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AT&T says its 3G data network could reach download speeds of 20 Mbps by 2009, according to a report from AppleInsider Wednesday.

The report quoted Ralph de la Vega, AT&T Wireless President and CEO, telling attendees at a Morgan Stanley communications conference that AT&T engineers already have a HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) 3G network running in their labs, at speeds of 7.2 megabits per second (which is about double of AT&T’s wireless network capability today). The report adds that “AT&T…

A Wisconsin company has become the first wireless carrier in the U.S. with the ability to alert subscribers to terrorist attacks and natural disasters.A Wisconsin company has become the first wireless carrier in the U.S. with the ability to alert subscribers to terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

Einstein Wireless’s cellular broadcast system, which operates over most of Wisconsin, uses the company’s GSM network and notification equipment from CellCast to send alerts via cell phone.

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The Italian Pirelli Group is introducing a new series of dual-mode GSM-Wi-Fi handsets designed to enhance the utility businesses and end-users receive from metro wireless networks.Suddenly it seems as if a day can’t pass without us seeing announcements of new devices that enhance the utility of wireless metro networks. Today’s comes from the Italian Pirelli Group announcing a new series of dual-mode GSM-WiFi handsets, ranging from a clamshell consumer-orient device complete with MP3 player to one that offers a scalable…