Live From Las Vegas: Cingular Completes First 3.6Mbps Mobile Data Call - Jan 4, 2006 06:14 PM (PR Newswire)
Commercial 3G Network Used to Showcase HSDPA Evolution
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular didn't need any luck in Vegas today as it became the first wireless carrier in the world to complete a mobile data call using a 3.6Mbps (megabit per second) HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) device on its commercial 3G network.
Cingular showcased its Las Vegas HSDPA network by carrying the live call using a laptop computer equipped with an Option Wireless PC Modem Card and QUALCOMM's MSM6280TM chipset. The company said it will showcase the potential of its network technology tonight at this year's Digital Experience event at the Bellagio hotel.
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