From: John Navas on 28 Feb 2010 11:19 Lately, the battle between AT&T and Verizon Wireless has taken center stage with the fight between an app for that and a map for that, but Sprint and T-Mobile aren't to be left out of the race for wireless dominance. T-Mobile as the underdog, the nation's number four carrier, has ambitious plans to upgrade its 3G data network to HSPA+, giving 3G download speeds that rivals 4G speeds while number three Sprint has already deployed 4G access in a number of areas at a time when its competitors are only beginning to talk about 4G coverage. Sprint's 4G WiMax service is already present in 27 markets and will make its way to larger metropolitan hubs this year, including Boston, Houston, New York City, San Francisco, and the District of Columbia to name a few. Currently, the 27 WiMax markets include: Georgia � Atlanta, Milledgeville; Hawaii � Honolulu, Maui; Idaho � Boise; Illinois � Chicago; Maryland � Baltimore; Nevada � Las Vegas; North Carolina � Charlotte, Greensboro, (along with High Point and Winston-Salem), Raleigh (along with Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham); Oregon � Portland, Salem; Pennsylvania � Philadelphia; Texas � Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls; Washington � Bellingham, Seattle. That's not all. The the San Francisco Bay Area office of Sprint is boasting, in light of AT&T's sub-par performance in San Francisco, that it is rated as the best performer in the City by the Bay ... MORE: <http://pocketnow.com/tech-news/sprint-is-pushing-to-win-in-mobile-data-connectivity-with-3g-4g>
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