{"id":4741,"date":"2013-07-17T12:19:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T16:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=4741"},"modified":"2013-07-17T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T16:40:26","slug":"att-4g-lte-now-in-valdosta-vlcia-2013-07-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/att-4g-lte-now-in-valdosta-vlcia-2013-07-16.html","title":{"rendered":"AT&amp;T 4G LTE now in Valdosta @ VLCIA 2013-07-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nVerizon won&#8217;t be the only 4G LTE access in Valdosta anymore:\r\nAT&amp;T has turned theirs on.\r\nIt&#8217;s not clear how far out of town that extends (looks to me\r\nlike I still need to go stand by my west gate if I want on),\r\nbut at least it&#8217;s a start of competition, and maybe T will\r\nget around to increasing\r\nits coverage (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/coverage-t-vs-vz-for-4g-lte.html\">next post<\/a>).\r\nIf\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/softbank-buying-sprint-buying-clearwire-for-better-internet.html\">\r\nSoftbank + Sprint + Clearwire<\/a> comes here, as well,\r\nmaybe we&#8217;ll see something like a competitive market.\r\nIt&#8217;s not clear even that will be enough to get fast affordable\r\naccess everywhere in south Georgia.\r\nFor that, maybe our local elected and appointed officials\r\nwill continue with\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/02\/broadband-on-the-table-vlcia-2013-02-19.html\">\r\nthe advocacy they started back in February<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9309358254\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Andrea Schruijer and the AT&#038;T 4G LTE PR\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7292\/9309358254_d615eb4825_n.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Schruijer and the AT&#038;T 4G LTE PR\"><\/a>\r\nAs mentioned at the Industrial Authority yesterday evening by\r\nExecutive Director Andrea Schruijer (video to come), here&#8217;s\r\nAT&amp;T&#8217;s PR of 2 July 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/att-4g-lte-available-in-valdosta-213935111.html\">\r\nAT&amp;T 4G LTE Available In Valdosta:\r\nCustomers to benefit from nation&#8217;s fastest 4G LTE network on the latest devices<\/a>,\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nVALDOSTA, Ga., July 2, 2013 \/PRNewswire\/ &mdash; AT&amp;T* has turned on\r\nthe nation&#8217;s fastest 4G LTE network** in Valdosta, bringing\r\ncustomers the latest generation of wireless network technology.\r\nWatch here to see several of the benefits AT&amp;T 4G LTE provides,\r\nincluding:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nFaster speeds. LTE technology is capable of delivering mobile\r\nInternet speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G***. Customers can\r\nstream, download, upload and game faster than ever before.\r\n<li>\r\nCool new\r\ndevices. AT&amp;T offers several LTE-compatible devices, including new\r\nAT&amp;T 4G LTE smartphones and tablets.\r\n<li>\r\nFaster response time. LTE\r\ntechnology offers lower latency, or the processing time it takes to\r\nmove data through a network, such as how long it takes to start\r\ndownloading a webpage or file once you&#8217;ve sent the request. Lower\r\nlatency helps to improve services like mobile gaming, two-way video\r\ncalling and telemedicine.\r\n<li>\r\nMore efficient use of spectrum. Wireless\r\nspectrum is a finite resource, and LTE uses spectrum more\r\nefficiently than other technologies, creating more space to carry\r\ndata traffic and services and to deliver a better network\r\nexperience.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\n&#8220;Wireless infrastructure investment is critical to Georgia&#8217;s future\r\nand I am very pleased to see AT&amp;T investing in Valdosta and Lowndes\r\nCounty and bringing LTE service to our community,&#8221; said Andrea\r\nSchruijer, Executive Director of the Valdosta-Lowndes County\r\nIndustrial Authority. &#8220;Advanced technology like LTE will help\r\nstimulate our economy and provide new tools and services that we\r\nneed to compete for business.&#8221;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n&#8220;We continue<!--more--> to see demand for mobile Internet skyrocket, and our 4G\r\nLTE network in Valdosta responds to what customers want from their\r\nmobile experience &mdash; more, faster, on the best devices,&#8221; said\r\nCourtney Brinson, AT&amp;T Regional Director of External Affairs.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAT&amp;T&#8217;s 4G Network\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAT&amp;T&#8217;s innovation and investment have resulted in the nation&#8217;s\r\nlargest 4G network, covering more than 292 million people with\r\nultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. Our 4G LTE\r\nnetwork delivered faster average download and upload speeds than any\r\nof our competitors in PCWorld\/TechHive&#8217;s most recent 20-market speed\r\ntests.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAT&amp;T&#8217;s 4G LTE network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G,\r\nas well as multiple innovations that optimize the network for\r\nperformance. Our network&#8217;s radio components are placed close to the\r\nantenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station,\r\nwhich helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna\r\nand, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE network. The\r\nnetwork also is designed with its core elements distributed across\r\nthe country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the\r\nInternet, because your request isn&#8217;t traveling as far.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nEven as AT&amp;T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage, customers can\r\nget 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network,\r\nunlike some competitors, where smartphone customers may fall back to\r\nslower 3G technologies when outside of LTE coverage.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThe PR has more boilerplate about T&#8217;s 4G LTE network and about the company.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verizon won&#8217;t be the only 4G LTE access in Valdosta anymore: AT&amp;T has turned theirs on. 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