AT&T’s new fourth-generation network is mighty fast.
AT&T’s LTE network in Houston is even speedier than that of AT&T’s most fierce competitor: Verizon Wireless, a PCMag.com junior analyst, David Pierce, found.
In eight rounds of testing, the site found that AT&T’s network averaged out with download speeds of roughly 24 Mbps and peaked at 42.85 Mbps – the fastest cellular connection the website had ever observed.
Dallas-based AT&T on Sunday introduced its 4G LTE network in five cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas.
The company hasn’t yet introduced a 4G smartphone, although AT&T does offer a few devices that support its enhanced network, including the HTC Jetstream Tablet.
AT&T, the second-largest U.S. wireless operator, plans to offer its 4G service to 70 million Americans by the end of the year.
Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Verizon Wireless is ahead of AT&T in the 4G race and revealed last month that its LTE network already reaches more than half of the U.S. population. The nation’s largest mobile operator offers 11 LTE-devices, including the Motorola Droid Bionic smartphone. Last week, Verizon Wireless rolled out 4G to 26 additional markets and promised speeds of 5-12 Mbps on the downlink and 2-5 Mbps on the uplink.
