Cingular Wireless Completes Digital Network Enhancement Plan11 January 2005
Cingular Wireless, the country's largest wireless provider, announced that it has installed more than 130 new cell sites throughout Arkansas and Oklahoma in 2004 as part of a
$59 million commitment to expand its digital wireless network performance and
coverage.
Combined with the cell sites from the recently completed merger with AT&T
Wireless, Arkansas and Oklahoma now has more than 1,400 cell sites.
"While we are pleased with our progress, we will not stop here," said
Terry Stenzel, Cingular's vice president and general manager. "In 2003 we made
the commitment to complete our advanced data and voice network, and in 2004 we
focused on increasing our coverage, particularly in residential areas and
rural locations throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas.
"We recognize that superior call quality and coverage are two of the most
critical factors that determine customer satisfaction. We are moving
aggressively to continue what we began last year. Our wireless network is the
largest digital voice and data network in America, and Arkansas and Oklahoma
are an important part of that network."
During 2004, Cingular added new cell sites in the following areas:
Arkansas, 51; Tulsa, 59; Texarkana, 8 and Central Oklahoma, 16.
Cingular's network growth in Oklahoma and Arkansas exclusively relies on
advanced GSM/EDGE technology. GSM is the world standard for wireless
communication, used by more than a billion people in 200-plus countries. In
fact, more than 70 percent of the world's total wireless market is GSM. What
GSM delivers for voice, EDGE delivers for data. EDGE is a high-speed wireless
data service that gives customers "third generation" (3G) wireless data
services with data speeds typically three times faster than what was available
with GPRS.
For more information about Cingular, please contact 1-866-CINGULAR or
visit http://www.cingular.com .
Source: PR Newswire
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