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AT&T ENHANCES MOBILE INTERNET COVERAGE

AT YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

New 4G LTE Distributed Antenna System Provides

Additional Wireless Capacity for Students and Faculty

NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 10, 2013— As part of its continuing network investment to support growing

demand for advanced wireless devices and services, AT&T* has improved its mobile Internet

coverageat Yale School of Medicine by completing the installation of a new 4G LTE**-capable

Distributed Antenna System (DAS).

A DAS installation consists of multiple strategically-placed antennas that distribute AT&T’s wireless

network coverage throughout the Yale medical school campus, providing for more efficient

management of wireless capacity in heavily-trafficked areas. DAS has the ability to provide enhanced,

more consistent wireless coverage to customers in indoor or outdoor spaces where geographical

limitations – terrain, building construction, etc. – or crowd density might otherwise prevent the optimal

wireless experience.

“We want our customers at Yale to have a great network experience whatever they’re doing, whether

that means making calls, checking email, downloading apps and surfing the Internet,” said Rodney

Smith, president, AT&T Connecticut. “We’re committed to our investment in the local wireless network,

and providing enhanced wireless coverage for the students and faculty at Yale School of Medicine is

just one way that we’re investing in Connecticut.”

The additional capacity is expected to help improve call reliability, boost data traffic capacity and enable

more consistent network access so customers make the most of their AT&T devices.

“The addition of this state of the art technology will be a great asset to our faculty, staff, and students,”

said Bruce D. Alexander, Yale University’svice president and director of New Haven and state affairs

and campus development. “Communications technology continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, and

we are very appreciative of AT&T’s investment to upgrade wireless service to better serve our

community.”

This unobtrusive network solution is just one innovative approach AT&T is taking to ensure it provides a

seamless and effortless customer experience.AT&T’s innovation and investment has resulted in the

nation’s – and New England’s – largest 4G network, covering 288 million people with ultra-fast speeds

and a more consistent user experience. Our 4G LTE network delivered faster average download

speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld’s most recent 13-market speed tests.

AT&T’s blazing-fast 4G LTE wireless network was recently singled out for speed by the Seattle-based

mobile research and testing firm RootMetrics® (4G LTE Performance Review, March 2013).

Additionally, AT&T was tied for the top ranking in combined RootMetricsRootScore® Award for overall

call, text and mobile Internet performance in New Havenin November, 2012.***

AT&T’s 4G LTE network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G****, as well as multiple

innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network’s radio components are placed

close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power

loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE

network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which

helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn’t traveling as far.

Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage, customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G

LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike some competitors, where smartphone customers fall back

to slower 3G technologies when outside of LTE coverage.

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For more information, contact: Meaghan Wims Duffy & Shanley for AT&T New England (401) 278-4434 mwims@duffyshanley.com AT&T ENHANCES MOBILE INTERNET COVERAGE at Yale School of medicine New 4G LTE Distributed Antenna System Provides Additional Wireless Capacity for Students and Faculty new haven, Conn., April 10, 2013— As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced wireless devices and services, AT&T* has improved its mobile Internet coverageat Yale School of Medicine by completing the installation of a new 4G LTE**-capable Distributed Antenna System (DAS). A DAS installation consists of multiple strategically-placed antennas that distribute AT&T’s wireless network coverage throughout the Yale medical school campus, providing for more efficient management of wireless capacity in heavily-trafficked areas. DAS has the ability to provide enhanced, more consistent wireless coverage to customers in indoor or outdoor spaces where geographical limitations – terrain, building construction, etc. – or crowd density might otherwise prevent the optimal wireless experience. “We want our customers at Yale to have a great network experien ...
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