June 29, 2006

Cingular Wireless has begun offering service on its high-speed UMTS/HSDPA wireless network in the greater New York City area.

According to coverage maps on Cingular’s Web site, the service covers much of Manhattan plus parts of Brooklyn and Queens and an area surrounding the John F. Kennedy
International Airport.

Other parts of the region with current UMTS/HSDPA coverage include White Plains, N.Y. and a section of New Jersey near the Newark International Airport.

The maps indicate that Cingular will substantially expand its coverage in the area by September.

Along with PC cards for data connections, Cingular’s Web site offers customers in New York ZIP codes the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ZX10 flip phone with 3G capabilities.

Cingular’s BroadbandConnect 3G service debuted last year in 17 markets:

Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas

Baltimore

Boston

Chicago

Gary Ind.

Las Vegas

Phoenix and Portland, Ore.

Salt Lake City

San Francisco, San Jose and San Diego, Calif.

Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.

Washington D.C.

Cingular has since added NYC and the carrier’s hometown of Atlanta.

Source: RCR News