12-13-2004, 09:00 PM
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T-Mobile USA Sees High-Speed Network 2 Years Off
"T-Mobile USA, the U.S. wireless unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, does not expect to offer broadband mobile data services for at least the next two years, its chief executive said on Thursday. CEO Robert Dotson said T-Mobile USA, the fourth- biggest U.S. mobile provider, would delay building a high-speed network based on a technology known as UMTS until it has enough wireless airwaves to support such a service. "I don't see that happening in the next two years," said Dotson at a CSFB investor conference. He did not give a specific time plan for the services, but noted that T-Mobile USA has a 2 billion euro ($1.32 billion) budget for buying additional wireless airwaves...In the meantime, T-Mobile USA is upgrading its network with EDGE, a technology that is roughly twice as fast as home Internet connections that use traditional phone lines but about three times slower than UMTS networks...It expects to start selling EDGE services next year and begin by gradually phasing in the service in selected markets..."
Now that the Sprint - Nextel merger is almost certain, T-Mobile USA will be a distant forth in terms of subscriber count. And once the Cingular sorts out the customer service problems at the AT&T end and starts offering better data plans, Cingular might sound more promising to the customers, especially the GSM based Smartphone customers because it offers better coverage than T-Mobile. So what do you think, should T-Mobile folks be worried about the recent events in the carrier industry and their inability to upgrade their networks? Will they have trouble retaining existing customers and attracting new ones?
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