Cingular Lights Up Tulsa With 3G Service
02 Novembre 2006 - 2:50PM
PR Newswire (US)
Mobile Wireless Broadband Network Transforms Greater Tulsa Into
Huge 'Hot Spot' TULSA, Okla., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular
Wireless has launched its super-charged wireless network throughout
greater Tulsa, capable of providing customers with high-speed
access to voice or data information in a world that has gone
mobile. Cingular customers can now use its 3G mobile broadband
network from Broken Arrow, and Coweta to Glenpool and Sand Springs,
and from Skiatook to Owasso and Collinsville. The company plans to
continue adding coverage to meet the market demands for service.
Cingular 3G not only offers advanced wireless services, such as
viewing video clips, it enhances existing services by making them
run faster. Customers can now download a game or ringtone, or
access e-mail, in a fraction of the time it used to take.
Additionally, Cingular customers using a 3G handset can access all
the company's data services whenever they're connected to the
Cingular network. "Cingular customers can now more quickly access
e-mail, browse the internet, connect to business applications, or
watch video clips while on-the- go," said Lora Lee Laird,
Cingular's director of sales for Oklahoma. "Our 3G service gives
them the ability to watch sports highlights on their phone while
shopping or waiting to grab a seat at a restaurant. We're providing
customers with an 'invisible wire' that extends their broadband
experience beyond their office or home." Cingular's 3G network
provides average download data speeds between 400- 700 kilobits per
second with bursts to over one megabit. The company currently
provides 3G services in more than 115 cities and towns located
nearby more than 52 major metropolitan markets. HSDPA/UMTS
technology makes it possible for people to enjoy a wide variety of
wireless content and gives Cingular the advantage of offering
simultaneous voice and data services to customers based upon the
global standard for wireless communications - GSM. For businesses
and consumers, this means more feature-rich services and content,
and for Cingular, a more economical method for carrying traffic and
more efficient use of spectrum. Personal Mobility - Fast And
Furious Customers who want to watch video highlights of the Golden
Hurricanes or Sooners games, or get a preview of HBO's Entourage
series, can see it all - and more - by signing up for Cingular
Video. Cingular Video is an on-demand streaming video service with
a large selection of popular mobile content that can be viewed on
3G-capable Cingular phones. "We've tailored Cingular Video so that
customers can quickly and easily personalize and access some of
their favorite entertainment and information sites," said Laird.
"Imagine a soccer mom who can now get regular weather video updates
every 30 minutes from her phone on the way between her son or
daughters activities." Cingular Video includes local weather
forecasts in 100 cities across the country. Basic Cingular Video
service includes more options for families from media outlets
including ABC TV, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, CMT, CNN, Comedy
Central, Disney Channel, Disney Mobile Studios, ESPN, FOX Sports,
FOX News, FOX TV, FUEL, HBO Family (premium), HBO Mobile (premium),
iFilm, Jayski Alerts, MTV, Music Choice, NASCAR.com To Go
(premium), NCAA Championship Sports Content, NBC, Nickelodeon,
Richard Childress Racing, SPEED, Spike, The Weather Channel, TV
Guide Channel and VH1. Cingular currently offers 3G service on
several handsets including the only HSPDA wireless phones available
in the country, the LG CU500 and Samsung ZX20. The company is
adding several other handsets to its product line in the coming
months. Prices for Cingular 3G handsets start at $99 after a $50
mail- in rebate for a two-year service plan commitment. Cingular
Video requires a $19.99 MEdia Net Unlimited data package. Premium
content, such as HBO Mobile, is available on a an additional
monthly subscription basis, while other content, such as music
video clips from Music Choice, is available on a pay- per-view
basis for a 24-hour period of time. Mobilizing Business At
High-Speed Utilizing its 3G network, Cingular's LaptopConnect
solutions give businesses the ability to use their laptops to
access the Internet or e-mail, download large files and
attachments, or run corporate business applications at average data
speeds between 400-700Kbps (kilobits per second) on the downlink,
with bursts to more than a megabit per second. "Businesses need the
same fast reliable access to information whether they're working
from a desktop in their office or making a presentation to a
customer at an offsite location," Laird said. "They don't want to
wait for a large contract to download or access their company's
intranet site to check inventory status. With BroadbandConnect,
they don't have to anymore." Cingular LaptopConnect combines either
an external LaptopConnect card or an integrated modem within a
Laptop and Cingular's Communication Manager to provide access to
the 3G network. The service also offers additional security
features compared to alternative wireless technologies. Customers
can purchase either an Option Wireless or Sierra Wireless laptop
modem card for $99.99, after rebate, when they sign up for a
qualifying voice plan and two-year, Unlimited Data Connect plan.
Customers can also purchase a Dell Latitude D620 or Dell Latitude
D820 at http://www.cingular.com/dell. Cingular's Unlimited
DataConnect plan is currently $59.99 those customers who sign up
for a two-year term and have a qualifying voice plan with Cingular.
Additionally, business customers traveling outside the United
States can select one of two international data plans. Cingular
DataConnect North America ($109.99 for 100MB) for travel within
Canada and Mexico, and DataConnect Global ($139.99 for 100MB), an
overseas plan - both include unlimited data usage on Cingular's
domestic data networks. Cingular is the first and only carrier in
the world to offer a single card/single rate plan solution for
international travelers. All Cingular LaptopConnect cards and
Integrated modems are dual-band HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900Mhz) and
quad-band EDGE/GPRS (Enhanced Data Rates for Global
Evolution/General Packet Radio Service) in four bands
(850/900/1800/1900Mhz), which means the devices are interoperable
between the company's nationwide EDGE network and it's 3G network
Additionally, customers can use the cards to access broadband
service internationally as well. The Technology: HSDPA/UMTS HSDPA
is the high-speed evolution of GSM/EDGE (Global System for Mobile
Communication), which shares a common core network and therefore is
backward compatible with EDGE/GPRS. In areas where the 3G network
is not available, customers will automatically receive service on
the company's EDGE network. 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 up to 135Kbps. GSM
is the world's most popular wireless technology, which is used by
international wireless carriers to serve more than two billion
people worldwide, and enabling Cingular customers to make/receive
voice calls in nearly 200 countries. The launch is part of the
company's $68 million investment in its Oklahoma network this year,
including $39 million in Tulsa. Over the past three years, Cingular
has invested more than $158 million dollars in its Oklahoma network
and $75 million in Tulsa, integrating and deploying GSM/GPRS/EDGE
technology, preparing for its 3G deployment, and improving overall
coverage and capacity. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is
the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 58.7
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(SM)
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
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both of Cingular Wireless Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
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