NEWS: AT&T Wireless Launches EDGE Service

Posted: 11-19-2003, 09:15 PM

PDA Man

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AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its nationwide EDGE network at this
year's Comdex technology show in Las Vegas. The carrier said the network
would provide customers with average data speeds of between 100 and 130
kilobits per second.

The carrier noted the network technology is now available in areas served by
its existing GSM/GPRS network, which AT&T Wireless said covers approximately
215 million potential customers across the United States, as well as in
Puerto Rico and Bermuda. The carrier plans to deploy EDGE technology
throughout its Caribbean properties in the near future.

Pricing for the high-speed data service will be similar to AT&T Wireless'
current GPRS pricing, including an unlimited access plan for $80 per month.

EDGE-enabled devices currently include the Nokia 6200 handset and a recently
launched Sony Ericsson GC-82 modem card that is also compatible with the
carrier's GPRS network. AT&T Wireless said it expects to launch additional
handsets early next year, including the Nokia 3200 model and Motorola Inc.'s
T725 handset, and plans to unveil EDGE-enabled smart phones by the middle of
next year.

Concurrent with the AT&T Wireless announcement Canadian operator Rogers
Wireless Inc., which operates under the co-brand Rogers AT&T Wireless, said
it has begun trials of EDGE technology in the Greater Vancouver area, and it
expects to begin rolling out EDGE service across Canada next year.

During the EDGE technology announcement, AT&T Wireless also reaffirmed its
full-year 2003 guidance, noting it expects annual service revenue growth to
exceed 8 percent for the year and operating income before depreciation and
amortization to grow in the low double digits to high teen percentages,
depending on the amount of any restructuring charge it may take during the
fourth quarter.

In addition, AT&T Wireless said it remains comfortable that it will generate
operating free cash flow of more than $1 billion this year and that it
expects to report total capital expenditures of around $3.1 billion for all
of 2003.

In an unrelated matter, AT&T Wireless said it is making "good progress" in
solving its current GSM/GPRS network software upgrade issues that have
plagued the carrier since Nov. 1, and daily activations are at near-normal
levels.
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Re: AT&T Wireless Launches EDGE Service

Posted: 11-27-2003, 08:28 PM

I used a GC-82 PC-Card with AT&T the other day, I got some 140 kbit/s TCP
and near 200 kbit/s UDP throughput in the greater Washington area, this card
is so great!!!

"PDA Man" <pda@man.com> wrote in message
news:9YmdnZyKzJZ1Qyai4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its nationwide EDGE network at this
> year's Comdex technology show in Las Vegas. The carrier said the network
> would provide customers with average data speeds of between 100 and 130
> kilobits per second.
>
> The carrier noted the network technology is now available in areas served
by
> its existing GSM/GPRS network, which AT&T Wireless said covers
approximately
> 215 million potential customers across the United States, as well as in
> Puerto Rico and Bermuda. The carrier plans to deploy EDGE technology
> throughout its Caribbean properties in the near future.
>
> Pricing for the high-speed data service will be similar to AT&T Wireless'
> current GPRS pricing, including an unlimited access plan for $80 per
month.
>
> EDGE-enabled devices currently include the Nokia 6200 handset and a
recently
> launched Sony Ericsson GC-82 modem card that is also compatible with the
> carrier's GPRS network. AT&T Wireless said it expects to launch additional
> handsets early next year, including the Nokia 3200 model and Motorola
Inc.'s
> T725 handset, and plans to unveil EDGE-enabled smart phones by the middle
of
> next year.
>
> Concurrent with the AT&T Wireless announcement Canadian operator Rogers
> Wireless Inc., which operates under the co-brand Rogers AT&T Wireless,
said
> it has begun trials of EDGE technology in the Greater Vancouver area, and
it
> expects to begin rolling out EDGE service across Canada next year.
>
> During the EDGE technology announcement, AT&T Wireless also reaffirmed its
> full-year 2003 guidance, noting it expects annual service revenue growth
to
> exceed 8 percent for the year and operating income before depreciation and
> amortization to grow in the low double digits to high teen percentages,
> depending on the amount of any restructuring charge it may take during the
> fourth quarter.
>
> In addition, AT&T Wireless said it remains comfortable that it will
generate
> operating free cash flow of more than $1 billion this year and that it
> expects to report total capital expenditures of around $3.1 billion for
all
> of 2003.
>
> In an unrelated matter, AT&T Wireless said it is making "good progress" in
> solving its current GSM/GPRS network software upgrade issues that have
> plagued the carrier since Nov. 1, and daily activations are at near-normal
> levels.
> --
> Visit Wireless World at http://wirelessway.blogspot.com for the latest in
> Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
> case!!
>
>
>

