stefan
03-20-2011, 03:13 PM
AT&T is acquiring T-Mobile (USA)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ATT-to-Acquire-TMobile-USA-bw-2991954577.html?x=0
Benefits for AT&T users
The release said that AT&T and T-Mobile USA customers "will see service improvements - including improved voice quality - as a result of additional spectrum, increased cell tower density and broader network infrastructure," noting that as soon as the deal closes, AT&T "will immediately gain cell sites equivalent to what would have taken on average five years to build without the transaction, and double that in some markets."
Absorbing T-Mobile "will increase AT&T’s network density by approximately 30 percent in some of its most populated areas, while avoiding the need to construct additional cell towers. This transaction will increase spectrum efficiency to increase capacity and output, which not only improves service, but is also the best way to ensure competitive prices and services in a market where demand is extremely high and spectrum is in short supply," the release says.
By bolstering its existing GSM, UMTS and HSPA+ networks, AT&T will be able to better focus on future LTE capacity, rather than struggling to get its existing network to meet today's demand. While T-Mobile operates its 3G UMTS network on different frequencies than AT&T, its basic 2G GSM network is identical. AT&T can also use the networks and towers T-Mobile operates to strengthen its own.
T-Mobile adds 33.7 million subscribers to AT&T's network of of about 95.5 million, creating a total of about 130 million users, and becoming the largest American carrier. The deal will also expand (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/20/t_mobile_gets_the_iphone_apple_gets_fast_new_hspa_ network.html) Apple's iPhone to three of what were the top four US carriers, as Apple has already brought it to Verizon earlier this year.
LINK (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/20/att_to_acquire_tmobile_for_s39_billion.html)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ATT-to-Acquire-TMobile-USA-bw-2991954577.html?x=0
Benefits for AT&T users
The release said that AT&T and T-Mobile USA customers "will see service improvements - including improved voice quality - as a result of additional spectrum, increased cell tower density and broader network infrastructure," noting that as soon as the deal closes, AT&T "will immediately gain cell sites equivalent to what would have taken on average five years to build without the transaction, and double that in some markets."
Absorbing T-Mobile "will increase AT&T’s network density by approximately 30 percent in some of its most populated areas, while avoiding the need to construct additional cell towers. This transaction will increase spectrum efficiency to increase capacity and output, which not only improves service, but is also the best way to ensure competitive prices and services in a market where demand is extremely high and spectrum is in short supply," the release says.
By bolstering its existing GSM, UMTS and HSPA+ networks, AT&T will be able to better focus on future LTE capacity, rather than struggling to get its existing network to meet today's demand. While T-Mobile operates its 3G UMTS network on different frequencies than AT&T, its basic 2G GSM network is identical. AT&T can also use the networks and towers T-Mobile operates to strengthen its own.
T-Mobile adds 33.7 million subscribers to AT&T's network of of about 95.5 million, creating a total of about 130 million users, and becoming the largest American carrier. The deal will also expand (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/20/t_mobile_gets_the_iphone_apple_gets_fast_new_hspa_ network.html) Apple's iPhone to three of what were the top four US carriers, as Apple has already brought it to Verizon earlier this year.
LINK (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/20/att_to_acquire_tmobile_for_s39_billion.html)