AT&T Inc.
has announced new methods of how, when and where people access the
Internet, use e-mail or view a variety of entertainment services by
offering the 3G wireless broadband service in Lexington.
AT&T's third-generation (3G) wireless broadband network enables
consumers and businesses to enjoy the benefits of broadband speeds
throughout Lexington.
Louisville and Frankfort launched the 3G wireless broadband network in
late 2006. With the 3G network, customers can quickly access feature-rich
wireless content on their 3G handsets, including videos, games, pictures
and the latest music, entertainment, news and weather, through MEdia Net,
the company's mobile Internet portal. Customers on the network also can
view razor-sharp clips through CV, an on-demand streaming video service
that offers a comprehensive library of mobile video content from some of
the top media brands.
The AT&T 3G network also offers AT&T BroadbandConnect mobile customers
DSL-like speeds for their laptops, with the ability to access the Internet,
their company's intranet or corporate e-mail from anywhere within the 3G
network. The combination of AT&T's 3G network and BroadbandConnect -- which
simply requires a laptop modem card or a laptop with embedded 3G service,
software and an AT&T data plan -- is ideal for customers who want to
increase business productivity and need to quickly download large files and
run corporate applications.
"With the launch of our 3G network in Lexington, AT&T wireless
customers will benefit from the powerful combination of a superfast network
and a portfolio of next-generation 3G devices that quickly deliver
interactive content and applications anytime, anywhere," said Jim Thorpe,
AT&T's vice president/general manager for wireless operations in Tennessee
and Kentucky. "The new 3G wireless broadband network is an example of
AT&T's commitment to ensure that Lexington customers have access to
next-generation technology and services -- whether it is to communicate
more efficiently with friends, family and work or to give them access to a
host of entertainment services."
AT&T 3G customers can access the wireless broadband network in more
than 165 U.S. markets, with plans to continue to expand to additional
markets by the end of the year. 3G networks are also available in almost
every major country of the world. The company has invested more than $16
billion in the overall wireless network during the past three years to
increase coverage and add 3G markets. This initiative ensures quality of
service and empowers customers with fast access from their handsets and
mobile devices. In Lexington, AT&T continues to invest in its wireless
network and plans to spend more than $52 million this year to increase
wireless coverage throughout the state.
Benefits of the AT&T 3G Network
AT&T's 3G network uses HSDPA/UMTS (High Speed Downlink Packet
Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System) technology. The company's 3G
network is also based on the GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications)
standard, the most widely used technology in the world. More than 2 billion
people use wireless devices powered by GSM -- representing more than 80
percent of the world's wireless users.
Customers who use a GSM phone, such as those offered by AT&T, can take
their device with them when they travel abroad and can benefit from
worldwide access enabled by the GSM standard. AT&T subscribers have the
ability to browse the Web and perform other data functions in more than 130
countries, and they can make a phone call in more than 190 countries and
territories.
The 3G network also provides the simultaneous delivery of voice and
data -- a capability not offered by all wireless providers. AT&T Video
Share is an example of a 3G service that enables users to share live video
over wireless phones while carrying on a voice call -- providing a new way
to share personal moments and key events beyond the capabilities of voice
and text. Users can allow others to "see what I see, when I see it."
Earlier this summer, AT&T Video Share was launched in 3G markets
nationwide.
Among several other benefits, the simultaneous data and voice
capability allows customers to participate on a conference call from their
3G device while they download a presentation or access the Internet.
Another benefit of GSM technology is that customers who leave AT&T's
growing 3G service footprint automatically convert to the AT&T EDGE network
without dropping the call or data connection. AT&T's EDGE network is the
largest high speed wireless data network in the country, with availability
in more than 13,000 cities and towns and in areas along 40,000 miles of
highway. EDGE technology is also available in more than 120 countries and
available to AT&T customers who are traveling internationally.
"AT&T's 3G network delivers flexible, high-quality wireless access,"
said Larry Fox, director of sales for Eastern Kentucky. "Customers can
switch between voice and data and easily access the information that they
want -- whether they are in Lexington,
Frankfort or Louisville, going out
of state or traveling overseas.
"Network enhancements and new technologies, such as 3G, that we are
delivering today not only provide immediate benefits for our customers but
open the door to more unique, bandwidth-intensive entertainment services of
the future," said Thorpe.
AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings.
Source: ATT
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