A Step Towards 3G for Cingular Wireless

date: August 28, 2001

Cingular Wireless announced the commercial launch of the first consumer GPRS service. The introduction of 'Cingular Wireless Internet Express' in Seattle provides consumers, as well as business users, with an improved wireless Internet experience with "always on" access to information and speeds up to 10 times faster than current technologies on other domestic wireless networks. The new GPRS service, which introduces packet data transmission technology into its existing GSM network, is an extension of Cingular's expertise leveraging its extensive and seamless nationwide Mobitex network.

Cingular's Wireless Internet Express gives Seattle consumers the flexibility to toggle between an Internet session and a phone call or text message without having to abandon their Internet connection. This means that Cingular mobile phone users can have convenient access to e-mail, Internet, messaging, games and other services.

The introduction of this new technology to Seattle consumers lays the foundation for Cingular's roll-out of "2.5G" technology nationwide and its gradual evolution to "3G" wireless technology.

"Cingular Wireless is proud to be the first to deliver the next generation of wireless communications to consumers," said Steve Krom, Cingular Wireless Vice President of Data and Internet Services.

With Cingular's new Wireless Internet Express, air time will not count against wireless rate plan minutes, so customers are able to spend as much time on the Internet as needed, paying for their data volume usage (per kilobyte sent and received). Wireless Internet Express will be offered as a feature add-on to any rate plan, giving consumers added flexibility to meet their specific needs.

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