New AT&T Unit Launched High-Speed Wireless Network in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's
largest wireless carrier and now part of the new AT&T, invested nearly $165
million in Georgia in upgrading and expanding service during 2006. This
local investment is part of the wireless company's estimated $6 billion
national network capital expenditure program in 2006. The Georgia market
includes portions of South Carolina, specifically Aiken, Bluffton and
Hilton Head.
Last year, AT&T's wireless unit added high-speed 3G (third-generation)
service in Atlanta, built 136 new cell sites and added network capacity
across the state. As a result, the company's ALLOVER network* -- the
largest digital voice and data network -- has grown bigger, better and more
powerful in Georgia.
Areas where a majority of the service improvements took place include
Augusta, Statesboro, Columbus, Camden County, Georgia/Florida Parkway,
Aiken (SC) Savannah, Atlanta and Northeast Georgia (between Dalton and
Greenwood).
"2006 has proven to be an unprecedented year for us in Georgia," said
Cliff Minor, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless
operations in Georgia. "We completed a major expansion initiative and added
our 3G network and that's an exceptional achievement that positions us for
the future."
Over the last two years, the company has invested more than $13.5
billion nationally in an aggressive program to upgrade and expand wireless
service and now gives customers access to some 45,000 cell sites -- more
than any other wireless carrier in the country.
Minor added, "And now as part of AT&T, in 2007 we will continue our
momentum and focus on delivering a strong network and pleasant in-store
customer experience. We are well positioned to deliver on these promises
with more than 5,000 employees in the state, and more than 1,880 cell sites
in Georgia."
The company's 3G service is based on High-Speed Data Packet Access
(HSDPA) technology and is the first widely available HSDPA deployment in
the world. This advanced network allows high-speed access to cell phones
designed for the higher speed and processes wireless data over
high-speed-capable phones or on a laptop. Customers can now more quickly
access e-mail, browse the internet, connect to business applications, or
watch video clips while on-the-go.
AT&T's 3G wireless network allows customers to download at average data
speeds between 400-700 Kbps (kilobits per second) on the downlink, with
bursts to more than a megabit per second. In Georgia, the company's
high-speed network footprint includes more than 500 cell sites with 3G
services offered in areas including metro Atlanta, Alpharetta, Riverdale,
Powder Springs, Lilburn, Conyers, Buford, Fayetteville, Douglasville,
Snellville, Canton, and Holly Springs. Nationwide, 3G service is available
in more than 160 markets, including most of the top 100 major cities in the
country.
*The ALLOVER network covers more than 273 million people. Coverage not
available in all areas.
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IP-based communications services to business and the U.S. leader in
providing wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance
voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. As part of its
"three screen" integration strategy, AT&T is expanding video entertainment
offerings to include such next-generation television services as AT&T
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SOURCE Cingular Wireless
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CONTACT:
Dawn Benton of Cingular Wireless,
+1-404-236-5305 (office), +1-404-202-6335 (wireless), or
Dawn.benton@cingular.com
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