Stuart Friedman

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Re: AT&T Wireless Launches EDGE Service

Posted: 11-30-2003, 04:05 PM

Is TCP up and UDP down? Also, do you think ATT will be able to maintain
this speed once they get more sign ups.

Stu
" -" <johan.ogren@gamma.telenordia.se> wrote in message
news:n7txb.35665$mU6.121872@newsb.telia.net...
> I used a GC-82 PC-Card with AT&T the other day, I got some 140 kbit/s TCP
> and near 200 kbit/s UDP throughput in the greater Washington area, this
card
> is so great!!!
>
>
>
> "PDA Man" <pda@man.com> wrote in message
> news:9YmdnZyKzJZ1Qyai4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> > AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its nationwide EDGE network at this
> > year's Comdex technology show in Las Vegas. The carrier said the network
> > would provide customers with average data speeds of between 100 and 130
> > kilobits per second.
> >
> > The carrier noted the network technology is now available in areas
served
> by
> > its existing GSM/GPRS network, which AT&T Wireless said covers
> approximately
> > 215 million potential customers across the United States, as well as in
> > Puerto Rico and Bermuda. The carrier plans to deploy EDGE technology
> > throughout its Caribbean properties in the near future.
> >
> > Pricing for the high-speed data service will be similar to AT&T
Wireless'
> > current GPRS pricing, including an unlimited access plan for $80 per
> month.
> >
> > EDGE-enabled devices currently include the Nokia 6200 handset and a
> recently
> > launched Sony Ericsson GC-82 modem card that is also compatible with the
> > carrier's GPRS network. AT&T Wireless said it expects to launch
additional
> > handsets early next year, including the Nokia 3200 model and Motorola
> Inc.'s
> > T725 handset, and plans to unveil EDGE-enabled smart phones by the
middle
> of
> > next year.
> >
> > Concurrent with the AT&T Wireless announcement Canadian operator Rogers
> > Wireless Inc., which operates under the co-brand Rogers AT&T Wireless,
> said
> > it has begun trials of EDGE technology in the Greater Vancouver area,
and
> it
> > expects to begin rolling out EDGE service across Canada next year.
> >
> > During the EDGE technology announcement, AT&T Wireless also reaffirmed
its
> > full-year 2003 guidance, noting it expects annual service revenue growth
> to
> > exceed 8 percent for the year and operating income before depreciation
and
> > amortization to grow in the low double digits to high teen percentages,
> > depending on the amount of any restructuring charge it may take during
the
> > fourth quarter.
> >
> > In addition, AT&T Wireless said it remains comfortable that it will
> generate
> > operating free cash flow of more than $1 billion this year and that it
> > expects to report total capital expenditures of around $3.1 billion for
> all
> > of 2003.
> >
> > In an unrelated matter, AT&T Wireless said it is making "good progress"
in
> > solving its current GSM/GPRS network software upgrade issues that have
> > plagued the carrier since Nov. 1, and daily activations are at
near-normal
> > levels.
> > --
> > Visit Wireless World at http://wirelessway.blogspot.com for the latest
in
> > Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
> > case!!
> >
> >
> >
>
>

S.Chang

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Re: AT&T Wireless Launches EDGE Service

Posted: 12-03-2003, 06:56 PM

Stuart Friedman wrote:

> Is TCP up and UDP down? Also, do you think ATT will be able to maintain
> this speed once they get more sign ups.
>

Not an expert with the AT&T EDGE, but according to the visiting
researcher in the lab, AT&T would be able to maintain this kind of
bandwidth, unlike the providers in UK, AT&T do keep quiet a bit of
reserve to cope with the growth in customer number.
Even with M-UDP, 200kbps average down stream for either speech or HSDL
is very very impressive, took us almost a year to find the algorithm to
achieve that kind of result in simulation.
P.S. I assumed you were walking around while using such a device.

S.Chang

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