AT&T stated to convey the HSPA+ footprint to 250 million people by the end of 2010. This was not very long when we read AT&T would use HSPA+ in certain locations during their transition to 4G LTE in 2011, so this new move sounds like a response to Sprint and T-Mobile who are also upgrading their networks to offer higher speeds.
At present AT@T’s customers enjoy 7.2 Mbps download speed to 14.5 Mbps but with the implementation of HSPA+ it will be double. This is slower than T-Mobile’s 21 Mbps HSPA+, but AT&T will cover a larger area this year. T-Mobile hopes to blanket 185 million with HSPA+, while AT&T is aiming for 250 million.
AT&T may upgrade to HSPA+ with the help of iPhone or Android phone just like T-Mobile.
Now that AT&T is moving to HSPA+ we expect they will have a matching handset by the holidays. It could be the next iPhone, or it could be an Android phone like T-Mobile is planning.
Source: Electronista
