T-Mobile has unveiled plans to expand its HSPA+ coverage to nearly 100 metropolitan areas by the end of this year. Many have said that T-Mobile has been all but left behind in the race for high speed data plans, so it’s good to see T-Mobile finally get into the game on some level.
According to CNET’s reporting, “HSPA+ is currently available in nearly 50 markets, including Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Waco, Texas; Baltimore; Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La.; Birmingham, Ala; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Ft. Lauderdale and Jacksonville, Fla.; Greenville, S.C.; Honolulu; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; Portland, Ore.; St. Louis; and Wichita, Kan. It has also expanded coverage in other cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.”
The coverage expansion should mean that T-Mobile’s coverage as a whole will reach about 85 million customers.
The network upgrade will mean big things for customers using some of the more high-end devices out there. And T-Mobile’s impressive line-up of 3G products will also see some benefits. Products like the Rocket USB laptop stick, soon to be updated to a Rocket 2.0 USB, will fly on the new network.
It’s interesting to note that it was only a few years ago that T-Mobile counted itself among big carriers in America without 3G access. With this move, it looks like T-Mobile is hoping to change some hearts and minds across the country. They are a popular carrier, without question, but the tech side has often been lacking. With this big network rollout, it’s possible that T-Mobile could be moving up in the world soon.
