A Quick and Dirty UMA Primer
Looking for a brief technical overview of how UMA works? Oliver over at MobileCrunch has a nice post on the topic.
MobileCrunch: A Quick and Dirty UMA Primer
T-Mobile already rolling out UMTS!
As expected, T-Mobile today announced that their 3G UMTS rollout was already underway. With 50% of New York already completed, T-Mobile has obviously been active in the background working ahead of the spectrum acquisitions to get a jump on the 3G market.
With a completion schedule into 2009, and service to be available to customers next summer, the rollout is quite accelerated. BetaNews also mentioned the spokesperson changes, new plan options, and the UMA WiFi-based services announced late last month.
Great news for all Tmo customers!
T-Mobile USA rumored to announce UMTS this week
It seems eWeek and the::unwired are suggesting that T-Mobile USA will be holding a press conference on Friday (10/6/2006) in New York to announce the carrier’s move into UMTS (or 3G) services.
T-Mobile will utilize the 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands in North America, which are not the same bands used elsewhere in the world. This will require handset makers to incorporate multiple UMTS bands in their devices if they are to be able to roam on any UMTS service.
This news is not surprising due to the recent spectrum purchases that T-Mobile was able to win in the last FCC Auction. You can find some pricing speculation at the::unwired, and more strategic analysis at eWeek – links below.
Cingular Network Integration of AT&T Wireless is Complete
Cingular has finally completed the integration of the AT&T Wireless network. Its been two years since Cingular purchased the aging network, and they have had several challenges in merging the two companies together.
This is ultimately good news for Cingular’s customers, as the company can now focus those energies on other opportunities such as expanding their 3G networks!
Link to: Cingular Finally Completes Network Integration (Phone Scoop)
T-Mobile New Tagline, Plans
Looks like my favorite mobile service provider is updating their service offerings and positioning themselves for future service growth. After several years with the same look & feel, they’ve udpated their site, added new calling plans, changed their corporate tagline, and changed their spokesperson.
Link to Phone Scoop: T-Mobile Switches Focus With New Tagline, Plans
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