Operators06 Dec 2005
Cingular Wireless, the largest US mobile carrier, launched its 3G network in 16 cities on Tuesday, becoming the first mobile network operator in the world to deploy a 3G network based on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology.
The company plans to continue to extend the network rapidly next year.
Cingular is the last of the big three US mobile operators to launch its 3G network – Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel have both rolled out 3G networks based on Qualcomm’s rival CDMA EV-DO technology.
The Cingular move also marks an important step for the world’s GSM network operators. HSDPA is the high-speed evolution of GSM/EDGE which share a common core network.
