New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco. What do these three cities have in common? We could probably list quite a few things, but we’re talking about the fact that none of those cities have been activated on Sprint’s 4G coverage map despite being three of the most populated and tech-savvy cities in the country. Turns out that the size and layout of these cities is the very reason that there has been a delay in getting coverage kicked in for subscriber’s in those areas. They call the areas “crowded and complex” but promise that soon residents of those metropolitan areas will no longer need to complain and ask “what about us?” every time Sprint announces expansion of their 4G coverage.
The below video gives a bit of background info on just exactly what goes into laying out coverage for a new network in a place already so inundated with man-made constructs. Perhaps surprisingly the 4G technology actually takes up less space than old 3G setups, and quite a few areas are already active in NYC. If you have found yourself around Times Square you may have already noticed this on your EVO 4G or Epic. So there you have it. They say it’s coming soon and from the looks of it it won’t be that long at all.
[via Androinica]