3G Moves Forward, Cingular To Test UMTS In Atlanta

[David McNamee]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040526/nyw135_1.html' target='_blank'>http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040526/nyw135_1.html</a><br /><br /></div>Get ready for high speeds, Atlanta!<br /><br />"The UMTS network will operate in Cingular Wireless' 1900 MHz spectrum, and will include testing of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), a technology that will ultimately support data speeds of up to 14.4 Megabits per second (Mbps). The network also will be designed to support voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in the future."<br /><br />Now, we just need a Smartphone that works on a UMTS network :wink:

[mashtim]

So, let me get this straight:

ATTWS just alienated thousands of paying customers by essentially switching their network to 850Mhz.

Cingular, who just bought ATTWS, is rolling out 3G on 1900, which will force any ATTWS customers who stick with them through thick and thin to migrate back to their original network.

LMAO..... Sorry, the absurdity of it all just gets to me sometimes.

Edit: I wonder where EDGE is going to fit into all of this?