U.S. Joint Forces Command Contracts for Wireless With Cingular
26 May 2006
The United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has ordered wireless voice and data communications services from Cingular Wireless through the federal FISC contracting vehicle.
Norfolk, VA-based USJFCOM already has ordered nearly 700 mobile phones, BlackBerry(TM) wireless handhelds and LaptopConnect cards enabled for Cingular's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect service. USJFCOM is the only one of nine combatant commands in the U.S. Department of Defense focused on the transformation of U.S. military capabilities. USJFCOM personnel include members from each branch of the U.S. military, civil servants, contract employees and consultants.
"Cingular is pleased to have been entrusted by USJFCOM with providing to the men and women of this elite command the wireless communications they need to stay in touch with the people and information that is important to their jobs," said Chris Hill, vice president, government solutions, for Cingular Wireless. "Cingular brings USJFCOM personnel several advantages, such as access to free mobile-to-mobile calling, and a global standard, 3G wireless technology that allows for simultaneous voice and data sessions."
Cingular Wireless counts more than 1,200 federal, state and local government agencies as customers and provides wireless services to 95 of the Fortune 100 companies and to more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500.
About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 55.8 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation - the ALLOVER(TM) network - and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(r), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases emailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/.
Source: prnewswire
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