Cingular Launches 3G Network
06 Décembre 2005 - 5:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
BroadbandConnect Service Offers Ultra-Fast Connections ATLANTA,
Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless today launched its
super-charged wireless network capable of providing customers with
high-speed access to information in a world that has gone mobile.
Customers can use the third-generation (3G) network to access
Cingular BroadbandConnect, which is available to nearly 35 million
people in 52 communities throughout the United States. The company
will continue to extend the network rapidly next year. Stan Sigman,
Cingular's president and CEO, announced the service at an investor
conference in New York City: "Make no mistake about it: Wireless
users want the speed and services they've come to expect from their
wired connections. And today Cingular is delivering on its promises
to provide both the speed and reliability customers need."
Cingular's 3G network is the first widely available service in the
world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology.
HSDPA is the high-speed evolution of GSM/EDGE (Global System for
Mobile Communication/Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution),
which shares a common core network. GSM is the world's most popular
wireless technology, which is used by more than one billion people
in 210 countries. Cingular will initially launch the
BroadbandConnect service in Austin (TX.), Baltimore, Boston,
Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland (OR.), Salt
Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA.), Seattle,
Tacoma (Wash.) and Washington D.C. "We're giving customers the
ability to securely access information and applications at
broadband speeds in the office, on the road or at home. With our 3G
service, almost any spot in a city is a hot spot," said Ralph de la
Vega, chief operating officer for Cingular Wireless.
"BroadbandConnect complements our national high-speed EDGE data
service, offering customers the flexibility and ubiquity required
to be more productive as the world continues to go wireless."
Cingular BroadbandConnect is a super-charged enhancement to the
company's nationwide EDGE network, the nation's largest wireless
high-speed data network. When coupled with a compatible device and
service plan, the service provides average mobile data connections
between 400-700Kbps (kilobits per second) on the downlink and
bursts to more than a megabit per second. BroadbandConnect combines
a laptop modem card, Cingular's Communication Manager software and
a Data Connect plan for use on laptops. Customers can use their
laptops to access the Internet or e-mail, download large files and
attachments, and run corporate business applications at broadband
speeds in areas covered by BroadbandConnect. The service also
offers additional security features compared to alternative
wireless technologies. Additional devices and exclusive services
that take advantage of the high-speed HSDPA network, such as
transmitting full motion video and providing ultra-fast audio, will
be available in 2006. Unlike services offered by some wireless
companies, BroadbandConnect does not drop a session when the user
is outside the coverage area. Cingular said the laptop modem cards
are dual-band HSDPA/UMTS (Universal Mobile Telephone System)
(850/1900Mhz) and backward compatible with EDGE (Enhanced Data
Rates for Global Evolution) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
in four bands (850/900/1800/1900Mhz), so the session is seamlessly
transferred to the company's nationwide EDGE network or a data
network of one of its roaming partners. The Cingular EDGE network
is available in more than 13,000 cities and towns and in areas
along 40,000 miles of highways, providing average data speeds
between 70-135Kbps. Cingular customers can also access data
services in more than 90 countries. Customers can purchase either a
Sierra Wireless AC860 or Novatel U730 laptop modem card for $99.99,
after rebate, when they sign up for a qualifying voice plan and
introductory two-year $59.99 Unlimited Data Connect plan. A variety
of monthly data plans are available starting at $19.99 for 5 MB. An
updated version of Cingular Communication Manager is included with
the laptop modem cards. The software gives customers the
flexibility to connect to BroadbandConnect, EDGE, GPRS or public
and private Wi-Fi hotspots. BroadbandConnect uses HSDPA/UMTS
technology -- the global standard and natural 3G evolutionary path
for GSM providers. Wireless carriers offering UMTS, EDGE or GPRS
can upgrade their networks to HSDPA and be assured there is a
continued evolutionary path to faster speeds and more advanced
services. "HSDPA/UMTS gives us the singular advantage of offering
simultaneous voice and data services to our customers. For
businesses and consumers, this means more feature rich services and
content," said Kris Rinne, chief technology officer for Cingular.
"It also provides a lower cost method for carrying traffic and more
efficient use of spectrum." For more information about Cingular
BroadbandConnect, customers can call 1-866-429-7222, visit online
at http://www.cingular.com/broadbandconnect or by contacting a
business sales representative. Laptop modem cards will be available
at select Cingular Wireless retail stores in December and in all
stores in January. ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS Cingular Wireless is the
largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 52.3 million
customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc.,
formerly SBC Communications Inc., (NYSE:T) 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 (SM), 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: Ritch Blasi of Cingular Wireless, +1-908-696-4242, cell
+1-908-612-1760, or email Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
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