Cingular brings 3G HSDPA to San Antonio

July 17, 2006

Cingular Wireless launched its super-charged wireless network in San Antonio, capable of providing customers with high-speed access to voice or data information in a world that has gone mobile.

Cingular customers can now more quickly access e-mail, browse the internet, connect to business applications, or watch video clips while on-the-go in the San Antonio area from Somerset to New Braunfels and from Fair Oaks Ranch to St. Hedwig. Customers now have contiguous 3G coverage in the greater San Antonio area and through Austin and the surrounding areas.

"People want mobile access to communications and information services, whether they are visiting the Alamo, dining on the Riverwalk or traveling to and from Austin," said Andy Shibley, vice president and general manager for Cingular in San Antonio. "Our 3G network complements the broadband experience customers already receive at work and home by extending an 'invisible wire' throughout our service area."

Cingular's 3G network is available in 54 communities nearby the major markets of Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Gary (Ind.), Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland (Ore.), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (Calif.), Seattle, Tacoma (Wash.) and Washington D.C. The company will expand its 3G network coverage area to most major markets by the end of 2006.

The Cingular 3G network uses HSDPA/UMTS (High Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System) technology. For businesses and consumers, this means more feature- rich services and content, and for Cingular, a more economical method for carrying traffic and more efficient use of spectrum.