Cingular Deploys BroadbandConnect 3G Wireless Service in 16 U.S. Metro Areas
Cingular BroadbandConnect HSDPA
3G Service is rolling out in 16 U.S. metro
areas. [ Image: Cingular Wireless ]
Cingular Wireless announced yesterday that it launched BroadbandConnect, a third-generation high speed wireless data network using HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. According to the Cingular 3G Network Press Release:
Cingular BroadbandConnect is a super-charged enhancement to the company’s nationwide EDGE network, the nation’s largest wireless high-speed data network. When coupled with a compatible device and service plan, the service provides average mobile data connections between 400-700Kbps (kilobits per second) on the downlink and bursts to more than a megabit per second.
Cingular is offering unlimited 3G data service for $59.99 per month with a qualifying voice plan.
BroadbandConnect is deployed initially in the following metropolitan areas:
- Austin
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Houston
- Las Vegas
- Phoenix
- Portland, OR
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- San Francisco / San Jose
- Seattle / Tacoma
- Washington D.C.
Unfortunately New York and Philadelphia didn't make it in the first round, so I won't be able to use my Nokia N90 to test it immediately.
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