Cingular Wireless Completes $100 Million Network Enhancement Plan in Mississippi, Prepares to Accelerate Growth in 2005
04 Janvier 2005 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Wireless Completes $100 Million Network Enhancement Plan
in Mississippi, Prepares to Accelerate Growth in 2005 Additional
sites, combined with AT&T Wireless sites, give Mississippi
customers outstanding wireless coverage JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 4
/PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless
provider, today announced the completion of its Mississippi network
build-out for 2004, which included a network investment in excess
of $100 million. The network expansion includes the addition of
nearly 90 new cell sites across the state as well as enhancements
to existing sites and has resulted in greater coverage and enhanced
service for Cingular's growing Mississippi customer base. Joe
Larussa, Vice President and General Manager for Cingular Wireless -
Alabama/Mississippi/Louisiana, said Cingular's network covers more
than 268 million people and is growing, providing the largest
high-speed data network in America. Cingular also offers the
largest mobile-to-mobile calling community with more than 46
million people. Since the beginning of 2004, Larussa said Cingular
added cell sites in the following areas: North Mississippi -
Itawamba, Sunflower, Bolivar, Lafayette, Leflore, Monroe; Central
Mississippi - Jasper, Attala, Lauderdale, Noxubee, Holmes,
Humphreys, Scott, Lowndes, Smith, Warren, Oktibbeha, Choctaw,
Sharkey, Washington; South Mississippi - Stone, Harrison, Hancock,
Jackson, Callaway, Claiborne, Covington, Forrest, Lamar, Macon. "We
recognize that superior call quality and coverage are two of the
most critical factors that determine customer satisfaction. We are
moving aggressively to continue what we began earlier this year to
ensure we have 'more bars in more places.' Our ALLOVER(SM) network*
is the largest digital voice and data network in America, and
Mississippi is an important part of that network," added Larussa.
"The completion of our 2004 network investment campaign sets the
stage for more network enhancements in 2005." In 2005, Cingular is
not only planning to build additional sites across Mississippi to
further enhance the local networks, but also to "cherry pick" sites
from the existing AT&T Wireless network that will quickly add
coverage to areas of need. Cingular's 2004 investment comes on the
heels of a two-year effort implementing a GSM/EDGE voice and data
network throughout Mississippi. GSM is the Global System for Mobile
Communications, the world standard for wireless communication, used
by more than a billion people in 200-plus countries. In fact, more
than 70 percent of the world's total wireless market is GSM. What
GSM delivers for voice, EDGE technology delivers for data. EDGE is
a high-speed wireless data service which gives customers "third
generation" (3G) wireless data services with speeds typically three
times faster than what was available on GPRS. "Over the last couple
of years, we successfully completed our transition to an advanced
voice and data network. This year we also focused our resources on
increasing coverage, particularly in residential areas and in-
building locations across the state," said Larussa. "While we are
pleased with our progress, we will not stop here." With the
acquisition of AT&T Wireless, Cingular offers even faster
network speeds with AT&T Wireless' UMTS (Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System) data network, which was implemented
earlier this year in selected cities. Cingular will build on that
deployment, and in November, announced plans to deploy the nation's
fastest high-speed wireless data network based on international
standards. Called UMTS with HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet
Access), this 3G technology will offer average data speeds between
400-700 kilobits per second and bursts to several megabits per
second on capable devices. For more information about Cingular,
please contact 1-866-CINGULAR or visit http://www.cingular.com/ . *
Coverage not available in all areas. ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United
States, serving more than 46 million customers. Cingular, a joint
venture between SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth
(NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the
nation and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national
wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to
offer Rollover(SM), 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://www.cingular.com/newsroom . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Calie Shackleford of Cingular Wireless, +1-615-221-3690,
or cell, +1-615-319-5599, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://www.cingular.com/newsroom
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