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Article: T-Mobile talks UMTS, but pushes off HSDPA.
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- RCR Wireless News
- Article date:
- October 9, 2006
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Byline: KELLY HILL
With big fanfare but little surprise, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it would begin deploying UMTS technology across its network beginning early next year. The move follows the recent completion of the Federal Communications Commission's advanced wireless services auction that saw T-Mobile USA plunk down $4.2 billion for new spectrum.
T-Mobile USA said it plans to spend around $2.6 billion installing UMTS technology across its network during the next three years and that it has been working with equipment vendors and handset manufacturers for months prior to the auction to get to market as quickly as possible. Commercial rollouts are ...