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Mobi (company)
Mobi, Inc. is a wireless carrier founded in 2004 and based in Honolulu. The company provides service on each of the major islands of Hawaiʻi. The company is a member of the Competitive Carriers Association and the Pacific Telecommunications Council. History The company acquired wireless spectrum in the PCS band in 2004 and launched service covering Hawaiʻi in 2005. The company, then doing business as Mobi PCS, along with Metro PCS, was backed by venture capital firm M/C Partners, with both disrupting the market in their respective regions by offering no contract, no credit check, unlimited wireless service long before those became widespread options in the wireless industry. By 2008, Mobi had opened eleven retail and seventy dealer locations throughout Hawaiʻi. While the company launched with CDMA service (along with other members of the Associated Carrier Group), it later transitioned to offering LTE and 5G wireless services. Labor relations In 2022, its frontline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Network Operator
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier, is a provider of wireless communications services that owns or controls all the elements necessary to sell and deliver services to an end user, including radio spectrum allocation, wireless network infrastructure, back haul infrastructure, billing, customer care, provisioning computer systems, and marketing and repair organizations. Operator In addition to obtaining revenue by offering retail services under its own brand, an MNO may also sell access to network services at wholesale rates to mobile virtual network operators (MVNO). A key defining characteristic of a mobile network operator is that an MNO must own or control access to a radio spectrum license from a regulatory or government entity. A second key defining characteristic of an MNO is that it must own or control the elements of the network infrastructure necessary to provide se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions. ''Honolulu'' means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port" in Hawaiian; its old name, ''Kou'', roughly encompasses the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city's desirability as a port accounts for its historical growth and importance in the Hawaiian archipelago and the broader P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state geographically located within the tropics. Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the United States' largest protected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competitive Carriers Association
The Competitive Carriers Association (commonly the CCA) was founded in 1992 by nine small wireless carriers in the United States as a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association to promote the common interests of competitive, regional, and rural wireless services providers. Its counterpart, particularly for non-regional wireless carriers, is the CTIA. History The organization was founded in 1992 as the Rural Carriers Association (RCA), but became the Competitive Carriers Association in 2012 as national carriers Sprint and T-Mobile US joined. It has long advocated for policies and standards that promote greater competitive in the wireless industry, particularly with regard to issues around wireless spectrum The radio spectrum is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with frequencies from 0 Hz to 3,000 GHz (3 THz). Electromagnetic waves in this frequency range, called radio waves, are widely used in modern technology, particularl .... References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Telecommunications Council
The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) is a telecommunications industry non-profit trade association representing wireline, wireless, Internet, and other information, communications, and technology companies across the forty nations that make up the Pacific Rim. The organization is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and became a 501(c)(3) in 1980. The organization was founded to bring industry, academics, and government together to help create a meeting ground for the exchange of ideas and policies. History PTC held what would become its first annual PTC conference in 1979 with the support of IEEE, the University of Hawaii, Hawaiian Telephone Company, and the Alaska Office of Telecommunications. In 1986, the United States Information Agency began providing funding to the PTC to allow greater participation in its programs by telecommunications industry professionals from developing Pacific Rim countries. The organization held its 44th annual conference , perennially in Wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Communications Service
A personal communications service (PCS) is set of communications capabilities that provide a combination of terminal mobility, personal mobility, and service profile management. This class of services comprises several types of wireless voice or wireless data communications systems, typically incorporating digital technology, providing services similar to advanced cellular mobile or paging services. In addition, PCS can also be used to provide other wireless communications services, including services that allow people to place and receive communications while away from their home or office, as well as wireless communications to homes, office buildings and other fixed locations. Described in more commercial terms, PCS is a generation of wireless cellular-phone technology, that combines a range of features and services surpassing those available in analogue- and first-generation ( 2G) digital-cellular phone systems, providing a user with an all-in-one wireless phone, paging, mess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro PCS
