Net Radio On Your Cell Phone Getting Closer

In the kind of technological advance that we have been predicting that will lead internet radio on your cell phone ComputerWeekly.com reports that Cingular Wireless plans to offer 3G mobile data service in a number of U.S. cities next year and in most major U.S. markets by the end of 2006.

"The service uses UMTS technology to deliver average data speeds between 400Kbps and 700Kbps, according to the company…"

"The UMTS service will allow subscribers to use data services and make phone calls at the same time. Cingular envisions 3G applications such as high-speed mobile Internet, enterprise productivity applications, audio and video streaming, high-resolution image capture and playback and multiplayer online gaming… Cingular currently offers nationwide data services over a GSM network with speeds as high as 135Kbps."

Read this full story from Computer Weekly here.