T-Mobile is joining the 4G LTE party with the official launch of its own service.
The new network is live in seven cities, the company announced at its "Uncarrier" event in New York City today. The initial cities include: Baltimore; Houston; Kansas City; Las Vegas; Phoenix; San Jose, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. T-Mobile said its 4G LTE network will reach 100 million Americans by the middle of 2013 and 200 million by the end of 2013.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere said at the event that New York City will be live sometime this summer. But he said that reporters and others with T-Mobile LTE devices will be able to test out the LTE network in New York today.
The company also announced several LTE smartphones that will be available for its network, including the Samsung Galaxy S4, BlackBerry Z10, HTC One, T-Mobile Sonic 2.0 Mobile HotSpot LTE, and Samsung Galaxy Note II.
Early testing indicates the new network is providing top speeds around 25Mbps.
T-Mobile is the last of the four major carriers to launch its 4G LTE network. Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless company in the U.S., also has the largest LTE network. Verizon, which was the pioneer in LTE deployment, has about 400 markets covered with LTE. AT&T is in more than 50 markets. And Sprint Nextel said it will turn on 19 markets by Labor Day.
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