Today, AT&T announced that it has invested approximately $120 million in upgrades to both its wireless and wired networks in South Dakota between 2010 and 2013. This resulted in a variety of enhancements (see below) as well as the addition of two new LTE markets in Brookings and Watertown.
“AT&T is making robust investments locally to make sure that residents can take full advantage of the latest services and tools, and that businesses have the speed they need to compete and grow,” said Cheryl Riley, director of external affairs, AT&T South Dakota, in a press release today.
According to AT&T, this investment was part of the company’s Project Velocity IP, a global expansion and upgrade program. This resulted in over 350 completed network upgrades in South Dakota last year:
- 7 new sites.
- 98 Ethernet backhaul additions.
- 250 capacity enhancement additions.
AT&T currently covers more than 280 million Americans with 4G LTE services.
