AT&T CTO Lays Out Data Network Strategy

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Randall Webmail <rvh40 () insightbb com>
> Date: October 10, 2009 16:06:04 EDT
> To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com, dewayne () warpspeed com, dave () farber net
> Subject: AT&T CTO Lays Out Data Network Strategy

> AT&T CTO Lays Out Data Network Strategy
>
> The wireless carrier is transitioning its 3G to the 850-MHz spectrum  
> in many major markets, John Donovan said in his CTIA keynote.
>
> By Marin Perez
> InformationWeek
> October 10, 2009 09:19 AM
>
> AT&T's CTO John Donovan is defending the wireless carrier's mobile  
> networks and strategies against growing criticism from a small, but  
> vocal, group of subscribers.
>
> The carrier has been slammed by some over poor 3G reception,  
> particularly for iPhone handsets. Donovan acknowledged there have  
> been some issues, but he remains confident the company's strategies  
> will enable it to remain ahead of consumer demand.
>
> "I'm well aware of what's being said in the press, in blogs, and on  
> Twitter," Donovan said during a Thursday keynote at the CTIA  
> conference in San Diego. "But I don't base my network plans on what  
> I read on blogs. No one knows more about the wireless data customer  
> experience than AT&T."
>
> Donovan said it's not just iPhone users that are taxing the data  
> network, as BlackBerry smartphones, messaging devices, and high- 
> bandwidth applications such as Pandora and XM Radio are leading to a  
> surge in mobile data traffic. AT&T's wireless data traffic has  
> increased by more than 18 times over the past two years, and he  
> expects this trend to continue as the company offers more  
> smartphones and 3G netbooks.
>
> The company has been making many moves to boost its wireless data  
> infrastructure to handle this trend, Donovan said. AT&T has been  
> transitioning its 3G to the 850-MHz spectrum in many major markets,  
> and it also plans to invest up to $18 billion this year in network  
> improvements, including upgrading its 3G to High Speed Packet Access  
> 7.2 Technology.
>
> Some have argued that AT&T should skip the HSPA 7.2 upgrade and go  
> straight to 4G, which offers theoretical download speeds of 100  
> Mbps. Rival Verizon Wireless is making a big push with 4G networks  
> based on Long-Term Evolution technology, and it plans to have  
> commercial deployments in 30 markets by the end of 2010.
>
> "Succeeding in this market isn't just about fast speeds, but wide  
> coverage," Donovan said. "And it's not just about a device or two,  
> but an entire portfolio of products."
>
> AT&T is still committed to LTE, but Donovan said it wants a wide  
> variety of devices to be available to utilize its 4G networks. The  
> company's HSPA 7.2 upgrade is expected to be completed in about two  
> years, and its LTE deployment will begin sometime in 2011.
> AT&T CTO Lays Out Data Network Strategy -- Wireless Business --  
> InformationWeek (10 October 2009)
>  http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220600188&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
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