New York 3/22/2011 4:49:14 AM
News / Internet

AT&T wins Bid to Purchase T-Mobile

by Daun Lee

The AT&T Company won the bid with Duetsche Telecom to purchase T-Mobile. The acquisition will mean 39 million new subscribers for AT&T and must be approved by the FCC. They beat out Sprint/ Nextel’s bid. If the FCC approves the sell T-Mobile customers will have to obtain new devices. T-Mobile currently runs on a 3G network and their phones won’t work on AT&T’s 4G network. Providing new devices to T-Mobile subscribers was factored in the purchase price and may be a nice upgrade to T-Mobile customers whose mobile computing may become faster.

Besides the T-Mobile customers business and SEO Optimization firms will benefit from faster mobile computing. Those who employ smartphones and other mobile computing devices like tablets will have faster access to valuable information that makes these devices so attractive. The ability to access maps and tips on where to shop or eat no matter where you are located is the main feature of 4G capabilities. Business owners benefit from this internet access by attracting customers who may be traveling or unaware of their presence.

Creating a better visibility of a business or service is the main objective of SEO Optimization and with the number of people using smartphones and tablets opens a whole new world of internet marketing. Most people these days compute on the go because life dictates motion. With the right SEO Optimization practices employed by a business, a busy person can find the restaurants, retail businesses and services while walking down the street riding in their cars or any other mode of transportation.