T-Mobile laughs at Verizon's LTE Advanced announcement
T-Mobile is working hard to make itself look better to consumers than the competition, and it's doing a pretty good job of it. Recently it announced its new T-Mobile One plans that eliminate data caps and give you free video streaming with some caveats. T-Mobile has also now taken aim at some recent claims that Verizon is making that boast about Verizon's new LTE Advanced service that is rolling out to customers in some areas.
The scoffing that T-Mobile is making has to do with the fact that it has been using LTE Advanced, which is 2-channel carrier aggregation, since 2014. T-Mo says that in fact it has already rolled out 3-channel aggregation to its customers. Both LTE Advanced and 3-channel aggregation are already available to users in 425 cities across the country.
T-Mobile says that third parties back up its claims and that users on its LTE network already get download speeds of 7-40 Mbps and upload speeds of 7-20 Mbps. "Verizon loves to scream about the massive amounts of money they've spent on their network over the last decade. It is a staggering, mind-blowing sum of money. But, here's something even more mind-blowing: Verizon has spent billions on their network, and it is still slower than T-Mobile, and Verizon still won't (or can't) offer unlimited data," wrote T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray.
T-Mobile has announced a new and even faster technology for users of its network that it is touting called 4x4 MIMO that promises a 2x speed boost. This tech doubles the number of data paths between a cell site and your mobile device. This technology is available already in 319 cities around the country for users with a compatible phone. Compatible devices include the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge once a software update is applied next month. T-Mo is also announcing the launch of 256 QAM for downloads and 64 QAM uploads that combined with 4x4 MIMO promise speeds up to 400 Mbps. The tech will be in every T-Mobile cell site nationwide by the end of October.
SOURCE: T-Mobile