ATLANTA-Highlighting its growing presence in the enterprise market, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has closed deals with more than 135 business and government customers in the first 45 days since its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was approved Oct. 26. The carrier noted the customer include the U.S. Navy, McDonald’s Corp., Ross Stores Inc. and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.
“We have not missed a beat even while in the integration of two [business-to-business] organizations into a single, business-focused entity within the new Cingular takes place,” explained Kent Mathy, president of Cingular’s business markets group. “Our account teams have been as aggressive as ever in pursuing new business, and our customers and prospects remain keenly interested in the value proposition that Cingular brings to the table.”
Wireless industry analysts had expressed some concern regarding Cingular’s ability to take advantage of AWS prominent position in the enterprise space following its $41 billion acquisition of AWS. Cingular had been regarded previously as a stronger player in the consumer space, though the carrier had a niche offering in the business space with its recently spun-off Mobitex network that served as the backbone for Research In Motion Ltd.’s enterprise-focused BlackBerry devices and e-mail platform.
