Velocita Wireless

Velocita Wireless

Velocita Wireless is a national wireless-telecommunications service provider that is based in Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States. Known by several names over the years, Velocita Wireless has been in existence for over 17 years as the operator of the Mobitex network in the United States. Previously known as Cingular Interactive, L.P., BellSouth Wireless Data and prior to that RAM Mobile Data, Velocita Wireless carved a market for itself with the acquisition of the Mobitex network from Cingular and rebranding itself overall as Velocita in 2004.

History

In 2001, the company's Mobitex network proved to be effective in communications in Manhattan during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Most other cellular and wireless telecommunications services were knocked-out or overloaded in New York City. The effectiveness of the network led to Velocita developing a small 'following' amongst emergency responders in the United States. [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/83eb57de-e724-11d9-a721-00000e2511c8,dwp_uuid=fb0d80f4-2663-11d8-81c6-0820abe49a01.html] .

In 2006, Velocita Wireless became a strategic buyout for the Sprint Nextel Corporation. [http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=10500] Based in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Sprint was overcoming various shortcomings of the NEXTEL Communications network. which it acquired in 2005. It decided that the spectrum holdings of Velocita would work well for moving much of Nextel's former Communications frequencies from 600, 700, and 800MHz instead to 900MHz.

On July 2, 2007 Velocita Wireless was bought by United Wireless. [ [http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=2269 Velocita Wireless, United Wireless Merge Operations (Phone Scoop) ] ]

References

External website

* [http://www.velocitawireless.com/ Velocita Wireless]


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