Way to go , AT&T ! It was boldness - wracking after last twelvemonth ’s worry , but reports are coming in that theoft - maligned networkis reserve up to the focus of SXSW easily than ask .
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AT&Tpretty much blew itlast year . A monolithic gathering of hip music type and nerdy developer types mean one thing : iPhones everywhere . And AT&T flush it worse than Lil Wayne ’s ill - destine foray into careen . Data speed were laughable when there was even service at all , and drop call actually befall as often as simper Verizon customer ( set up handwriting ) think they do year - round .
So they had some ground to make up . While it ’s play ( as always ) to mock AT&T for its ail web , SXSW is an insane challenge for them — and this year , the company seems to be handling it well , with some proper preparation :
Among the steps Siegel said AT&T took this year were installing a fresh distributed transmitting aerial in the Austin Convention Center so as to boost capacity ; expand the capacity of the mesh by using 850MHz spectrum that is particularly good , Siegel say , for provide in - edifice service ; deploying two cubicle sites on wheels ( COWs ) at the conventionalism center and another one in Austin ; and meliorate and augmenting the backhaul content to the site that support the convention center .
AT&T even admitted their issues last year , saying “ We learned from last twelvemonth and have conduct even potent tone ” for 2010 . But there ’ve been almost only positive reports : Speeds and reliability seem excellent , and the lack of a trending#attfail@sxsw topic on Twitter speaks volumes . Said one fete - goer : “ I have n’t had any problems with it . ”
High praise indeed , AT&T. [ CNET , image fromWired ]
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