AT&T 4G LTE Available in Madisonville

As Part of AT&T’s Project VIP Investment, Customers to Benefit From Nation’s Fastest and Most Reliable 4G LTE Network on the Latest Devices

Madisonville, Kentucky, November 06, 2013

AT&T* has turned on the nation’s fastest and most reliable 4G LTE network** in Madisonville in Hopkins County, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology. Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides, including:

• Faster speeds. LTE technology is capable of delivering mobile Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G***. Customers can stream, download, upload and game faster than ever before.
• Reliability. AT&T not only has the nation’s fastest 4G LTE network, but now also has the most reliable 4G LTE network. According to independent third-party data, AT&T has the highest success rate for delivering mobile content across nationwide 4G LTE networks.
• Cool new devices. AT&T offers several LTE-compatible devices, including new AT&T 4G LTE smartphones and tablets.
• Faster response time. LTE technology offers lower latency, or the processing time it takes to move data through a network, such as how long it takes to start downloading a webpage or file once you’ve sent the request. Lower latency helps to improve services like mobile gaming, two-way video calling and telemedicine.
• More efficient use of spectrum. Wireless spectrum is a finite resource, and LTE uses spectrum more efficiently than other technologies, creating more space to carry data traffic and services and to deliver a better network experience.

“In a global economy, expanding and upgrading wireless coverage is as important to a county today as building new roads and bridges was years ago,” said Senator Jerry Rhoads.  “The way we communicate and the way we do business depends heavily on our telecommunications infrastructure, so we’re excited that AT&T has made this investment in Hopkins County.”

“In an information-driven economy, the ability to have access to the latest communications technology is critical,” said Representative Jim Gooch.  “Investments like this are especially important for businesses of all sizes as they compete in a global economy.”

“As more and more residents of Hopkins County rely on their mobile devices for information and connectivity, they must have faster connections,” said Representative Ben Waide.  “The launch of 4G LTE, the latest wireless technology available, will have an immediate impact on consumers and businesses.”

“Fast and reliable mobile data is key to our growing economy.  The launch of 4G LTE wireless service is going to help entrepreneurs and small businesses who are striving every day to create a more prosperous Hopkins County,” said Lee Lingo, president of the Madisonville-Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce.  “I would like to thank Senator Jerry Rhoads, Representative Jim Gooch and Representative Ben Waide for all their efforts to increase telecommunications investment in our state.”

“We continue to see demand for mobile Internet skyrocket, and our 4G LTE network in responds to what customers want from their mobile experience — more, faster, reliably, on the best devices,” said, Sim Davenport, regional director, external affairs, AT&T Kentucky.  “As part of the Madisonville community, we’re always looking for new opportunities to provide enhanced coverage, and our investment in the local wireless network is another way we’re accomplishing that. Come visit our AT&T store at 1200 East Center Street to view all of our latest 4G devices.”

AT&T’s 4G Network

This launch is part of AT&T’s Project Velocity IP (VIP), a three-year investment plan announced last fall to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks. Through this investment, AT&T is supporting its customers’ growing desire for high-speed Internet access and new mobile, app and cloud-based services. As part of Project VIP, AT&T plans to add more than 10,000 macro cell sites nationwide by year-end 2015, as well as deploy more than 40,000 small cells and add more than 1,000 Distributed Antenna Systems to increase the density of its wireless network.

AT&T’s innovation and investment has resulted in a nationwide 4G network with ultra-fast speeds and a consistent user experience. The great performance of AT&T’s fastest and most reliable 4G LTE network continues to be validated by independent third-party testing:

• Our 4G LTE service was recognized as having faster average download and upload speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld/TechHive’s most recent 20-market speed tests — the second consecutive year that AT&T has ranked first overall. PCWorld/TechHive also ranked AT&T’s as the fastest combination of 3G and 4G services in the 20 cities it tested.****
• And AT&T was named America’s fastest 4G LTE network in PC Magazine’s 2013 Fastest Mobile Networks 30-market study — and also swept the top rankings in all six U.S. regions from coast to coast: Northeast, Southeast, North-Central, South-Central, Northwest and Southwest.*****

Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike some competitors, where smartphone customers may fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of LTE coverage.

AT&T’s focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace additional connection technologies. AT&T operates the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network******* including more than 32,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers, and provides access to more than 402,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn’t count against customers’ monthly wireless data plans.

AT&T also is a leading developer of Distributed Antenna Systems, which utilize multiple small antennas to maximize coverage and speed within stadiums, convention centers, office buildings, hotels and other areas where traditional coverage methods are challenging.

Over the past five years, AT&T invested nearly $98 billion into its wireless and wireline networks across the country. Since 2008, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. “Investment Heroes.”