AT&T will have exclusive on Nokia 1520 in the US, will sell the 2520 tablet also (update)
All that fun over in Abu Dhabi, and all you really want to know is which of the new goodies can you buy? Well, if you're in the US, and you fancy the new Nokia 1520, you'd better be on AT&T, as the network's just announced it's got the exclusive on it. It'll also be adding the 2520 to its tablet offerings. No word on network-specific prices at this time, but we'll add them once we know.
Update: It looks like Verizon will get the 2520 as well, so AT&T's exclusivity pertains to the 1520. More info on Big Red's announcement awaits at the source link down below.
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AT&T TO ADD THE NOKIA LUMIA 2520 TO ITS LEADING TABLET PORTFOLIO; ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE U.S. CARRIER FOR THE NOKIA LUMIA 1520 WINDOWS PHONE
DALLAS, October 22, 2013 –
"AT&T is a leader in connected devices and was the first to launch Windows 8 as part of our tablet portfolio," said Chris Penrose, senior vice president, Emerging Devices, AT&T Mobility. "We're delighted to add the Nokia Lumia 2520, the new Windows RT 8.1 tablet, to our line-up just in time for the holiday season." For more information, please visit: www.att.com/lumia2520.
"AT&T* was the first to launch a 4G LTE Windows Phone, and first to enter the large screen space. We are proud to bring the Nokia Lumia 1520 exclusively to the U.S. on the nation's fastest and now most reliable 4G LTE network,"** said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility. "We continue to offer our customers the best Windows Phone portfolio and the top lineup of Nokia Lumia devices in the U.S." For more information, please visit www.att.com/lumia1520.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**4G LTE speed claim based on national carriers' average 4G LTE download speeds. Reliability claim based on data transfer completion rates on nationwide 4G LTE networks. 4G LTE availability varies.
