Cingular Revs Up Service in Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Cape Canaveral, Gainesville, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee With New 3G Net
28 Novembre 2006 - 3:24PM
PR Newswire (US)
Ultra-Fast Network Delivers Average Data Speeds of 400-700 Kbps
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless users feeling the
need for speed now have the Cingular Wireless mobile broadband
network to consider. The nation's largest wireless carrier today
begins offering its 3G (third generation) wireless broadband
service throughout the metropolitan areas of Daytona Beach,
Melbourne, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Gainesville, and
Tallahassee, including the campuses of the University of Florida,
Florida State University, University of North Florida,
Bethune-Cookman College, and Stetson University, as well as at the
major airports in these cities and at the Daytona International
Speedway. 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 ring
tone, 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 a craving for quick access to information," said
Rudy Hermond, vice president and general manager for Cingular's
West, Central, and North Florida markets. "Our 3G service gives
them the ability to watch their favorite sports and shows on their
phone while waiting in line 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
customers can now use the 3G mobile broadband network to rapidly
access e-mail, browse the Internet, connect to business
applications, or watch video clips while on-the-go throughout
Brevard, Volusia, Alachua, Duval, and Leon counties. Cingular's 3G
network provides average download data speeds between 400- 700
kilobits per second with bursts to over one megabit per second. The
company currently provides 3G services in approximately 145 cities,
65 markets and 33 states, in addition to Washington D.C. Cingular's
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 (Global System for Mobile Communications). 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 a
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 Hermond. "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 their
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, Cingular offers MobiTV, which
features more than 20 channels of live television. Cingular
currently offers several 3G devices, including the LG CU500, now
available for as low as $0 when you buy one for $49.99 and get the
second one free after a $50 mail-in rebate and media package
purchase with a two-year activation per phone; the Samsung Sync for
$49.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate with a two-year agreement; the
Samsung BlackJack(TM) for $149.99 after a $150 mail-in rebate with
a two-year agreement, qualified voice plan and unlimited data plan;
and the Cingular 8525 available for $399.99 after a $50 mail-in
rebate with a two-year agreement, qualified voice plan and
unlimited data plan. Cingular Video requires a $19.99 MEdia Net
Unlimited data package. 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 400-700 Kbps (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 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 $49.99, after rebate, when they sign up for a 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 per month for 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, 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, 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 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 135 Kbps. GSM is the
world's most popular wireless technology, which is used by
international wireless carriers to serve more than two billion
people world-wide, enabling Cingular customers to make and receive
voice calls in nearly 200 countries. The launch is part of the
company's $340 million investment in its Florida network this year.
Over the past three years, Cingular has invested more than $1
billion in Florida adding new cell sites, back-up generators and
batteries 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(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
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http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Kelly Starling of Cingular Wireless, +1-561-301-1414, or
Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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