Lenovo and Cingular Debut First Cingular-Enabled ThinkPad
22 Août 2006 - 4:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
ThinkPad T60 Notebook Gives Customers Built-in Mobile Broadband
Access in U.S.; High-Speed Service in More Than 100 Countries
Abroad RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and ATLANTA, Aug. 22
/PRNewswire/ -- Lenovo and Cingular Wireless today announced that
the ThinkPad T60 notebook, the first Lenovo PC in the U.S. to
feature built-in Cingular UMTS/HSDPA-based technology, is now
available to business users across America. With the
Cingular-enabled ThinkPad T60, users in the U.S. have mobile
high-speed access nationwide(1) with supercharged, UMTS/HSDPA-based
Cingular BroadbandConnect service in more than 70 markets in and
around 21 of the top major metro areas. While abroad, Lenovo
customers can use their ThinkPad T60 notebooks wirelessly in
conjunction with EDGE or GPRS data services in more than 100
countries worldwide.(2) "ThinkPad users can now enjoy wireless
broadband Internet access via the Cingular BroadbandConnect service
without needing a separate PC card or additional hardware," said
Scott Smith, president, Lenovo Americas. "The combination of
Cingular's technology and our ThinkVantage Technologies that
simplify the connectivity process gives on-the-go users the
ultimate portability with a punch." "The ThinkPad T60 with Cingular
BroadbandConnect service gives Lenovo customers wireless
capabilities out of the box," said Jeff Bradley, vice president,
business data services, for Cingular Wireless. "The combined
Lenovo/Cingular solution is a powerful communications tool that
provides customers with seamless, high-speed mobile access to
important information whether they are across the street, on the
other side of the U.S. or halfway around the world. "The ThinkPad
T60 measures an inch thin with a travel weight of 4.8 lbs., giving
it newfound power and performance in a thin-and-light form factor.
For mobile users, the ThinkPad T60 series includes a more durable
system design, coupling the ThinkPad Roll Cage -- an inner armor
chassis -- with its airbag-like Active Protection System and
ThinkPad shock-mounted hard drive. Users can capitalize on the
Cingular service using Access Connections, a ThinkVantage
Technology that comes equipped on the ThinkPad T60 notebook and
easily adjusts wired and wireless capabilities by automatically
turning on and off the right connections. ThinkPad T60 users can
access Cingular's critically acclaimed BroadbandConnect service in
more than 70 markets in the Atlanta, Austin (TX), Baltimore,
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Gary (IN), Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix,
Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose
(CA), San Antonio, Seattle, Tacoma (WA), Tucson and Washington,
D.C. metro areas. Cingular plans to expand its BroadbandConnect
coverage area to most major metro areas in the U.S. by the end of
2006. BroadbandConnect uses UMTS/HSDPA technology -- the global
standard and natural 3G evolutionary path for GSM providers. UMTS
services are already offered by 95 commercial networks in 45
countries, with an additional 67 UMTS networks in deployment,
planned or licensed. In the U.S., it provides average download
speeds between 400-700 kilobits per second (kbps), with bursts to
more than one megabit per second (mbps). Cingular's EDGE network,
the largest national high-speed wireless data network in the U.S.,
provides average download speeds of up to 135kbps.(3) The notebooks
will ship with Cingular Communication Manager pre-loaded. Cingular
Communication Manager is an easy-to-use software package that
allows users to effortlessly establish connections with Cingular's
BroadbandConnect and EDGE services from their notebooks. The
ThinkPad T60 is available immediately at
http://www.lenovo.com/cingular and through select business
partners. ThinkPad T60 customers can activate Cingular's
BroadbandConnect service directly from Lenovo and will be billed
monthly by Cingular. Unlimited monthly BroadbandConnect service is
$59.99 per month with a two-year contract and qualified voice
contract. Customers also now can sign-up for Cingular Data Connect
international plans. These offer two international wireless data
monthly usage plans -- a North American plan ($109.99 for 100MB)
for travel within Canada and Mexico and an Overseas plan ($139.99
for 100MB) -- both include unlimited domestic usage on Cingular's
domestic data networks. The Overseas plan provides access in more
than two dozen countries, with service offered in Australia,
Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Spain and other major areas in Asia and Europe. About
Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier
in the United States, serving 57.3 million customers. Cingular, a
joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth
Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data
network in the nation - the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and the largest
mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its
3G network is the first widely available service in the world to
use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. 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
emailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/ . About Lenovo Group Ltd. Lenovo
(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the world's most
innovative personal computers. Lenovo's business model is built on
innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as
well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo
Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division,
the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable
high-quality, secure, and easy-to-use technology products and
services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato,
Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North
Carolina. For more information about Lenovo, see
http://www.lenovo.com/ . Notes (1) Not available in all areas. (2)
Activating Cingular Service: Requires separate agreement with
Cingular, subject to service agreement, rate plan and coverage
maps. Cingular, not Lenovo, is solely responsible for service.
Coverage not available in all areas; Cingular BroadbandConnect
available in select metropolitan markets. Special credit and tenure
restrictions and additional charges may apply to international
roaming. A network connection, third-party software, additional
hardware, and/or subscription to a third-party service may be
required for certain solutions/applications. Additional
restrictions apply, including early termination fee, see
http://www.cingular.com/ for details. (3) Actual download speeds
depend on coverage, network availability, and traffic, device,
applications, tasks, file size and other factors. Comparison based
on published speed claims of national mobile wireless data
networks. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: John Kampfe of
Cingular Wireless, +1-973-637-9387, wireless, +1-908-432-3473, ; or
Bob Page of Lenovo, +1-919-991-3467, Web site:
http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.lenovo.com/
http://www.lenovo.com/cingular
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