$50 Million Invested by AT&T to Upgrade Its 3G Network in Dallas, Expansion Planned
AT&T has revealed that it recently spent $50 million to upgrade signal strength for its 3G network, in the Dallas area alone, as part of planned expansions to ensure customers have better coverage. This upgrade is part of a larger effort to boost signal within structures and ensure better reception for customers, a large portion of whom use Apple’s iPhone. According to recent press reports, the company’s focus on customer service has led them in this direction in response to the massive levels of incoming users of the network due to high sales of iPhones and other devices that tax the system with heavy data transfers.
In addition to the original 1900 MHz 3G signal, AT&T’s multimillion dollar investment is intended to expand the wireless spectrum in the 850 MHz band. This signal expansion should carry better through homes and office buildings to give customers better performance. Previously unseen levels of data usage due to iPhone users has meant that between the second quarter of 2006 and the second quarter of 2009, AT&T’s network has seen wireless data transfer levels rise by 5,000 per cent. Since Apple launched the iPhone in 2007 and the device only has service available through AT&T’s service, the smart phone is believed to be the primary reason for this remarkable increase.
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