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T-Mobile Aims For 40M More POPs With 700 MHz In 2016

More than 40 million vehicles in the US are connected to the Internet, and that number is set to increase steadily over the next couple of years, Parks Associates says. The firm says 64 percent of car owners in broadband-connected households would like their next car to have at least some connected capabilities, such as navigation, roadside assistance, voice calling, vehicle performance or maintenance analytics, music or Web browsing.

From the article "T-Mobile Aims For 40M More POPs With 700 MHz In 2016" by www.smartbrief.com

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