The company also is offering mobile broadband devices to help support the needs of small business customers.
In conjunction with National Small Business Week 2011, T-Mobile USA
expanded its small business offering with a plan that provides more
predictable monthly costs, service and flexible unlimited wireless
options. With the plan, small businesses can access unlimited voice,
text and data on the company's 4G Network for $69.99 per month.
Additionally, companies that sign up for a Small Business Plan with
unlimited voice, text and data on a two-year contract will receive a
free BlackBerry Curve 9300.
Along with the Small Business Plan, the company also is offering
mobile broadband devices, which help support the needs of small
business customers, including the T-Mobile Rocket 3.0, expected to be
available later this spring. The Rocket 3.0 will be T-Mobile's first 4G
data stick capable of delivering peak download speeds of 42M bps. With
access to faster speeds on the Rocket 3.0, T-Mobile said its small
business customers will be able to create and share mobile content,
stream and connect through mobile video at faster speeds.
In addition T-Mobile is unveiling the 4G Mobile Hotspot, which
enables small businesses to connect to up to five WiFi-enabled devices
from virtually anywhere, including tablets, laptops, cameras and
e-readers, among others. The T-Mobile Jet 2.0 allows small business
customers to connect their laptops to the company's 4G mobile broadband
network at a more affordable price. Whether surfing the Web,
downloading large files or watching video on the go, the T-Mobile Jet
2.0 is capable of delivering a faster connection at speeds similar to
home broadband at a price that the company said fits into any budget.
"T-Mobile is deeply committed to providing small business customers
with the right services and rate plans to meet their unique business
needs without breaking the bank," said Matt Millen, vice president of
small and medium business sales at T-Mobile USA. "With access to
innovative devices that run on the nation's largest 4G network and
simple, worry-free data plans, small companies can partner with
T-Mobile to drive their businesses forward in an affordable way."
Rival carrier AT&T announced in March that it is buying T-Mobile
USA for $39 billion in cash and stock, a move that would make the
carrier the largest in the nation and accelerate its 4G LTE network
deployment to catch Verizon Wireless. T-Mobile has 33.7 million mobile
subscribers, but finds itself struggling to compete with top carriers
Verizon and AT&T, which serve over 94.1 million and 95.5 million
subscribers, respectively. Analysts said T-Mobile could help AT&T
expand 4G LTE deployment to 95 percent of the U.S. population,
ostensibly reaching an additional 46.5 million Americans, including
coverage for rural communities and small towns.
Nathan Eddy is Associate Editor, Midmarket, at eWEEK.com. Before joining eWEEK.com, Nate was a writer with ChannelWeb and he served as an editor at FierceMarkets. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.