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The era of wired connections for broadband access to information is all set to come to an end in Rhode Island with Cingular (News - Alert) Wireless introducing a High-Speed 3G Network in the greater Providence area.

 

"We're giving customers the ability to securely access information and applications at broadband speeds in the office, on the road or at home. With our 3G service, almost any spot in northern Rhode Island is a hot spot," commented Steve Krom, vice president and general manager for Cingular in New England in a statement.

 

Cingular's 3G coverage area in the state includes, Pawtucket to North Smithfield in the north and from Barrington, Warwick and East Coventry in the south. The towns that come within the coverage area are North Smithfield, Woonsocket, Cumberland, Smithfield, Lincoln, Central Falls, Pawtucket, Gloucester, Scituate, Johnston, North Providence, Providence, East Providence, Cranston, Warwick, Barrington, Coventry, and West Warwick.

 

With the Cingular 3G advanced wireless services, users can view video clips through CingularVideo. They can also download games or ringtones or access mobile email in a much quicker manner. Thanks to Cingular's LaptopConnect, business users can also use their laptops to access the Internet, download large files and attachments, or run business applications at average data speeds-- between 400-700 bps (kilobits per second) on the downlink.

 

Cingular's 3G network is based on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. HSDPA is the high-speed evolution of GSM/EDGE (Global System for Mobile Communication/Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution), which shares a common core network. GSM is the world's most popular wireless technology. More than one billion people in 210 countries are currently using the GSM service.

 

 

 

 

Niladri Sekhar Nath is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering telecommunications, service providers and networking.

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