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AT&T 4G LTE Launching in First Five Cities on Sunday

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To take a page out of Apple’s marketing book: Finally. Finally, AT&T has announced exactly when its next-generation 4G LTE network will be launching and the lucky date is this Sunday, September 18th. If you recall, AT&T actually already has some 4G LTE devices that have launched – an overpriced tablet, a hotspot and a modem – but it still doesn’t have a smartphone.

AT&T made the announcement at a financial conference today and confirmed that Sunday will be the day that citizens in Chicago, Atlanta, San Antonio Dallas, and Houston all see the new network blanket their city limits.

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By the end of the year, the carrier expects to have 4G LTE available in a total of 15 markets. That’s 11 fewer markets than Verizon launched yesterday bringing its grand total to 146 cities covered in LTE. In other words, AT&T has some work ahead.

We saw a sample of AT&T 4G LTE service in Chicago and it was only so-so compared to the speeds seen on Big Red’s network.

Still, we’ll have to wait and see how it all plays out this Sunday when AT&T finally joins the big leagues. Oh, and for those of you looking for a 4G LTE smartphone on AT&T, the carrier says that it will launch at least one this year.

A phone that may or may not be the HTC Holiday.

Via: FierceWireless

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