AT&T Wireless on target to deliver 3G services

date: July 17, 2001 - source: AT&T Wireless

TAKES FIRST STEP BY LAUNCHING SERVICE ON 2.5G GSM/GPRS NETWORK

AT&T Wireless begins offering Seattle businesses the next generation of wireless services today, making it the first wireless carrier in the US offering advanced wireless data services.

AT&T Wireless' new GSM/GPRS or 2.5 G network gives Seattle businesses access to information at data speeds up to ten-times faster than those currently available on other existing domestic wireless networks.

"The combination of our 3G technology choice, spectrum portfolio, people, partners and financial strength is how we're delivering tomorrow's advanced wireless data services today…" said John Zeglis, chairman and CEO of AT&T Wireless. "It's been just one week since our split-off from AT&T and we've hit the ground running as the first North American carrier to offer customers an enticing taste of next generation technology."

AT&T Wireless will deploy GSM/GPRS in markets representing approximately 40 percent of the population it serves this year and markets that cover 100 percent by the end of 2002. The company has enough spectrum to roll out GSM/GPRS in virtually all of the top 100 U.S. markets, and together with its partners and affiliates, has enough spectrum to launch full 3G (UMTS) in more than 70 of the top U.S. markets.

The company plans to deploy "true" third generation (3G) services, providing even faster data speeds, using EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) beginning in 2002 and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) starting in 2003.

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