CHARLESTON, W. Va.,
March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
AT&T1 has upgraded its wireless network within
West Virginia with more than 550
enhancements during 2016. The completed improvements include adding
greater capacity and speeds to cell towers across the state.
"Our West Virginia employees are focused on bringing a better
mobile experience across the state. Our investment in the local
wireless network is one way we're accomplishing that," said
J. Michael Schweder, president of
AT&T Mid-Atlantic.
We're seeing increased data usage across our mobile network,
especially at big events. In fact, data on our mobile network has
increased about 250,000% since 2007, and the majority of that
traffic is video.
These upgrades include adding capacity to hundreds of wireless
cell sites, which increases data speeds for people accessing
them.
Our 4G LTE network is essential to laying the foundation for our
5G Evolution. We are increasing network speeds and capacity, as we
continue to densify our wireless network through the deployment of
small cells and the use of advanced network technologies like
carrier aggregation.
We constantly invest in our network to give customers the
high-quality services they need to stay connected. This helps
customers get the best possible experience over the AT&T
network, whether at home, at work or on the go.
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AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
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*Claim based on the Nielsen Certified Data Network
Score. Score includes data reported by wireless consumers in the
Nielsen Mobile Insights survey, network measurements from Nielsen
Mobile Performance and Nielsen Drive Test Benchmarks for Q3+Q4 2016
across 121 markets.
**Global coverage claim based on offering discounted
voice and data roaming; LTE roaming; and voice roaming in more
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