AT&T has been upping its 4G LTE game recently and today it announced that the service is being made available to 14 new markets. This brings the total of markets where AT&T 4G LTE is avaialble to 175, meaning that the carrier now has the second largest LTE coverage net in the U.S. More than 170 million people are now covered by AT&T 4G LTE and the carrier expects to cover 300 million people by the end of 2014. The 14 new markets include:
- Beaumont, TX
- Binghamton, NY
- Carbondale-Marion, IL
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Fort Smith, AR
- Fresno, CA
- Houma, LA
- Jefferson City, MO
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Las Cruces, NM
- Montgomery, AL
- Mount Vernon, WA
- Palm Coast, FL
- Temple-Killeen, TX
Verizon is providing 4G LTE is the most markets right now, 486 to be exact, covering 273 million people. On the other hand, T-Mobile has recently announced their 4G LTE service that has currently been made available in only 7 markets. AT&T has also been heavily investing to improve user experience, as evident from the new cell cites it plans to erect in downtown San Francisco. The battle for 4G LTE supremacy in the US gets a little more interesting.