Mobi acquired wireless spectrum in the PCS band in 2004[8] and launched service[9] covering Hawaiʻi in 2005. Doing business as MobiPCS, the company and MetroPCS, were both 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.[10] By 2008, Mobi had opened eleven retail and seventy dealer locations throughout Hawaiʻi.[11]
While the company launched with CDMA service (along with other members of the Associated Carrier Group) and had a roaming partnership with Sprint, it later transitioned to offering LTE and 5G wireless services.
The carrier operates its own retail stores in Hawaiʻi, and also has a small network of partner locations. To support customers digitally and outside of Hawaiʻi, Mobi was the first wireless carrier in the United States to support mobile recurring payments and eSIM activation through its apps for iPhone with Apple Pay and Google Pay (payment method) for Android.
Labor relationsEdit
In 2022, its frontline and digital workers in Hawaiʻi, on the mainland United States, in Canada, and in México unionized with the Communications Workers of America, which the company voluntarily recognized despite the common trend of union busting in its industry.[12]
ReferencesEdit
^Hill, Tiffany (Jan 25, 2019), "Entrepreneurs & Investors Convene at Annual East Meets West Conference", Hawaii Business, Honolulu, Hawaii, retrieved Feb 13, 2019
^"Mobi to expand cell service to neighbor isles". archives.starbulletin.com.
^"Mobi PCS adds cell sites throughout Hawaii". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^"Pacific Communications LLC and Coral Wireless, LLC". Federal Communications Commission. December 24, 2015.
^"New Hawaii cell phone company selects Honolulu data center". archives.starbulletin.com.
^"Investors are betting $50 million that Mobi PCS can use a customer-friendly business model to grab a big share of Hawaii's wireless-phone market". archives.starbulletin.com.
^"Sprint launches competitor to Mobi PCS | starbulletin.com | Business | /2008/02/21/". archives.starbulletin.com.
^"Local telecommunications company Mobi unionizes with support of CEO". hawaiipublicradio.org.
mobi, company, other, uses, mobi, mobi, wireless, carrier, founded, 2004, based, honolulu, company, provides, service, each, major, islands, hawaiʻi, company, operator, member, gsma, competitive, carriers, association, pacific, telecommunications, council, mob. For other uses see Mobi 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 3 The company is an operator member of the GSMA 4 the Competitive Carriers Association and the Pacific Telecommunications Council 5 Mobi Inc IndustrywirelessPredecessorsMobiPCS LLCCoral Wireless LLCFoundedJune 30 2004 19 years ago 2004 06 30 in Honolulu HawaiʻiHeadquartersHonolulu Hawaiʻi United StatesArea servedHawaiʻiKey peopleJusten Burdette CEO 1 BrandsMobiMobiPCSServiceswireless telecommunications servicesNumber of employees120 2 Websitemobi wbr comThe company reached a network sharing agreement with Verizon Wireless in 2015 6 and later announced a nationwide 5G partnership with T Mobile in 2023 allowing it to continue to operate as an mobile network operator in Hawaiʻi but as a full mobile virtual network operator outside of its own footprint 7 Contents 1 History 2 Labor relations 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditMobi acquired wireless spectrum in the PCS band in 2004 8 and launched service 9 covering Hawaiʻi in 2005 Doing business as MobiPCS the company and MetroPCS were both 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 10 By 2008 Mobi had opened eleven retail and seventy dealer locations throughout Hawaiʻi 11 While the company launched with CDMA service along with other members of the Associated Carrier Group and had a roaming partnership with Sprint it later transitioned to offering LTE and 5G wireless services The carrier operates its own retail stores in Hawaiʻi and also has a small network of partner locations To support customers digitally and outside of Hawaiʻi Mobi was the first wireless carrier in the United States to support mobile recurring payments and eSIM activation through its apps for iPhone with Apple Pay and Google Pay payment method for Android Labor relations EditIn 2022 its frontline and digital workers in Hawaiʻi on the mainland United States in Canada and in Mexico unionized with the Communications Workers of America which the company voluntarily recognized despite the common trend of union busting in its industry 12 References Edit Hill Tiffany Jan 25 2019 Entrepreneurs amp Investors Convene at Annual East Meets West Conference Hawaii Business Honolulu Hawaii retrieved Feb 13 2019 Mobi to expand cell service to neighbor isles archives starbulletin com Mobi PCS adds cell sites throughout Hawaii bizjournals com Retrieved 2019 04 17 1 Mobi Relaunches With Simple Affordable 9 99 Wireless Plan bloomberg com https www fiercewireless com wireless verizon wireless consumes golden state cellular and mobi pcs 2 Pacific Communications LLC and Coral Wireless LLC Federal Communications Commission December 24 2015 New Hawaii cell phone company selects Honolulu data center archives starbulletin com Investors are betting 50 million that Mobi PCS can use a customer friendly business model to grab a big share of Hawaii s wireless phone market archives starbulletin com Sprint launches competitor to Mobi PCS starbulletin com Business 2008 02 21 archives starbulletin com Local telecommunications company Mobi unionizes with support of CEO hawaiipublicradio org External links Editmobi com Mobi on Twitter Mobi on LinkedIn Mobi on Facebook Mobi companies grouped at OpenCorporates nbsp This article about wireless technology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mobi company amp oldid 1155041928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
