Cingular Meets Memphis's Need for Speed With New Wireless Broadband Network
30 Novembre 2006 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Mobile Network Transforms City into Wireless 'Hot Spot' MEMPHIS,
Tenn., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents and visitors to the
greater Memphis 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
Memphis. Nearly the entire Memphis area -- south to Nesbit and
Cockrum, west to West Memphis, north past Rosemark and Gallaway,
and east to Piperton -- 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 Grizzlies highlights on their phones while waiting to hear
some blues on Beale Street, 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 concert at FedEx Forum to a drink with the ducks at the
Peabody, while catching NASCAR action from the infield at Memphis
Motorsports Park, or while waiting to board a flight at Memphis
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 big 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, the Samsung Sync, 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 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 58.7 million customers. Cingular, a
joint venture of 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
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CONTACT: Laurie Parker of Cingular Wireless, office:
+1-615-221-3690, wireless: +1-615-202-3463, Web site:
http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.cingular.com/dell
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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