AT&T has a commanding share of the global HSPA market at 21%
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source: Fierce Wireless
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1. cartman posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:43 0 0
21% is surprising. But really, I wish they would focus on 21Mbps rather than 7.2.
2. The Doc posted on 17 Sep 2009, 11:15 0 0
When they refer to At&t holding 21 percent of the global HSPA subscriber base, is that the same as saying that all of their U.S. subscribers on a global level? Or does At&t have global subscribers?
4. knuckleballer34 posted on 17 Sep 2009, 13:25 0 0
And a 0% share in the upcoming LTE market. You can prove anything you want with statistics. The fact of the matter is that AT&T's 3G network is too overloaded with iPhone maniacs. Their subscription base is outgrowing the infrastructure of it's network. AT&T's 3G is equivalent to a large city putting 65 mph speed limits on their main roads. It sounds good, and attracts drivers looking for a faster commute, but what they don't tell you is that their main roads are only two laned. There's no chance of hitting 65 mph, just as there's no chance of hitting 7.2 HSPA using your phone. If it wouldn't be for the iPhone and the lack of viable coverage alternatives in the southeastern United States, AT&T would be in the tank.
7. knuckleballer34 posted on 18 Sep 2009, 00:53 0 0
Well stated. People always react crazily to false advertising such as this. Where I currently reside, Verizon began offering 3G services about 2 weeks ago. Everyone around here was like "3G! Yes, im switching! It's going to be so fast!". But because everyone switched to 3G networking and bogged down the network, my friends who were using 2G internet services got faster speeds than their 3G using counterparts. AT&T and their homers can put up all the fronts their want, but AT&T's 3G network is a paper tiger. You can't roll out 3G services without having the infrastructure in place to support it. Lots of pathetic iPhone users are finding that out the hard way lol.
