T-Mobile Boosts Houston LTE Capacity Nearly 20x For Super Bowl

In preparation for the Super Bowl, T-Mobile announced it is permanently boosting its 4G LTE capacity in Houston. The capacity increase is nearly 20 times in and around Houston’s NRG Stadium and more than 10x at area airports, venues and hotels in the last year. Overall, the greater Houston area now has 5x more capacity.

“When carriers get ready for big events, they just bring in a lot of temporary, short-term fixes. That’s not how we roll, so when we souped up T-Mobile’s network in Houston, we did it permanently and all through the city — not just in one place and not just for the weekend,” Neville Ray, T-Mobile CTO said in a statement. “For us, just being the fastest and most advanced LTE network is never enough. We push the limits every day, and I predict T-Mobile’s LTE network will be the fastest at this year’s game, just as we were last year!”

Locations with 10 times more permanent capacity include George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston Hobby Airport, Discovery Green, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, Rice Stadium, George R. Brown Convention Center, and several area hotels.