Mobilicity to upgrade network to HSPA+ 21Mbps later this year

The other day I was getting 2.5 to 3.0 Mbps download and 1.0Mbps upload on my AT&T HSPA+ MiFi while my Verison iPhone hot spot was getting 150 to 200 Kbps download speed. The iPhone is suppose to be 3G which is listed at 1.0 to 2.0 Mbps download. Verizon may have the coverage for voice, but their data network is slow and unreliable (constant drop outs) compared to AT&T's data network.

Mobilicity to upgrade network to HSPA+ 21Mbps later this year

via Engadget Mobile by Brad Molen on 6/15/12

Canadian AWS provider Mobilicity is moving up in this world -- up in speeds, at least. The carrier announced its intentions to upgrade its network to "4G" later this year, offering peak download speeds of 21Mbps. When we reached out for clarification, we were informed that Mobilicity is actually deploying HSPA+ 21Mbps: according to a spokesperson, it "will leverage the full capabilities of our HSPA+ network." It's a hefty improvement over its current 7.2Mbps status, but the usual "4G or faux-G" argument still applies here. No specifics on exact timing or breadth of coverage were given, but feel free to peruse the press release below.

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