CHICAGO-Aerial Communications Inc. will launch the first phase of its personal communications services network today in Tampa, Fla., covering 3 million people, announced the company.
Once the Global System for Mobile communications network is completed later this year, Aerial will cover about 80 percent of the population in Tampa’s major trading area, which covers 20 counties in central Florida from the Greater Tampa Bay area east to Daytona and from Ocala south to Sarasota.
The company has agreements with retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Office Depot, Office Max, Ritz Camera and Staples. Aerial offers per-second billing and personalized evaluation of each customer’s needs, said the company.