Number four U.S. mobile operator T-Mobile has announced that it’s activated its first 3G data wireless data service offering in New York City. The 3G capabilities will boost T-Mobile’s wireless data speeds from 50 to 80 Kbps to about 200–300 Kbps, helping it better compete with bigger mobile operators which have long been offering high-speed wireless data services. Eventually, data speeds on HSDPA handsets should reach 600 Kbps.
By the end of 2008, T-Mobile said it plans to expand the 3G wireless offering to an additional 20 to 25 U.S. markets where the "majority" of its subscribers use data services.
