T-Mobile’s 4G Network Gets Faster in the Cleveland Area

T-Mobile doubles 4G network speeds in Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio, and offers a lightning fast mobile broadband experience

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced it is doubling the speed of its 4G network in Cleveland, Canton and Akron, providing customers with increased capacity, reliability and even more consistent, faster speeds. In addition, T-Mobile is increasing 4G speeds in 38 additional new markets, and now reaches T-Mobile customers in 96 markets across the United States with these faster speeds.

“We are continuing to expand and upgrade America’s largest 4G network in Cleveland and across the country,” said Larry Dolot, vice president and general manager, Ohio/Kentucky Region, T-Mobile USA. “Now, our 4G customers in the Cleveland area can expect to see the difference of doubled speeds when Web browsing, downloading, social networking, gaming and more.”

With this announcement, T-Mobile’s faster HSPA+ 42 network is available in the majority of the Cleveland area, including the following neighborhoods and landmarks, among others:

• Cities of Cleveland, Akron and Canton
• Cleveland State University
• Severance Hall
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
• Great Lakes Science Center
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Case Western Reserve
• University of Akron
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Quicken Loans Arena
• Playhouse Square
• Cleveland Stadium
• Progressive Field
• Blossom Music Center
• Akron Zoo

T-Mobile has also invested nearly $17 million in continuous network upgrades and improvements in Cleveland throughout 2010, and now has more than 400 cell sites operating 4G service in the area. Since the beginning of 2011, the company has already invested nearly $5 million in the Cleveland area network, building on the strength of America’s Largest 4G Network™.

T-Mobile currently offers more than a dozen 4G-capable devices spanning smartphones, tablets and mobile broadband products that will benefit from America’s Largest 4G Network™. The company has seen average download speeds approaching 10Mbps with peak speeds of 27Mbps on the T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 laptop stick—the company’s first 42Mbps device.

T-Mobile’s 4G network already reaches more than 200 million Americans and by mid-year,

T-Mobile expects more than 150 million Americans to have access to the increased network and reliability by mid-2011.

T-Mobile 4G markets where HSPA+ 42 is launching today:

Akron, Ohio; Albuquerque, N.M.; Brownsville, Texas; Cape Coral, Fla.; Canton, Ohio; Charleston-North Charleston, S.C.; Cleveland, Ohio; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Columbia, S.C.; Columbus, Ohio; Corpus Christi, Texas; Fayetteville, N.C.; Florence, S.C.; Fresno, Calif.; Hickory-Lenoir-Morgantown, N.C.; Killeen, Texas; Lakeland, Fla.; Las Cruces, N.M.; Madera, Calif.; McAllen, Texas; Merced, Calif.; Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Napa, Calif.; Palm Bay, Fla.; Palm Coast, Fla.; Panama City, Fla.; Pueblo, Colo.; Reading, Penn.; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.; Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, Calif.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.; Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, Calif.; Santa Fe, N.M.; Sarasota, Fla.; Sebastian, Fla.; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.; Visalia-Porterville, Calif.; Waco, Texas and Wilmington, N.C.

For more information on where T-Mobile offers 4G service, please visit http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-new-markets-faster-speeds.

About T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By the end of the first quarter of 2011, approximately 128 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group — 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS and additionally HSPA+/HSPA+42. T-Mobile USA’s innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile USA among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.

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T-Mobile USA Media Relations
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