UMTS technology, beginning late 2005
As far as the latest cell phone technology, if you're with Cingular as your wireless provider, EDGE high speed data is the best thing going with up to three-times faster data speed than GPRS offers.
What the best news of the AT&T/Cingular merger, we are going to see Cingular upgrading their network to UMTS/WCDMA technology, beginning late in the fourth quarter of 2005 and into all of 2006. Their was a press release explaning this upgrade process.
This UMTS network will offer higher data speeds than EV-DO that Verizon and Sprint will upgrade to. That does not mean that Cingular will stay on top in terms of number of customers, it will depend how they implement the new technology and how consumers react.
Is faster data better and wh...
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What the best news of the AT&T/Cingular merger, we are going to see Cingular upgrading their network to UMTS/WCDMA technology, beginning late in the fourth quarter of 2005 and into all of 2006. Their was a press release explaning this upgrade process.
This UMTS network will offer higher data speeds than EV-DO that Verizon and Sprint will upgrade to. That does not mean that Cingular will stay on top in terms of number of customers, it will depend how they implement the new technology and how consumers react.
Is faster data better and wh...
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