The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has appointed Ericsson to offer private 4G and 5G networks to small- and mid-sized electric cooperatives (co-ops) across the US. NRTC is leading the consortium, which also includes telecoms and energy utility Southern Linc, offering core hosting solutions,...
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Small, rural and regional wireless carriers and trade groups said the Federal Communications Commission should not vote Nov. 4 on the Verizon Wireless-Alltel Communications L.L.C. merger before acting on unresolved roaming, spectrum concentration and handset exclusivity issues."Approving this merger without debating and addressing those...
When people think of domestic iDEN carriers, the most common name mentioned is Sprint Nextel Corp., which serves more than 13 million customers on its Motorola Inc.-designed network. But that shouldn’t be where the conversion ends; Atlanta-based SouthernLINC Wireless operates its own iDEN network...
WASHINGTON—In the ongoing battle over whether national carriers should have to provide automatic roaming access to smaller operators, SouthernLinc Wireless is pleading its case as an iDEN operator with only one potential national roaming partner: Sprint Nextel Corp. SouthernLinc, which offers iDEN services in...
WASHINGTON—In the ongoing battle over whether national carriers should have to provide automatic roaming access to smaller operators, SouthernLINC Wireless is pleading its case as an iDEN operator with only one potential national roaming partner: Sprint Nextel Corp. SouthernLINC filed a letter in response...
ATLANTA-Regional wireless carrier SouthernLINC Wireless launched a new marketing campaign touting the company's links to the South and the Southern way of life, according to a company statement. The company did not say how much it will spend on its "Simply Southern" campaign, which...
ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless said it is providing wireless priority service, a key post-9/11 telecom offering available to officials in federal, state and local governments and to critical industry executives. "The ability to communicate quickly and efficiently is critical to certain professions," said Bob Dawson, president...
ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless announced its second new phone this week. The carrier is offering the Motorola Inc. i275 phone, which features a digital camera.When using SouthernLinc's LINC View product, the phone transmits My Info contents, pictures and other contact information via the push-to-talk button. The...
ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless announced it is offering the Motorola Inc. i76 phone, which offers features such as Linc View and Java-enabled pre-loaded programs and games.Linc View allows pictures, My Info content and other contact information to be sent via the push-to-talk button.
Several handset makers and carriers have taken advantage of the spotlight of the CTIA show in New Orleans to release handset-related news this week.Cingular Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America announced the availability of the Samsung p777, the first phone in Samsung's new line of...
ATLANTA-Regional wireless provider SouthernLinc Wireless said it has been selected as an official communications supplier by the state of Georgia, solidifying a contract-based relationship initiated in 1998. The Georgia Technology Authority said it selected SouthernLinc based on its network capabilities as well as the...
The Southeast is in for a pair of new branding efforts from regional operators looking to reposition their brands in an ever-changing industry. Triton PCS Inc.'s SunCom Wireless brand and SouthernLinc are each launching ad campaigns geared to reaching new customers as well as...
Rural wireless provider SouthernLinc announced a new branding campaign that includes a new logo, new colors and modifying its name to SouthernLinc Wireless. The Southeast-based iDEN carrier, which is owned by regional power company Southern Co. and currently serves approximately 300,000 subscribers, said the...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and SouthernLinc have reached an agreement that would change the channel allocations in the retuning of the 800 MHz band, putting Southern in the cellular band but leaving other non-Nextel economic area licensees in the non-cellular band."The 800 MHz channel plan...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc.'s offer to give more spectrum to the government to solve public-safety interference at 800 MHz has brought to light a lesser-known class of licensees that are hopping mad.These licensees are against the entire re-banding proposal. But if the re-banding process moves...
Mobile-phone news continues its frantic march, with Siemens announcing major new support for global push-to-talk services.Siemens Mobile said it will make its entire product range-from infrastructure to handsets-capable of push-to-talk services. Indeed, the company said more than 10 mobile operators in the United States,...
RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which operates iDEN-based networks in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru, said it will expand its portfolio of handsets with new models from Motorola Inc. The new handsets, also launched by Nextel Communications Inc. and Southern LINC in the United States, include...
ATLANTA-Regional operator Southern LINC launched its Recharge prepaid offering designed for business users, which includes cellular, text messaging and its Instant LINC two-way radio service, without a credit check, deposit or contract.The iDEN-based carrier said Recharge customers will receive unlimited Instant LINC radio minutes...
ATLANTA-Regional iDEN provider Southern LINC reported it had met the Federal Communications Commission's Sept. 1 deadline to set up E911 Phase II implementation for Tier III wireless carriers.The carrier said the implementation was accomplished ahead of schedule, and it is already working with public...
ATLANTA-Regional SMR carrier Southern LINC launched @Road Inc.'s mobile resource management service on its iDEN-based network combining wireless communications, positioning systems and the Internet to deliver current and historical reports, maps, messaging and other productivity tools.
WASHINGTON-Carriers last week overwhelmingly warned the Federal Communications Commission that while they will make their best efforts to meet implementation deadlines for enhanced 911 Phase II, they are concerned that solutions-whether they be handset, network or hybrid-will meet the time lines or accuracy requirements...
WASHINGTON-Neoworld Inc., a newcomer with a back-to-the-future wireless strategy, represents a new breed of dispatch operator forced by massive consolidation and other industry trends to exploit market niches with economic viability.Neoworld is looking to bridge the gap between traditional analog specialized mobile radio systems...
WASHINGTON-While most believe the specialized mobile radio industry seems to be disappearing along with its companion regulatory issues, one SMR operator believes that if this is true, it is the fault of the Federal Communications Commission."Why is there less spectrum allocated for SMR? There...
