T-Mobile isn't saying where it's launching LTE, so it's a good thing we
have OpenSignal to do our legwork for us. With its crowdsourced Android app, OS reports today that it has detected T-Mobile's
new LTE network in eight cities: Denver, Las Vegas, Kansas City, New Orleans,
New York, San Diego, San Jose, and Seattle.
"The fact that our app has detected a T-Mobile LTE network in these cities
suggests that they will be included in the initial LTE rollout," OS spokesman
Samuel Johnston said.
And while T-Mobile has only announced the BlackBerry Z10 and Samsung Galaxy
Note II as LTE devices, OS says it's also seen T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S
III and Galaxy S4 phones hitting the LTE network.
How fastis it? Johnston said OSM's tests saw 25Mbps
downloads, 8Mbps uploads, and latency around 40ms. That's extremely fast for a
5x5 LTE network like T-Mobile is running.
"Obviously the network is under a very light load right now and these
speeds will come down," Johnston said.
T-Mobile is the last national carrier to launch LTE. It has pledged to
cover 100 million people with LTE by midyear. Earlier this week the company
treated us to a test of how the network will function after the upcoming
MetroPCS merger, when it can double its spectrum in many markets to 10x10.
The carrier is having a network-themed press event on Tuesday, March 26
where it's expected to announce a new range of service plans and more details
about its LTE network.
Late last year, T-Mobile CEO John Legere said the company would be moving
entirely to no-contract "value plans." Tmonews has details of those new service
plans, adding that traditional subsidized contracts will still be available from
third-party retailers.
The full OS report on T-Mobile LTE coverage is available at OpenSignal's
website. We'll also be visiting all of the cities listed above in our Fastest
Mobile Networks testing this May.
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