Metro by T-Mobile (formerly known as MetroPCS and also known simply as Metro) is an American prepaid mobile phone, prepaid wireless service provider and brand owned by T-Mobile US. It previously operated the fifth largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States using code-division multiple access (CDMA). In 2013, the carrier engaged in a reverse merger with T-Mobile US; post-merger, its services were merged under T-Mobile's UMTS and LTE (telecommunication), LTE network. Metro by T-Mobile competes primarily against Dish Wireless, Dish's Boost Mobile (United States), Boost Mobile, AT&T Mobility, AT&T's Cricket Wireless and Verizon (mobile network), Verizon's Visible (wireless service), Visible as part of the wireless service provider brands. History Early history Metro was established in 1994 as General Wireless, Inc., by Roger Linquist and Malcolm Lorang. ''PCS'' referred to the industry term, Personal Communications Service. Its service was first launched in 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M/C Partners
M/C Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth equity investments in emerging companies in the media and communications industries. M/C invests in early, mid, and late stage companies as well as turnarounds and buyouts in its sectors of focus. The firm was formerly known as Media Communications Partners. The firm, which is based in Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 1986 as a spinout from venture capital firm, TA Associates. M/C has offices in San Francisco and London. The firm has raised approximately $2.0 billion since inception across six funds. History M/C Partners, formerly known as Media Communications Partners, was founded in 1986. The company's co-founder, Dave Croll, was previously a managing partner at venture capital firm TA Associates. Co-founder Jim Wade also previously worded in the Media/Communications Group at TA. In 1986, the Media/Communications group and the funds it managed completed a spinout from TA to form an independent firm. The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Carrier Group
Associated Carrier Group (ACG) is an industry association of US CDMA cellular network operators. Mission ACG's stated mission is "to benefit both its members and the consumer by facilitating efficient production and marketing of devices as well as increased competition. The consortium enables its members to work with manufacturers, suppliers and other vendors to develop and procure, for its customers, scarce or unobtainable products in a timely fashion through economies of scale and standardization of coding and other features." Members *Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) * Alaska Digitel (GCI) *Alltel (acquired by Verizon Wireless, some assets sold to AT&T and Atlantic Tele-Network) * Appalachian Wireless * Bluegrass Cellular acquired by Verizon Wireless * Carolina West Wireless * Cellcom * Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania *Cellular South became cSpire * Copper Valley Wireless *Cox Communications * ETEX * Golden State Cellular acquired by Verizon Wireless * Illinois Valley C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communications Workers Of America
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States, representing about 700,000 members in both the private and public sectors (also in Canada and Puerto Rico). The union has 27 locals in Canada via CWA-SCA Canada (french: Syndicat des communications d'Amérique) representing about 8,000 members. CWA has several affiliated subsidiary labor unions bringing total membership to over 700,000. CWA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and affiliated with the AFL–CIO, the Strategic Organizing Center the Canadian Labour Congress, and UNI Global Union. The current president is Chris Shelton. History In 1918 telephone operators organized under the Telephone Operators Department of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While initially successful at organizing, the union was damaged by a 1923 strike and subsequent AT&T lockout. After AT&T installed company-controlled Employees' Committees, the Telephone Operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Union Busting In The United States
The history of union busting in the United States dates back to the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution produced a rapid expansion in factories and manufacturing capabilities. As workers moved from farms to factories, mines and other hard labor, they faced harsh working conditions such as long hours, low pay and health risks. Children and women worked in factories and generally received lower pay than men. The government did little to limit these conditions. Labor movements in the industrialized world developed and lobbied for better rights and safer conditions. Shaped by wars, depressions, government policies, judicial rulings, and global competition, the early years of the battleground between unions and management were adversarial and often identified with aggressive hostility. Contemporary opposition to trade unions known as union busting started in the 1940s, and continues to present challenges to the labor movement. Union busting is a term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LinkedIn
LinkedIn () is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. From 2015 most of the company's revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals. Since December 2016, it has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. LinkedIn has 830+ million registered members from over 200 countries and territories. LinkedIn allows members (both workers and employers) to create profiles and connect with each other in an online social network which may represent real-world professional relationships. Members can invite anyone (whether an existing member or not) to become a connection. LinkedIn can also be used to organize offline events, join groups, write articles, publish job postings, post photos and vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
