Cingular Meets Nashville's Need for Speed With New Wireless Broadband Network
16 Novembre 2006 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Mobile Network Transforms City into Wireless 'Hot Spot' NASHVILLE,
Tenn., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents and visitors to the
greater Nashville area will no longer need to rely on wired
connections for broadband access to information as Cingular
transforms the city into a wireless speedway. Cingular today begins
offering its 3G mobile wireless broadband service throughout
Nashville. Nearly the entire Nashville area -- south to Leiper's
Fork, Eagleville and Murfreesboro; east to Lebanon; north almost to
the Kentucky line; and west to Fairview and Kingston Springs -- is
now a Wi-Fi hotspot. Cingular 3G not only offers advanced wireless
services, such as viewing video clips, it also 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. "In today's fast-paced society,
people are always on the go and have the need for quick access to
information," said Jim Thorpe, vice president and general manager
for Cingular's Tennessee/Kentucky market. "Our 3G service gives
them the ability to watch Titans highlights on their phones while
waiting in line to see a show at the Ryman or grab a seat at a
restaurant, or to quickly download a presentation as they enter a
meeting. We're providing customers with an 'invisible wire' that
extends their broadband experience beyond their office or home."
Cingular customers can now use its 3G mobile broadband network to
rapidly access e-mail, browse the Internet, connect to business
applications, or watch video clips while on the go from a Predators
game at the GEC to a performance of the Grand Ole Opry, or while
they are waiting to board a flight at Nashville International
Airport. Cingular's 3G network provides average download data
speeds between 400- 700 kilobits per second with bursts to over one
megabit. HSDPA/UMTS (High- Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System) 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. Cingular is the only wireless company in the
country with that capability. 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 last night's Vandy game or view
highlights of a number of HBO's series including "Curb Your
Enthusiasm," "Entourage" or "The Wire," 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 the information that's most important to
them," said Thorpe. "Imagine the soccer mom getting regular video
weather updates, or the business person checking the latest action
on Wall Street with headlines from NBC - all from a wireless
phone." 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. In addition to Cingular Video, customers can download their
own music to the phone, transfer the music they purchase from
subscriptions music services such as Napster and Yahoo! Music, and
access XM Satellite Radio and MobiRadio music channels-all on their
3G phones. Cingular currently offers 3G service on the LG CU500
phone and the Samsung BlackJack and Cingular 8525 PDAs. The company
is adding several other handsets to its product line in the coming
months. Prices for Cingular 3G handsets start at $49.99 after a $50
mail-in rebate for a two-year service plan commitment. The MEdiaNet
Unlimited data package is $19.99. Premium content, such as HBO
Mobile, is available on 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," said Jeff
Bradley, vice president for Cingular's Business Markets Group.
"They don't want to wait for a large contract to download or access
their company's intranet site to check inventory status. With
LaptopConnect, 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 a Sierra Wireless laptop modem
card for $49.99 after a $100 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 for 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 tri-band HSDPA/UMTS
(850/1900/2100Mhz) 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 its 3G network
and can be used in more than 110 countries around the world. With a
Cingular LaptopConnect Card, customers can have single-card mobile
broadband access to data services in more places worldwide than
offered by any other U.S. carrier. 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. No other wireless company in
the nation can offer this service to its customers. 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 to 270 million people 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 Cingular's $235 million
investment in its Tennessee network this year, adding new cell
sites, backup generators and batteries and improving overall
coverage and capacity, with the majority of this investment in the
eastern portion of the state. Nationwide, the company spent $6.5
billion on its network last year and is doing the same in 2006,
bringing its overall investment since the company's 2004
acquisition of AT&T Wireless to more than $13 billion. 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(R) 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
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CONTACT: Laurie Parker of Cingular Wireless, +1-615-221-3690, or
wireless, +1-615-202-3463, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
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