AT&T shares no. 1 rank in wireless network performance

There are more reasons than ever to choose AT&T.  Independent research firm, RootMetrics, today released a wireless network performance study for Los Angeles, which names AT&T in a tie as the overall RootMetrics RootScore Award winner for its combined/overall voice, data and text network performance in Los Angeles.  The award is based on analysis of more than 76,628 wireless test calls, texts and data transmissions conducted during September 2013.

So far this year, AT&T has invested nearly $1.15 billion in its wireless and wired networks in California alone. This investment builds on the $1.8 billion that AT&T invested in its greater Los Angeles area networks from 2010 through 2012.

“Our customers depend on their wireless service to help manage their busy lives,” said Jace Barbin, VPGM at AT&T Wireless. “They want service they can depend on as they travel in and around the Los Angeles area. We are happy to see our network investment is paying off and our customers are getting outstanding wireless performance.”

COACHELLA FESTIVALGOERS GO WILD WITH WIRELESS THANKS TO AT&T

537 MILLION UPLOADS AND DOWNLOADS, 62 MILLION TEXTS

Music fans packed the first weekend of the annual Coachella Festival and didn’t miss a beat communicating their own reviews through 537 million uploads and downloads as well as 62 million texts according to AT&T.  The company set up a major installation to provide wireless service over a venue the size of 45 football fields.  

AT&T’s Coachella Compound includes three COLTS and one COW, temporary cell sites on wheels plus additional equipment spotted strategically around the venue to ensure wireless signals reach their targets.  This equipment is all moveable and can be deployed to provide expanded coverage at major events such as Coachella or the Super Bowl or to provide emergency service in the case of natural disasters.  (AT&T recently secured Department of Homeland Security certification for disaster preparedness – the first for a private sector company).

AT&T’s enhanced wireless service will be in place again this weekend as well as for the Stagecoach Country Festival the following weekend.

AT&T's Colts and Cows- Coachella 2012