Cingular Wireless UMTS / HSDPA Network, USA
Key Data:
Installation started
2004
Project type
3G network UMTS / HSDPA
Data rates
HSDPA rates up to 14.4Mbps but the first release will achieve up to 4Mbps, still fast enough for video conferencing over mobile videophones to become commonplace
Location
USA
Estimated investment
$1 billion (Siemens), other costs not yet announced
Completion
2006
Key Players:
Sponsors
Cingular Technology, SBC Communications Inc, BellSouth
Lead contractors and engineers
Lucent Technologies, Siemens, Ericsson, Nokia
