Cingular Wireless to Invest Nearly $70 Million in Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa to Enhance Service Quality and Expand Coverage
24 Août 2005 - 12:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company to Build 95 Cell Sites to Better Serve its Customers
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the
country's largest wireless provider, announced it will invest $68
million throughout its Northern Plains region in 2005 to install
nearly 100 new cell sites as part of a $6.2 billion commitment to
enhance and expand its ALLOVER(SM) network nationwide. The Northern
Plains region includes: Minnesota, where new 30 cell sites are
being built; Iowa, with 53 sites to be built; and Nebraska, 12
sites to be built. The network improvements will enable Cingular
customers in the region 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 Jeff Harkman, vice present and general manager of
the Northern Plains region. "We continually make improvements to
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 the Northern Plains region is an important
part of that network. "This investment demonstrates our commitment
to aggressively continue to provide better quality service to our
customers," Harkman said. "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(SM) 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 - with free
access to 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 enhance quality are realized.
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 to make calls 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 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/.
About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless
carrier in the United States, serving more than 50 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 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://www.cingular.com/newsroom . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Jim Orso of Cingular Wireless, +1-314-543-6435, or Web
site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.cingular.com/newsroom
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