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Has your AT&T mobile service improved in the past year? The company sure hopes so. It spent about $25 million in Denver to upgrades its networks and improve coverage, reliability and speed, the company said Thursday.
Officially, AT&T shared that it invested $300 million in its Denver wireless networks between 2013 to 2015. A year ago, in a between 2012 to 2014. If my math is correct, that means 2015 saw $25 million in improvements.
So… where did the money go?
- Added capacity in the Colorado Convention Center, Coors Field, Denver International Airport, Park Meadows Mall, Pepsi Center, Sports Authority Field
- Boosted service for the 2015 MLS All-Star game with a “Super” Cell Site on Wheels (COW) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
We may see what impact AT&T’s investments made when the next RootMetrics report comes out. Last fall, in overall mobile performance. Verizon tied for first with Sprint.
The rest of the state also got some AT&T attention with approximately $75 million invested last year ($575 million between 2013 to 2015 vs. $550 million between 2012 to 2014).
Those investments included:
- 648 wireless network upgrades statewide, including new cell sites Breckenridge, Georgetown, Empire, Silverthorne, Evergreen, Fort Collins, Granby, Greeley Mall and Woody Creek.
- Doubling capacity at more than 200 sites including: Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver-Metro, Fort Collins, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Summit County and Winter Park.
- Added capacity at Vail Resort and Town of Vail.
- Added Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at Winter Park Resort
- Tripled capacity in Dillon.
Users can also check to see if service has improved in your neighborhood.
And for those who forgot that AT&T acquired DIRECTV last year, AT&T reminds us that it later this year to those who want to watch TV on the mobile device. Sounding very similar to , the AT&T version will be free of annual contracts, satellite dishes and set-top boxes.
We’re also checking with competitors Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint to see where their investments in Denver and Colorado stand. Stay tuned (check the links below to see if an update shows up).
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