North America MNO profiles

The following North American operations are tracked by The Americas MNO Directory 2012 (as detailed here):

(also see South America)

Canada

• Airtel, Airtel Wireless Ltd
• Bell Mobility, SOLO and Virgin Mobile, Bell Canada
• Dryden Mobility, Dryden Municipal Telephone System (DMTS)
• Hay Communications, Hay Communications Co-operative Limited
• Huroncell, Huron Telecommunications Co-Operative Ltd
• ICE Wireless, ICE Wireless Inc
• Lynx Mobility, Lynx Mobility
• Mobilicity, Mobilicity
• Mornington, Mornington Communications Co-operative Limited
• MTS, MTS Allstream Inc
• Public Mobile, Public Mobile Inc.
• Quadro Communications, Quadro Communications Co-Operative Inc.
• Rogers Wireless, Rogers Communications Inc
• SaskTel, The Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation (SaskTel)
• TBay Tel, TBay Tel
• Telus, TELUS Corporation
• Vidéotron, Vidéotron Limited
• WIND Mobile, Globalive Communications Corp.

USA

• AirFire Mobile, Airadigm Communications, Inc.
• Alaska Communications, Alaska Communications Systems
• Alltel Wireless, Allied Wireless Communications Corporation
• Appalachian Wireless, Appalachian Wireless
• ASTAC GSM Wireless, The Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative
• AT&T, AT&T
• Bluegrass Cellular, Bluegrass Cellular, Inc
• Broadpoint, Broadpoint Inc
• C Spire Wireless, Cellular South, Inc.
• Cellcom, Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc., dba Nsight
• Cellular One, Cellular One Properties, LLC
• Chariton Valley Telephone Company, Chariton Valley Telephone Company
• Chat Mobility, Chat Mobility
• Cincinnati Bell Wireless, Cincinnati Bell Inc.
• Clear Talk (also Flat Wireless LLC), NTCH, Inc. dba CLEAR TALK
• Commnet, Commnet Wireless, LLC
• Copper Valley Wireless, Copper Valley Wireless
• Cordova Wireless Communications, Cordova Wireless Communications
• CWW, Carolina West Wireless
• DTC Wireless, Advantage Cellular systems d/b/a DTC Wireless
• Epic PCS, Epic Touch Company, Inc
• ETEX, Etex Communications, L.P.
• Farmers Wireless, Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative
• GCI, General Communications Inc
• Golden State Cellular, California RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership dba Golden State Cellular
• Immix Wireless, Immix Wireless
• Indigo Wireless, Indigo Wireless, Inc
• Inland Cellular, Inland Cellular
• IV Cellular, Illinois Valley Cellular
• KTC PACE, Kaplan Telephone Company, Inc
• LEACO, LEACO
• Leap Wireless, Leap Wireless International
• Long Lines Wireless, Long Lines Wireless
• Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc., Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc.
• MetroPCS, MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.
• Mid-Rivers Communications, Inc., Mid-Rivers Communications, Inc.
• Mosaic Telecom, CTC Telecom
• NEP, The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company
• Nex-Tech Wireless, Nex-Tech Wireless
• Northwest Cell, Northwest Missouri Cellular, LLP
• nTelos, NTELOS Inc
• Oklahoma Western, Oklahoma Western Telephone Company
• OTZ, OTZ Cellular
• Pine Belt Wireless, Pine Belt Telephone Company
• Pine Cellular, Pine Telephone Company
• Pioneer Cellular, Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc
• Plateau Wireless, ENMR Plateau Wireless
• PTCI, Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc
• Revol Wireless, Revol, Inc
• Silver Star Wireless, Silver Star Communications
• SouthernLINC Wireless, Southern Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a SouthernLINC Wireless
• Sprint PCS, Sprint Nextel
• Sprocket Wireless, Cross Telephone Company
• SRT, SRT Communications, Inc
• Thumb Cellular, Thumb Cellular, LLC
• T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA, Inc
• U.S. Cellular, U.S. Cellular Corporation
• United Wireless, United Telephone Assn, Inc
• Verizon, Verizon Wireless
• Viaero Wireless, Viaero Wireless
• West Central Wireless (also Right Wireless), West Central Wireless
• WestLink, WestLink Communications
• XIT Wireless, XIT Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

TELUS Signs LTE agreement with Huawei with Prime Minister Harper in Attendance

[Beijing China, February 9, 2012]: At a signing ceremony this morning with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and TELUS officials in attendance, Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced it will be providing LTE RAN (radio access network) equipment to TELUS for its LTE wireless network across Canada.

"Huawei has become a strong business ally for TELUS throughout the years, and we are very pleased to extend our relationship as we rollout our LTE network across Canada," said Eros Spadotto, TELUS executive vice-president of Technology Strategy and Operations. "This initiative is the latest technology evolution in the wireless network upgrade path made possible by our 4G wireless network launch in 2009, in which Huawei played an important role."

TELUS' LTE network will enable customers to enjoy even faster speeds when they want to be entertained on-the-go, stay connected with family and friends, visit their favourite social media sites, engage with business contacts wherever they are, and access healthcare applications.

"We are excited to be working with TELUS as they rollout their LTE network across Canada. This new network will be fully optimized to meet world-leading KPIs by Huawei's local teams," said Sean Yang, President of Huawei Canada. "With our leading position in LTE deployments around the world, we are confident that we will provide TELUS and its customers with a superior network experience that is faster and more seamless."

MetroPCS selects Ericsson as primary Microwave backhaul equipment provider - Ericsson

MetroPCS selects Ericsson as primary Microwave backhaul equipment provider - Ericsson:

MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the fifth largest facilities-based broadband mobile wireless carrier in the United States based on number of subscribers served, has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to provide microwave backhaul equipment. Ericsson is already a key infrastructure provider for the company's networks, including its 4G LTE network, and the microwave agreement expands that relationship. Under the four-year agreement, Ericsson will be MetroPCS' primary vendor to deploy microwave backhaul equipment to service MetroPCS' wireless broadband mobile networks, including its 4G LTE network.

Since launching the first commercial 4G LTE network in the Americas in September 2010, MetroPCS has expanded its networks to provide coverage in all of the major metropolitan areas the company serves across the country.

"The solution from Ericsson will allow us the flexibility to meet the growing backhaul demands of our wireless broadband mobile network, while we continue to expand the services that we provide our customers which allow them to do more than ever before on our 4G LTE network," said Roger Linquist, MetroPCS chairman and chief executive officer.

As the global market leader in microwave backhaul, Ericsson will deploy microwave backhaul equipment which will allow greater backhaul capacity, allowing a better mobile broadband experience for consumers who want to surf the web, download apps and stream video to their wireless devices. Ericsson services professionals will provide turnkey services including engineering, design, deployment and support services.

"As our world becomes more connected each day, the demands on mobile broadband networks are higher than ever before," said Angel Ruiz, head of Ericsson's North American operations. "Ericsson's technology solutions for microwave backhaul will allow MetroPCS the ability to provide the scale and superior performance needed in today's Networked Society."

Ericsson's customized microwave backhaul solution for MetroPCS will include:

MINI-LINK TN - a unique microwave transmission node, capable of handling single hops and access sites as well as advanced hub sites for large networks, optimized for traffic aggregation and capacity savings

MINI-LINK PT - a new all-outdoor MINI-LINK product optimized for packet networks, using native Ethernet over microwave

MINI-LINK SP - a multi-access aggregation platform providing a seamless migration path to the next-generation packet-switched networks