T-Mobile has finally stated when to expect their 3G high-speed wireless data service rollout in the United States:
T-Mobile USA is preparing the launch of new third-generation (3G) mobile phone services — which allow video phone calls and music downloads over mobiles — in 2007, even though it has yet to make a formal decision to bid for the necessary spectrum.
“We plan to begin the 3G rollout in the second half of next year and the first services shall launch in 2007,” said Chief Development Officer Cole Brodman.
They’ll have lost all the early adopters by then, but that’s not their market. Really, this is most notable simply because T-Mo had said previously that they weren’t going to pursue a 3G strategy at all, instead relying on their Wi-Fi hotspots.
D.Telekom U.S. unit sees growth going on, 3G in ’07 [Reuters via GigaOm]
