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Oct 16, 2005, 7:34 AM
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OCTOBER 14, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Cingular Wireless LLC is poised to expand its third-generation (3G) services in the U.S. as early as Nov. 1.
A Web site that appears to display an internal Cingular page reveals plans for the company to launch 3G services in Chicago, Seattle, Las Vegas, Boston and Atlanta on Nov. 1.
Mark Siegel, executive director of media relations at Cingular Wireless, wouldn't comment on the Web site but said the operator is on track to deploy UMTS/HSDPA in 15 markets to 20 markets this year.
Cingular has already launched Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) in six markets and has publicly said it will have UMTS and High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) markets deployed this year. HSDPA is the latest high-speed data upgrade to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)-based cellular networks.
An internal company Web page Friday included coverage maps of many of the cities as well as a PowerPoint presentation with details of Cingular's position relative to competitors. It's not immediately clear, however, which markets will get HSDPA service and which may get the slower UMTS.
However, the internal site links to several versions of letters for customers in existing UMTS markets asking for their patience while Cingular upgrades its network.
Cingular advertises its UMTS network as offering 220Kbit/sec. to 320Kbit/sec. and publicly says that HSDPA will boost that speed to 400Kbit/sec. to 700Kbit/sec.
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