DALLAS-Dobson Communications Corp. will use over-the-air technology from SmartTrust to meet the rapid growth of its GSM services, the carrier announced Wednesday. Dobson, which operates under the Cellular One and Dobson Cellular Systems brands, will use the platform both for new subscriber activations and...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it signed an agreement with Wireless Services Corp. to provide WAP 2.0 access to more than 1.3 million Cellular One customers in 19 states and in a separate announcement announced the availability of the CDM-8930 handset, a swivel clamshell...
Western Wireless Corp. said it signed an agreement with Wireless Services Corp. to provide WAP 2.0 access to more than 1.3 million Cellular One customers in 19 states and in a separate announcement announced the availability of the CDM-8930 handset, a swivel clamshell camera...
Editor's Note: RCR Wireless News announces that Wayne Schelle has been inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for 2005, now in its sixth year. The Hall of Fame recognizes the efforts of those people who have made significant contributions to advance wireless telecommunications....
OKLAHOMA CITY-Rural carrier Dobson Communications Corp. announced it purchased the wireless assets of Michigan carrier RFB Cellular Inc. out of bankruptcy for $29.3 million. Dobson said the deal gives it access to 256,000 pops and 25,900 subscribers in the area. "This represents further progress...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Rural carrier Dobson Communications Corp. announced it purchased the wireless assets of Michigan carrier RFB Cellular Inc. out of bankruptcy for $29.3 million. Dobson said the deal gives it access to 256,000 pops and 25,900 subscribers in the area."This represents further progress in...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Broadband wireless systems provider Ceragon Networks Ltd. said it has received an order to supply $1.3 million worth of its FibeAir products to CellularOne of Arizona to provide cellular backhaul and wireless broadband access solutions to rural customers. Ceragon noted the FibeAir...
Flarion Technologies Inc. reported that rural wireless provider Cellular One of Amarillo plans to deploy commercial wireless broadband services using Flarion's Flash-OFDM technology in Amarillo, Texas. The Mobile Broadband Amarillo service will be deployed using the carrier's 1.9 GHz spectrum and is expected to...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Flarion Technologies Inc. reported that rural wireless provider Cellular One of Amarillo plan to deploy commercial wireless broadband services using Flarion's Flash-OFDM technology in Amarillo, Texas. The Mobile Broadband Amarillo service will be deployed using the carrier's 1.9 GHz licenses spectrum and is...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies said it is providing products and services for WAP, short message service and multimedia messaging service delivery for eight U.S. mobile carriers. InterOp said it has helped the following operators go live with wireless data services: Advantage Cellular in Tennessee;...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies is providing products and services for WAP, short message service and multimedia messaging service delivery for eight U.S. mobile carriers, the company announced Tuesday. InterOp said it has helped the following operators go live with wireless data services: Advantage Cellular...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp.'s Cellular One subsidiary said it will open more than 40 authorized dealer locations in Kmart retail stores by the end of the year. The kiosk locations are scheduled for 10 states across Cellular One's western coverage area, including Minnesota, North...
WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp., which does business as Cellular One, said Wednesday it has received eligible telecommunications carrier status for eight additional areas in South Dakota.ETC designation is necessary to receive universal-service subsidies."South Dakota consumers will see a huge benefit from Cellular One's investment in...
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Cellular Systems' Cellular One today launched the Identity phone, a new handset that uses Wildseed Ltd.'s SmartSkins, an interactive wireless accessory.SmartSkins are interchangeable covers that change the "mood" of the phone through a built-in chip. There are more than 20 SmartSkins available...
SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers.The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active lifestyles. It features a color display, polyphonic ring tones, global positioning system technology, wireless Internet...
SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers.The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active lifestyles. It features a color display, polyphonic ring tones, global positioning system technology, wireless Internet...
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Western Wireless Corp. doing business as Cellular One said it is in the process of upgrading its Montana network with digital technology to provide customers with improved wireless coverage and access to its CDMA2000 1x-enabled data services, including BREW-based downloadable content, picture and...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile applications provider Xpherix Corp. said its Remo, iPhonebook and iDatebook applications are now available to Western Wireless Corp.'s Cellular One subscribers, Cellular South customers and Ntelos Inc. subscribers. The Remo service allows wireless customers to access e-mail from seven different POP3...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile applications provider Xpherix Corp. said its Remo, iPhonebook and iDatebook applications are now available to Western Wireless Corp.'s Cellular One subscribers, Cellular South customers and Ntelos Inc. subscribers. The Remo service allows wireless customers to access e-mail from seven different POP3...
MIAMI-Wireless users can now look for love over their handsets via new agreements with Webdate Mobile.The service allows wireless users access to profiles with photos, searches and profile browsing, as well the ability to send and receive anonymous e-mail messages to and from other...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.-Western Wireless Corp. has selected Harris Corp. to supply radios to expand its network capacity.The provider of rural wireless communications will use Harris' Constellation radios, which feature the high-capacity 4xDS3 interface, in an attempt to grow its network and increase its current...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.-Western Wireless Corp. has selected Harris Corp. to supply radios to expand its network capacity.The provider of rural wireless communications will use Harris' Constellation radios, which feature the high-capacity 4xDS3 interface, in an attempt to grow its network and increase its current...
Dobson Communications Corp.'s Dobson Cellular Systems jumped into the converged market last week with the launch of its MERGE product, which the company said would help bridge the gap between traditional wireline and wireless services by allowing customers to access their wireless calling plan...
Dobson Communications Corp.'s Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems unveiled its Merge device and service offering that allows customers to place their handsets into Merge devices and make or receive calls from any home phone while using their wireless plans for the service, similar...