Cellular One Invites Nebraska Residents To Experience Its Enhanced Digital Network.Business Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Rural Wireless Provider Announces the Completion of Its Multi-Million Dollar Investment in Digital Wireless Technology Cellular One today announced the completion and activation of a multi-million dollar CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. (Code Division Multiple Access) system upgrade to its digital network for Nebraska. As a result, Cellular One customers will experience an improved and more efficient digital wireless network along with an abundance of new wireless services and products, many of which are not available through the current network technology. These new improvements, along with future wireless products, will enable customers to stay better connected to those people who are important in their lives. "Cellular One has been providing its customers with clear and reliable voice connections for nearly 20 years and we look forward to continuing to be the most comprehensive wireless provider in the state," said Eric Hertz hertz (hûrts) [for Heinrich R. Hertz], abbr. Hz, unit of frequency, equal to 1 cycle per second. The term is combined with metric prefixes to denote multiple units such as the kilohertz (1,000 Hz), megahertz (1,000,000 Hz), and gigahertz , chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Western Wireless Corporation, operator of Cellular One. "Our new enhanced digital network is another step in our commitment to ensure that our customers and their communities continue to experience the highest quality of communications service to meet their growing wireless needs." The CDMA system upgrade will enhance the analog and digital technologies currently available. For Cellular One customers, this means they will experience new benefits and services including improved voice quality, improved coverage, fewer dropped calls Dropped call is the common term for a wireless mobile phone call that is terminated unexpectedly as a result of technical reasons. Areas where users experience a large number of dropped calls are commonly referred to as dead zones. , fewer blocked calls, less static, less cross-talk, improved fraud protection, text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. , downloadable stereo ringtones, access to the World Wide Web, and color screen handsets. The Cellular One digital infrastructure developments and upgrades throughout the Midwest will ensure that its customers have the highest quality of service where they work, live, and play. Studies have shown that wireless telecommunications are becoming increasingly more important, and large-scale investments in networks will make the technology the most reliable and efficient way to stay connected. This year's digital upgrade enables customers to have access to the latest in digital technology and services -- a timely development for an area that is seeing rapid growth in both wireless subscribers and time spent on the phone. Covering more than 820,000 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. in the West and Midwest (including more than 39,000 miles of interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. and state highways), the Cellular One network serves more than a million customers and is the largest wireless network devoted to rural communities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . About Cellular One The Cellular One brand is owned and operated by Western Wireless Corporation and is a leading provider of rural communications to more than a million customers in the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . Headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., Cellular One operates wireless cellular phone systems in 19 western states and has been one of America's most recognized wireless brands for nearly 20 years. For more information about Cellular One, visit CellularOne.com. Information on Western Wireless Corporation may be found at www.westernwireless.com. |
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