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Cingular: 3G Rollout on Track

the_eraser

Oct 3, 2006, 2:11 PM
Can someone confirm the last paragraph? Does that mean that network integration is complete?

http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA6377530.html »

Cingular Wireless is refuting a Bloomberg story that its high-speed network rollout plans are behind schedule. The carrier also announced it has completed the integration of the AT&T Wireless network into its operations.

Cingular announced that it is on track to reach most of the top 100 markets with its high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) network by the end of 2006. The carrier is reiterating its target after a story published by Bloomberg reported that Cingular is behind schedule.

"We are on schedule to offer service in most major markets this year and in the top 100 next year, ...
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wirelesscom1

Oct 3, 2006, 2:50 PM
sounds like it, but i thought it wasnt all integrated yet. hmmm...anyone help on this?
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RUFF1415

Oct 3, 2006, 3:08 PM
From the Cingular website:

http://cingular.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_rele ... »

Cingular Completes National GSM Network Integration

Better coverage, fewest dropped calls from on-time completion

CHICAGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In 1983, a small crowd gathered in Chicago to launch the nation's first citywide cellular service. Today, 23 years later, another seminal event in wireless history is taking place here - the completion of Cingular's GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network integration.

The network integration, which began shortly after the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless in October 2004, has dramatically improved call quality for Cingular customers throughout the nati...
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Anxiovert

Oct 4, 2006, 11:16 AM
Very interesting! So, can Cingular now claim the new most reliable network? Best network? 😈
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wirelesscom1

Oct 4, 2006, 4:53 PM
well its def more reliable than before with no more att base stations i would think
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averagejoe

Oct 4, 2006, 2:11 PM
wirelesscom1 said:
sounds like it, but i thought it wasnt all integrated yet. hmmm...anyone help on this?


Its integrated, but it only benefits the new cingular customers, the towers were converted to be picked up as the primary towers by cingular customers with the 64k sim cards.

The blue customers will never see the perks until they upgrade over to the cingular plans and equipment, since the 64k sim cards can't be activated on blue plans.
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the_eraser

Oct 6, 2006, 9:32 AM
Yeah, I know. I thought integration would be complete by mid next year...
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