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Our Network Continues Moving Forward
We are excited to provide a network update on our Network Optimization program at Kingston Mobility. A year ago, we announced we were beginning to rip up and replace our existing 2G and 3G network, replacing it with LTE Advanced. We already had the fastest LTE network at that time, however we wanted to further improve our network for you.
We projected it would take two years to replace all our 2G and 3G towers and spectrum, replacing them with LTE Advanced. Why would we do this? There is no reason our customers should not have access to the very fastest network type available. However, we are a full year ahead of schedule. Heading into 2015, every single customer of ours will be connecting up to our faster network types - no more 2G, no more 3G.
We will now begin upgrading our HSPA+42 network to LTE Advanced. Already, 93% of our customers have access to LTE Advanced, up from 89% a year ago. The remaining 7% of our customers are on HSPA+42. A year ago? 6% of our customers were on 2G and standard 3G. Now, they are all on HSPA+42 or LTE Advanced.
We expect in one year to have our full network completely LTE Advanced. During this process, we are upgrading our customers to LTE capable phones - free upgrades - to ensure everyone is able to take advantage of our faster, always improving network.