How is AT&T 3G coverage in New York city?

U.S. operator AT & T Inc. announced the launch of a pilot project in Times Square to provide Internet services to its customers in New York WiFi wireless connections.

Based on the results of this first hotzone, the firm said its WiFi network deployed in other areas of the country.

In all subscribers of AT & T can connect with their smart phones (smartphones), laptop computers and other devices with WiFi."The new WiFi coverage area is a pilot deployment options to provide mobile broadband connections further in areas with high traffic and high-use 3G mobile data".

In this way it hopes to meet the high demand for mobile connectivity requires users to access content, entertainment and social networks on the Web and download applications.

The company faced earlier criticism of the problems of saturation of its mobile network to third generation (3G) due to the bandwidth occupied by some smartphone and especially Apple's iPhone, which sells just AT & T in the U.S.
In fact, the same AT & T acknowledged that the growth of data traffic was 5,000% over the past three years, so the company was forced to install microcell 3G homes, distributed systems of antennas in stadiums, convention halls and other areas of mass congregation of people, and temporary antennas for events or situations emergencia.La company also reinforced the 3G network and announced it will begin testing a fourth-generation LTE network and start marketing in 2011.

AT & T said it chose to use WiFi networks because of its popularity, as its own 3G network is currently used by 53 million devices, five times higher than last December with WiFi connections. In addition, during the first quarter of 2010, 69% of the connections are through smartphones that have built the facility to connect to these local networks. This was 35% higher than a year now anterior.Hasta AT & T WiFi hotspot connectivity offered in the U.S. more than 20,000 restaurants, shops and cafes.