Speeds

By Leo | Published on December 7, 2013

T-Mobile is boosting its LTE speeds to rival that of its larger competitors. T-Mobile, which acquired Metro PCS this year, is using its technology to provide faster speeds starting in the Dallas market.

According to engadget.com:

“Hey, North Dallas T-Mobile customer — that speedier Internet connection isn’t a figment of your imagination. Just before Thanksgiving, the carrier silently got the ball rolling on its plans to unleash a faster LTE network. To achieve this upgrade, Deutsche Telekom combined its LTE spectrum with that of MetroPCS, which it acquired for $1.5 billion earlier this year. Best of all, T-Mo’s improved network doesn’t require a device upgrade (unlike Sprint’s enhanced LTE service) — your current one will work just fine. Unfortunately, Magenta’s efforts are currently confined to select portions of northern Dallas, but it hopes to eventually roll out its faster LTE network to other top markets in the U.S.”

T-Mobile continues to find innovative ways to push the competitive landscape in the cell phone business that is dominated by behemoths like AT&T. This year it pushed the envelope with no-contract upgrade plans and free international roaming. Now if the company can bring speeds to compete with the bigger rivals, it will be a no-brainer for consumers to start switching.

Subscribe To The ABS Newsletter — Get our stories in your inbox.

Independent journalism still matters.

We hope this story was worth your time. For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed Black-owned and independently run. We didn't get here by waiting on ad budgets that were never built to prioritize us. Our readers did that.

Corporate support for Black media has always been thin. Outlets like ours get roughly 1% of the $170 billion spent on U.S. advertising each year, and that margin is shrinking further as advertisers walk back the DEI-linked commitments they made in 2020. That's the backdrop. It's not why we're asking.

The wider picture isn't any steadier. Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under, it's rarely the ones built to center a Black perspective from the ground up that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way