T-Mobile introduces new network marketing campaign to showcase 96% U.S. voice and data coverage - Delivers America's fastest growing LTE network in less than a year from launch
BELLEVUE, Wash. - March 13, 2014 - Over the past year, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) has abolished a litany of consumer pain points through a series of revolutionary new programs and services - and Americans have responded by making T-Mobile the fastest growing wireless company in the U.S. Today, the Un-carrier announced it is continuing its relentless pace of industry innovation by launching a major new program to expand what has already become the fastest LTE deployment the U.S. has ever seen.
Less than one year since launch, T-Mobile's 4G LTE network already reaches 210 million people in 273 metro areas nationwide. Building on the unprecedented pace of its LTE rollout, T-Mobile is now kicking off a major new program to upgrade its 2G/EDGE network with 4G LTE. The company plans to complete 50 percent of the work this year alone, and expects the program to be substantially complete by the middle of next year. La actualización le ofrecerá a los clientes que ya experimentan la cobertura 2G/EDGE un nuevo acceso a 4G LTE, y los muchos que ya tienen cobertura 4G LTE disfrutarán del acceso a 4G LTE en aún más lugares. In addition, T-Mobile plans to begin deploying 4G LTE this year in the new 700 MHz A-Block spectrum the company is in the process of acquiring.
"Right now, T-Mobile covers 96 percent of Americans, and over the past year, we've completely shattered records with the fastest 4G LTE deployment the U.S. wireless industry has ever seen." said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile. "Our competitors want you to believe our network doesn't measure up. Pero eso simplemente no es verdad. And American consumers are going to see right through the spin and half-truths when given the facts."
In a span of just six months, T-Mobile deployed its 4G LTE network coast to coast and at a pace unprecedented in the U.S. wireless industry - going from zero to nationwide coverage between March and September 2013. Already, T-Mobile has built America's fastest nationwide 4G LTE network - based on millions of speed tests by real customers using Ookla's Speedtest.net app on their own devices. Solo en 2014 los clientes llevaron a cabo más de 6.5 millones de pruebas.
"Through this major new network upgrade program, and other initiatives already underway, we're driving hard toward our multi-billion dollar strategy to further improve what is already an amazing network experience for our customers," said Neville Ray, Chief Technology Officer for T-Mobile. "Nuestra red 4G LTE alcanzará a 230 millones de personas en todo EE. UU para mitad de año. Al final del año, estaremos ofreciendo la excepcionalmente rápida 4G LTE a más de 250 millones de personas. Así es como la nueva modalidad de prestación de servicio lanza 4G LTE".
In addition to these network updates, T-Mobile announced it is pushing back against misleading competitive claims through a new primetime television ad that began airing in primetime last night - and the company has demanded Verizon cease and desist with its well-known map ads.
"Verizon's ink blots massively understate our coverage and don't begin to represent the actual customer experience on T-Mobile's network," said Legere. "So we're setting the record straight - both by demanding an end to the misinformation, and by going straight to the people with the truth."
T-Mobile has taken legal action demanding that Verizon cease and desist the carrier's network map advertising, arguing that Verizon has cherry-picked a single network technology to depict in its ads rather than accurately reflecting the many technologies widely in use today. T-Mobile llega a 230 millones de personas en todo el país con 4G HSPA+, la cual ofrece cobertura 4G en varios lugares donde LTE aún no ha sido lanzado. This is in addition to T-Mobile's nationwide 4G LTE coverage.
The Un-carrier's new network television spot is now available for viewing on YouTube.
About T-Mobile US, Inc.:
Como proveedor con Un-carrier, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: "TMUS") está redefiniendo la forma en que consumidores y empresas compran servicios móviles mediante la innovación los mejores productos y servicios. The company's advanced nationwide 4G and expanding 4G LTE network delivers outstanding wireless experiences for customers who are unwilling to compromise on quality and value. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile US provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile and MetroPCS. It currently serves approximately 46.7 million wireless subscribers and provides products and services through 70,000 points of distribution. For more information, please visit https://www.t-mobile.com.
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