Cingular Announces 3G + HSDPA Launch Plans
And so it begins.
I'm here to tell you, this stuff is wicked cool. I'm glad to be in this industry at a time like this. I had the oppurtunity to use the Lucent card in my laptop and can say that the future of wireless is here. (or at least on the way 😉 )
Please do not equate this with "GSM is Dead". GSM, EDGE specifically, will be used to augment and support UMTS throughout the MultiRadio network. EDGE will be reaching steady consistant speeds of 300kbps+. UMTS will offer better data and voice capabilities than ANY other technologies.
This stuff just get's me giddy. 😁
Please do not equate this with "GSM is Dead". GSM, EDGE specifically, will be used to augment and support UMTS throughout the MultiRadio network. EDGE will be reaching steady consistant speeds of 300kbps+. UMTS will offer better data and voice capabilities than ANY other technologies.
This stuff just get's me giddy. 😁
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So does this mean,
Cingular + New Technology = Subscribers should purchase new equipment..
Please Enlighten a Newbie, ( Richard Brome if you are watching please give us your insight....
Cingular + New Technology = Subscribers should purchase new equipment..
Please Enlighten a Newbie, ( Richard Brome if you are watching please give us your insight....
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Yes... new network=new phones.... but it will be a long while before your GSM phone needs to be upgraded.
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Yes and no.
As usual with this kind of thing, you'll need a new phone to take advantage of the new services and fast speeds.
But your existing GSM phone will continue to work as it always has. Unlike analog and TDMA, there is no talk yet about shutting down GSM. Cingular could keep it around for another decade or more.
WCDMA coverage will only be in major markets through 2006. I don't think Cingular has even announced plans yet to cover its entire footprint with WCDMA. Plus all WCDMA phones for Cingular will include GSM as well. So for now, no one is talking about replacement - WCDMA will only supplement GSM/EDGE. In fact, part of yesterday's announcement was a new contract with Nokia to expand its GSM/EDGE networks. S...
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As usual with this kind of thing, you'll need a new phone to take advantage of the new services and fast speeds.
But your existing GSM phone will continue to work as it always has. Unlike analog and TDMA, there is no talk yet about shutting down GSM. Cingular could keep it around for another decade or more.
WCDMA coverage will only be in major markets through 2006. I don't think Cingular has even announced plans yet to cover its entire footprint with WCDMA. Plus all WCDMA phones for Cingular will include GSM as well. So for now, no one is talking about replacement - WCDMA will only supplement GSM/EDGE. In fact, part of yesterday's announcement was a new contract with Nokia to expand its GSM/EDGE networks. S...
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I think the expectation here is to get 384 kpbs downstream on average within cells which are in urban or otherwise densely populated areas. Burst rates could be a bit higher than that. I am assuming that they will start with a single sector WCDMA cell, which is what operators are starting with in Europe.
Like EV-DO. HSDPA relies on a high modulation rate which in turn necessitates favorable channel conditions so it will be interesting to see how they choose to deploy this. Cell density and hence smaller cells facilitates the success of HSDPA quite a bit.
The story that no one is talking about here is the upstream/uplink. In today's EV-DO and 1xRTT networks, the uplink is the bottleneck. Cingular will have to use either traditional WCD...
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Like EV-DO. HSDPA relies on a high modulation rate which in turn necessitates favorable channel conditions so it will be interesting to see how they choose to deploy this. Cell density and hence smaller cells facilitates the success of HSDPA quite a bit.
The story that no one is talking about here is the upstream/uplink. In today's EV-DO and 1xRTT networks, the uplink is the bottleneck. Cingular will have to use either traditional WCD...
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Well, when HSDPA is used for downloading, the basic UMTS will be used for uplink... and Cingular's is actually faster than Europe's UMTS.
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