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Nextel still king of PTT hill

Nextel Communications Inc. continues to dominate the walkie-talkie space and is not expected to relinquish that lead for some time, despite recent attempts by Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and Alltel Corp. to garner some of the push-to-talk pie. Nextel reported more than 13.3 million...

Alltel PTT performance closes in on Nextel

Nextel Communications Inc. may have finally found some competition for its highly touted Direct Connect walkie-talkie service as independent testing of Alltel Corp.'s recently launched Touch2Talk service showed similar performance to what most analysts have dubbed Direct Connect's industry-standard service levels and superior performance...

Alltel PTT service lets analog users come to party

The burgeoning push-to-talk market welcomed its latest competitor last week as Alltel Corp. announced an initial limited launch of its Touch2Talk service, joining long-time push-to-talk provider Nextel Communications Inc. and recent additions from Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS.Alltel said its walkie-talkie service, which uses...

Alltel to begin PTT services tomorrow

Alltel Corp. said it will begin offering its Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service Wednesday across roughly half its network, including Little Rock; Cleveland; Phoenix; New Orleans; Charlotte, N.C.; and Tampa, Fla.; with the rest of its network covered by March 31.The telecommunications provider said the Kodiak...

Orange launches PTT with Kodiak, Alltel likely next

Upstart push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks Inc. announced its first carrier customer last week by partnering with European-based operator Orange and is rumored to be readying a U.S.-based launch with Alltel Corp. as early as this week.Kodiak's agreement with Orange calls for the carrier...

Alltel could launch PTT service next week

The increasingly competitive push-to-talk space is expected to welcome another player as soon as next week as industry sources claim Alltel Corp. is close to launching its Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service, joining Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS as carriers offering push-to-talk services....

Orange to offer PTT in 10 countries

European-based wireless operator Orange announced plans to launch its Kodiak Networks Inc.-based Talk Now push-to-talk service in 10 countries this year starting with the carrier's operations in the United Kingdom and France during the second quarter. Orange explained the Talk Now service would allow...