Cingular Wireless Selects Lucent Technologies for 3G UMTS Trial Network in Atlanta
26 Mai 2004 - 8:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Wireless Selects Lucent Technologies for 3G UMTS Trial
Network in Atlanta Network to Support Voice, High-Speed Data and
Multimedia Services; Trial Includes Testing of HSDPA ATLANTA, and
MURRAY HILL, N.J., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cingular
Wireless and Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) announced today that
Lucent has been selected to deploy a third-generation (3G) UMTS
(Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) trial network in the
Atlanta market. The trial, which will be supporting internal users
this summer, will allow Cingular to evaluate mobile voice,
high-speed data and multimedia services. The UMTS network will
operate in Cingular Wireless' 1900 MHz spectrum, and will include
testing of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), a technology
that will ultimately support data speeds of up to 14.4 Megabits per
second (Mbps). The network also will be designed to support voice
over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in the future. With this
network, Cingular Wireless will be able to provide services such as
high-speed downloads of film trailers, and video clips of sporting
and entertainment events; mobile access to e-mail (including large
attachments); and the ability to locate nearby services such as
ATMs, restaurants or movie theaters. Additionally, this network
deployment will allow Cingular to demonstrate technology that will
enable businesses to provide their employees -- such as field
service and sales personnel -- with high-speed mobile access to
their corporate networks and all the business applications they
normally use in the office. "This trial offers us an ideal
opportunity to evaluate the capabilities and range of services that
we can offer to our customers using UMTS and HSDPA technology, and
overcome technical challenges before pursuing broader deployments,"
said Kris Rinne, Acting Chief Technical Officer of Cingular
Wireless. "Over the past few years, we've seen an increased demand
for the kinds of advanced voice and data services that Cingular
will be evaluating in the Atlanta trial," said Cindy Christy,
president, Mobility Solutions, Lucent Technologies. "Lucent remains
deeply committed to delivering the highest-quality UMTS and HSDPA
solutions, and we're excited to be Cingular's vendor of choice as
they undertake this trial." Lucent will supply Cingular Wireless
with an end-to-end mobile network based on 3G UMTS technology,
including the Merlin(TM) U520 UMTS Wireless PC Modem Cards -
jointly developed by Lucent and Novatel Wireless -- which support
high-speed data connections on laptops, PDAs and other mobile
devices at speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second. Lucent's UMTS
solution can support HSDPA with a software-only upgrade to its
existing equipment. Lucent's Bell Labs first demonstrated HSDPA
technology at the CTIA Wireless trade show in March 2003 and has
played a leading role in the development of the HSDPA standard.
About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless, a joint venture between
SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth (NYSE:BLS), serves more
than 25 million voice and data customers across the United States.
A leader in mobile voice and data communications, Cingular is the
only U.S. wireless carrier to offer RolloverSM, the wireless plan
that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Cingular has
launched the world's first commercial deployment of wireless
services using Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
technology. Cingular provides cellular/PCS service in 43 of the top
50 markets nationwide, and provides corporate e-mail and other
advanced data services through its GPRS, EDGE and Mobitex packet
data networks. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/. About Lucent Technologies Lucent
Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and
delivers networks for the world's largest communications service
providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent
relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice
networking technologies as well as software and services to develop
next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and
software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better
manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services
that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent
Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com/.
DATASOURCE: Lucent Technologies; Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Debra
Lewis, office, +1-973-386-5065, mobile, +1-917-848-0035, , or Kurt
Steinert, office, +1-973-386-8438, mobile, +1-908-285-1641, , both
of Lucent Technologies; or Clay Owen of Cingular Wireless,
+1-404-236-6153, Web site: http://www.lucent.com/
http://www.cingular.com/
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