Sprint sheds light on spotty LTE coverage
Ten days ago, Sprint officially flipped the switch on its LTE network. By doing so, the carrier brought high-speed wireless broadband to users in 15 markets across Georgia and Texas. Or at least it did from a technical standpoint as users are reporting that hooking up to the Sprint LTE network is easier said than done as signal is absent most of the time.
Bob Azzi, who is the senior vice president of Networks at Sprint, commented on the matter and said that the carried wasn't planning to wait until all cell sites were covered. Instead, these markets were chosen for initial rollout since Sprint determined that the footprint was sufficient for enough people to find it in enough places. "We focus on street-level coverage," Azzi said, although LTE should be available indoors as well.
Verizon offers LTE service in 304 markets across the country and is aiming to reach the 400 mark by the time 2012 is out. AT&T's LTE network currently covers 47 markets. T-Mobile is still relying on HSPA+ for high-speed mobile internet access, but is planning on switching to LTE at some point next year.
source: Light Reading Mobile via Sprint Users
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