Are you ready for blazing fast 3G on your Android phone? T-Mobile might not have the largest 3G network, but come later this year they will have the fastest. CTO Cole Brodman first revealed in September that T-Mobile would upgrade their 3G network to HSPA 7.2 in 2009 and HSPA+ (21 Mbps) in 2010.
I was starting to get worried because there had been no news on HSPA 7.2 since September. That was until today when Cole Brodman was speaking at the Open Mobile Summit. SFGate was at the event and posted the following blurb:
The company is also trying to stay ahead of the data curve by upgrading its still unfinished 3G network to HSPA 7.2 by the end of the year. By next year, T-Mobile will be upgrading again to HSPA+ which will give users speeds of 21 megabits per second.
This backs up what we were told by T-Mobile last time we asked. We have yet to see a list of cities or time schedule, but keep your eyes open since there less than 60 days before the end of the year.
If you are wondering which phones might be able to take advantage of the new speed boost, we have that an