Independent research firm RootMetrics awards top spot to AT&T in recent wireless network performance test
St. louis, mo. feb. 19, 2013 — AT&T* wireless customers in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area are benefitting from a network ranked highest in the city by an independent research firm.
RootMetrics®, an independent research and testing organization based in Seattle, recently released a wireless network performance study for St. Louis, naming AT&T tied as the RootMetrics RootScore® Combined Award winner for its combination of call quality, text performance and mobile Internet speed.
The RootMetrics award is the result of more than 28,300 wireless test calls, texts and mobile Internet transmissions conducted during July, 2012.
“AT&T is tied for the highest rank in St. Louis for overall network performance, according to our research conducted in July, 2012. We tested call, data and text performance across the St. Louis area, including over AT&T’s 4G LTE network. As a result, AT&T tied for the RootScore Award for combined performance in the area,” said Bill Moore, RootMetrics CEO.
AT&T launched 4G LTE** in St. Louis in April, 2012, and it plans to expand its 4G LTE network to cover 300 million people by year-end 2014. Even as we execute these plans, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas with our 4G HSPA+ technology, unlike competitors, where smartphone customers fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of LTE coverage.
The testing period covering St. Louis, released in August, 2012, measured 28,330 call, data, and text tests of mobile service experience by
RootMetrics. The Report is proprietary to RootMetrics.
Performance rankings are derived using data sampling and analysis methods that are subject to statistical variation. The results of the Report
are not an endorsement of AT&T by RootMetrics. Wireless network performance is subject to a number of factors. Your experiences may vary.
Visit http://www.rootmetrics.com for more details.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**4G speeds not available everywhere. Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Learn more at att.com/
network. Claim compares 4G download speeds to industry average 3G download speeds.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and
affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of
network resources that includes the nation’s largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and
cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most
wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse ® and AT&T │DIRECTV brands.
The company’s suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.