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T-Mobile is promising to bring all its unlocked iPhone subscribers3G and 4G LTE service as part of its ongoing network overhaul. While T-Mobile USA doesn t sell the iPhone itself, last summer it claimed to have more than one million subscribers wielding unlockediPhones on its network. But those subscribers have been limited tosluggish 2G speeds, a problem the company s CTO Neville Ray says it is working on; the company plans to shift some of itsspectrum, allowing iPhones to run at full 3G speeds. Part of the problem for T-Mobile s iPhone users involves thecarrier s AWS frequency band, or Advanced Wireless Services, whichoperates at less common frequency ranges. A report last December suggested that the company was refarming parts of its spectrum tobolster its next-gen HSPA+ network, running in the much more common1900MHz spectrum, which allows unlocked iPhones to connect at 3Gspeeds. T-Mobile s announcement makes that official. The wireless providersays it will launch 4G HSPA+ service in the 1900 MHz band by thefourth quarter of 2012, bringing a claimed 33 percent speedincrease in HSPA+ data speeds and improving coverage insidebuildings. It ll also allow T-Mobile customers to use a widerarray of mobile devices, says the company, including the iPhone. Furthermore, the company says it has selected Ericsson and NokiaSiemens to support its LTE network transformation, which it hopesto launch in 2013. The agreement includes installing state of theart LTE Advanced equipment at 37,000 sites on T-Mobile s 4Gnetwork. LTE Advanced is newer than the LTE technology currentlyused by AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile has been re-strategizing after its failed pickup byAT&T last December. If that deal had gone through, AT&Twould have become the largest carrier in the U.S. T-Mobile hopes tobounce back with Ericsson and Nokia s help, using spectrum itsecured from AT&T in the failed merger deal. T-Mobile says ithopes to launch LTE in its AWS spectrum in 75 percent of its top 25markets. T-Mobile will also be the first carrier in the country todeploy Ericsson s Antenna Integrated Radio tech, designed toreduce power consumption and reduce deployment times, saysEricsson. What about Apple s next iPhone? T-Mobile s network upgrade wouldready the company to support it, but Apple would need to includeAWS band support in the phone itself, something T-Mobile s Ray suggested might be coming soon back in January. [ Matt Peckham writes for Time and PCWorld. You can find him on Twitter , Facebook , or Google+ . ]. I am an expert from steelrollcage.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Roll Storage Rack Manufacturer , China Metal Wire Shelving, Steel Roll Cage,and more.
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