Comptel Corp., which provides network management services and software, has announced an agreement to supply its services to Easterbrooke Cellular Corp., a mobile service provider in central West Virginia. Easterbrooke operates an 850 MHz wireless network under the Cellular One brand. According to Comptel, the company will provide its solutions to Easterbrooke for network event mediation and usage data management, as well as automated service provisioning and activation. The Comptel products support GSM and TDMA networks for services such as voice and messaging. The value of the agreement was not disclosed. Services are expected to be delivered in the first quarter.
Verizon Wireless has expanded its network in several New York state locations. The carrier added two cell sites near Jamestown in Chautauqua County, which increased coverage in downtown Jamestown and along Route 60. In Columbia County, Verizon Wireless added a new antenna in Hillsdale in order to ramp up capacity and coverage in that city. The wireless operator also reported that its work in Cortland County has augmented its network capacity by 25 percent near Preble, just south of Syracuse. Verizon also said it added two cell sites in Broome County, near the Pennsylvania border, which the carrier said will provide better service in downtown Binghamton and Johnson City.
EMS Technologies Inc. agreed to sell its floundering Satellite Networks division to Advantech Advanced Microwave Technologies Inc. of Montreal, Canada. Advantech manufactures satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment. EMS CEO Alfred Hansen said that Advantech would be better able to nurture SatNet by integrating the division with complementary products and technologies. EMS said in a statement that the company anticipates a fourth-quarter charge of $2.5 million on SatNet and that the company “may recognize additional losses through discontinued operations arising from the SatNet division’s operations during the fourth quarter.” SatNet has had delays in orders, leading to continuing losses and a need for more cash, EMS reported.
