AT&'T makes a case for bringing its customers greater LTE coverage after it merges with T-Mobile USA.
(Credit: AT&'T)AT&'T and T-Mobile rocked the United States this morning with merger plans that would make T-Mobile USA part of AT&'T's empire. (That's assuming the buyout receives regulatory approval' until then, it's business as usual at T-Mobile for now.)
Both T-Mobile and AT&T have a claim to fame in recent smartphone history. AT&'T was first to get the Apple iPhone, in an exclusive two-year deal no less, but it was T-Mobile that first got the Android ball rolling with the T-Mobile G1.
CNET will have much more news and analysis coming up. In the meantime, here's a look at the two companies by some key stats, including current coverage maps for voice and 3G data.
' AT&'T Wireless T-Mobile USA Number of wireless subscribers 95.5 million 33 million 2010 revenue $58 billion* $21 billion** Employees (parent company-wide) 266,500 24,700 International coverage (voice) More than 200 countries More than 200 countries 3G technology UMTS AWS 4G technology*** HSPA+' LTE HSPA+ Flagship phones Apple iPhone 4, Motorola Atrix 4G, HTC Inspire 4G T-Mobile My Touch 4G, Samsung Galaxy S 4G, T-Mobile G2
*AT&'T 2010 Annual Report, pp. 27, 32 (PDF) **T-Mobile 2010 Annual Report pp. 9 (PDF) ***Though HSPA+ is not an official 4G technology, both carriers bill it as such. AT&T is moving to LTE, but T-Mobile has yet to announce plans for network development beyond HSPA+.
T-Mobile USA&39's voice and 3G data coverage map.
(Credit: T-Mobile)AT&'T coverage map for voice and 3G data.
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