PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly
released report shows AT&T* wireless customers in Pittsburgh are enjoying the highest ranked
local network. An independent mobile research and testing
organization today named AT&T's wireless network for top
honors. Seattle-based RootMetrics
ranked AT&T highest for overall – call, data and text – network
performance in Pittsburgh.
The RootMetrics wireless network performance study for
Pittsburgh named AT&T as the
overall RootMetrics RootScore® Award winner for its combination of
call, text and mobile Internet performance.** The RootMetrics award
is based on analysis of 53,211 wireless test calls, texts and data
transmissions conducted during March, 2015.
"AT&T was ranked highest in our March, 2015 tests of overall
network performance in the Pittsburgh area. Our overall RootScore Award
looks at data, call and text performance across all data network
technologies, including 4G LTE. We look at performance from the
consumer's point of view, and AT&T offered a very strong
overall performance for those in Pittsburgh during our tests," said
Bill Moore, president and CEO of
RootMetrics.
AT&T launched 4G LTE*** in Pittsburgh in September
2012.
"Our customers depend on their wireless service to help manage
their busy lives," said J. Michael
Schweder, president, AT&T Mid-Atlantic. "They want
service they can depend on as they travel in the Pittsburgh area. We are happy to see our
network investment is paying off and our customers are getting
top-ranked wireless performance."
"We're proud that AT&T has the most reliable 4G LTE network
and the nation's strongest LTE signal, allowing customers to do the
things they love on their LTE wireless devices such as stream music
and videos or surf the Web. And we continue to invest in our
network, contributing to local job creation and boosting economic
development."
AT&T invested more than $175
million in its Pittsburgh
area wireless and wireline networks from 2012 through 2014, and
we'll continue investing to give our customers the best possible
experience.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
** Pittsburgh RootScore Report April, 2015. Performance
rankings of four mobile networks rely on scores calculated from
random samples. Your experience may vary. The RootMetrics award is
not an endorsement of AT&T. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more
details.
***4G LTE availability in select markets. LTE is a trademark of
ETSI. Learn more at att.com/network.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions of people and businesses
around the globe stay connected through leading wireless,
high-speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. We're helping
people mobilize their worlds with state-of-the-art communications,
entertainment services and amazing innovations like connected cars
and devices for homes, offices and points in between. Our U.S.
wireless network offers customers the nation's strongest LTE signal
and the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network. We offer the best
global wireless coverage. We're improving how our customers stay
entertained and informed with AT&T U-verse® TV and
High Speed Internet services. And businesses worldwide are serving
their customers better with AT&T's mobility and highly secure
cloud solutions.
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Reliability and signal strength claims based on nationwide
carriers' LTE. Signal strength claim based ONLY on avg. LTE signal
strength. LTE not available everywhere. Global coverage claim based
on offering voice and data roaming in more countries than any other
U.S. based carrier, and offering the most wireless smartphones and
tablets that work in the most countries.
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