Cingular Wireless to Invest Over $90 Million in Indiana to Enhance Service Quality and Expand Coverage
01 Août 2005 - 9:10PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Wireless to Invest Over $90 Million in Indiana to Enhance
Service Quality and Expand Coverage Company to Build over 32 Cell
Sites to Better Serve its ALLOVER(SM) Network Customers
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the
country's largest wireless provider, announced it will invest over
$90 million throughout Indiana in 2005 to install over 32 new cell
sites as part of a $6.2 billion commitment to enhance and expand
its ALLOVER(SM) network* nationwide. At least 30 sites are slated
for the Indianapolis area. Two new sites have been added near the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis International
Airport. The new cell sites will enhance coverage for customers and
fans that travel in the Speedway area each day and especially on
race day. The airport site is located near the Marion / Hendricks
County Line and I-70 and will enhance coverage for customers
traveling to the airport. The network enhancements will enable
Cingular customers in southern Indiana to experience the highest
level of voice service quality and offer some of the most advanced
data services to more customers in more places. "Better coverage is
what wireless consumers want, and better coverage is exactly what
Cingular is delivering," said Brian Ducharme, Vice
President/General Manager, Indiana / Michigan. "We continually
bolster our network so that our customers have a quality wireless
experience. Cingular customers will have access to some 45,000 cell
sites nationally by the end of 2006. The company already offers
customers access to the largest digital voice and data network in
America, and Indiana is an important part of that network. "This
investment demonstrates our commitment to aggressively continue to
provide better quality service to our customers," said Ducharme.
"That strong customer focus is one of the reasons Cingular recently
reached 50 million customers -- the first wireless carrier to
attain this important milestone. Customers know they can rely on us
to meet their needs. That's why they choose us and why they stay
with us." Cingular's ALLOVER network now covers more than 270
million people, and provides service throughout the United States
including the top 100 markets. Customers on specific calling plans
now have access to the largest mobile-to- mobile calling community
in the country, a community of more than 50 million people. As part
of its network build out and enhancement, Cingular has stepped up
efforts to ensure its investments to extend coverage and to enhance
quality deliver. The company expects its employees and those of
other third-party companies to drive test its network nearly 30
million miles over the next year -- that's the equivalent of more
than 50 round trips to the moon. The company's network growth
relies on advanced GSM/EDGE technology. GSM is the world standard
for wireless communication, used by more than a billion people in
200-plus countries. In fact, more than 70 percent of the world's
total wireless market is GSM. The widespread use of GSM offers
Cingular customers the ability to use a large variety of GSM "world
phones" and devices in more than 125 countries and access data
services in more than 70 countries. For customers interested in
wireless data services, the company's EDGE network -- the fastest
national high-speed data network in America -- provides average
data connections of up to 135 kilobits per second in more than
13,000 cities and towns and in areas along nearly 40,000 miles of
highways. As part of its 2005 investment, Cingular will deploy
high-speed third generation (3G) UMTS/HSDPA(Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System/High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
service to customers in 15-20 major markets this year. The company
expects to offer its 3G services in most major markets by the end
of 2006. The 3G service will offer average data speeds between
400-700 kbps and bursts to several megabits per second. Customers
using the 3G service will be able to use a wireless handset to make
a voice call and simultaneously check e-mail, browse the Internet
at speeds similar to broadband wired services, or even access a
variety of video services. For more information about Cingular,
please contact 1-866-CINGULAR or visit http://www.cingular.com/. *
Coverage not available in all areas. About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United
States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture
between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth
Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data
network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(SM) network -- and the largest
mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R),
the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases
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http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Chris Comes, Central Region of Cingular Wireless,
+1-847-765-3602, or mobile, +1-312-282-0539, or Web site:
http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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