Comments on: AT&T to Launch LTE in Five Cities in Summer of 2011 http://gigaom.com/2011/05/25/att-to-launch-lte-in-five-cities-in-summer-of-2011/ Thu, 23 May 2013 16:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris Milne http://gigaom.com/2011/05/25/att-to-launch-lte-in-five-cities-in-summer-of-2011/#comment-638378 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:52:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=350280#comment-638378 Isn’t it odd that at the same time they are clamping down on data use they are trying to drive up data speeds?

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://gigaom.com/2011/05/25/att-to-launch-lte-in-five-cities-in-summer-of-2011/#comment-626634 Wed, 25 May 2011 22:35:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=350280#comment-626634 AT&T accelerates LTE deployment, and somehow that’s an indictment of the FCC’s effectiveness? Wow, that’s an amazing leap.

These markets were probably chosen by their proximity to engineering HQ, the state of their spectrum and backhaul, and clean government.

Markets like NYC and SF where zoning boards are holding up tower siting applications until palms are greased will be the last to get LTE, and that’s as it should be.

]]> By: John Kneeland http://gigaom.com/2011/05/25/att-to-launch-lte-in-five-cities-in-summer-of-2011/#comment-626536 Wed, 25 May 2011 16:29:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=350280#comment-626536 I had always imagined one component was availability of spare spectrum in which to deploy the new tech.

]]> By: Bryce McDonnell http://gigaom.com/2011/05/25/att-to-launch-lte-in-five-cities-in-summer-of-2011/#comment-626534 Wed, 25 May 2011 16:12:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=350280#comment-626534 Om, what makes a market appealing to test these technologies? Is it policy, ease of install, anticipated rate of adoption?

My intuition is continually off on what markets these networks are launched in and I’m having a hard time with the reasoning.

Thanks,
Bryce

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