Local Wireless Network Upgrade Extends Access to Advanced Products, Services and Applications.
AT&T* announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network in Appleton, Green Bay and Oshkosh, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for customers in the area. The introduction of 3G technology includes enhancements to 85 cell sites to provide 3G wireless coverage in parts of many area communities that include Allouez, Appleton, Ashwaubenon, Bellevue, Brillion, Combined Locks, De Pere, Green Bay, Howard, Kaukauna, Little Chute, Menasha, Neenah, Oneida and surrounding communities.
The network extension is part of AT&T�s ongoing efforts to drive innovation and investment to deliver the benefits of smartphones and mobile broadband for customers. More smartphone customers have chosen AT&T over any other U.S. competitor, and AT&T is committed to driving continual enhancement of network capabilities to meet these customers� ever-growing mobile broadband needs.
�Demand for wireless bandwidth is growing, whether it�s for sharing video and photos with friends, watching a movie, checking the latest scores, or listening to music on a phone, netbook or other mobile devices on the go,� said Scott T. VanderSanden, President of AT&T Wisconsin. �With this 3G expansion, our customers can continue to ride the leading edge of mobile broadband with emerging devices and thousands of mobile applications. I would like to especially thank forward-thinking local leaders such as Rep. Jim Soletski for supporting policies that encourage technology investments in Wisconsin.�
�Having access to the latest in telecommunications technologies is essential to the economic health and well-being of our communities,� said Rep. Jim Soletski. �This 3G wireless network expansion will help to increase the availability of advanced wireless technologies at a time when more and more area residents rely on their mobile phones to stay in touch and conduct business.�
From 2006 to 2008, AT&T�s total capital investment in its wireless and wireline networks in Wisconsin was more than $1 billion. AT&T continues to invest billions nationwide to build the advanced broadband networks � both wired and wireless � that will create jobs and fuel economic growth.
AT&T matches its network investment with unsurpassed choice in the range of devices, services and applications compatible with its 3G network � the nation�s fastest, according to independent testing. AT&T offers a wide variety of devices from more than a dozen manufacturers, including handsets that are compatible with six different operating systems and five different e-mail applications. Our Media Mall 2.0 offers more than 90,000 content options, and customers can download additional applications over the Internet. Additionally, AT&T supports a community of more than 20,000 application developers via its devCentral portal.
�More than ever before, customers look to wireless communications to stay in touch with family, friends and business colleagues,� said Kevin Petersen, vice president and general manager for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. �We�re working to make this possible by adding new wireless coverage and offering exciting products to help our customers stay connected with their world, at home and on the go.�
Recently, AT&T announced plans to further upgrade its 3G network nationwide with HSPA 7.2 technology to deliver considerably faster mobile broadband speeds. The upgrades are planned to begin in the fourth quarter, with completion expected in 2011. Supporting this initiative is AT&T�s ongoing deployment of additional backhaul capacity to cell sites, which will support today�s unprecedented growth in mobile data traffic as well as the future demands of next-generation networks.
AT&T�s 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T�s 3G network is available in more than 350 major metropolitan areas. AT&T also offers 3G data roaming in more than 100 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 215 countries.
For more information about AT&T�s 3G coverage in [AREA] or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews.
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