Tuesday, May 21, 2013

CTIA: Ericsson Cites Growing LTE Deployment with Rural U.S. Operators

Ericsson cited a growing number of LTE wins with regional wireless operators across the U.S.   Over the past several months, multiple regional operators in the United States have selected Ericsson as their LTE partner of choice, including:




  • Adams NetWorks (Illinois) - LTE network covering key markets in the western portions of Illinois.
  • Carolina West (North Carolina) - LTE network covering parts of its network in western North Carolina
  • Cellcom (Wisconsin) - LTE network covering parts of its network in northeast and central Wisconsin
  • Chariton Valley (Missouri) - LTE network covering northeast Missouri
  • Chat Mobility (Iowa) - LTE network for markets covering part of its network in southwest Iowa
  • Colorado Valley Communications (Texas- LTE network for fixed wireless broadband covering southeast Texas as a member of the NetAmerica Alliance
  • MidRivers Communications (Montana- LTE network partnership with NewCore Wireless covering areas in central and eastern Montana
  • NewCore Wireless (Minnesota) - LTE core networks for regional operators
  • NexTech Wireless (Kansas) - LTE network covering northwestern and north central Kansas. Also offering LTE core network for regional operators.
  • Northwest Missouri Cellular (Missouri- LTE network covering part of its network in northwest Missouri
  • Rural Independent Network Alliance (Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming) - LTE networks to alliance of regional carriers in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming
  • S and R Communications (Indiana- LTE network covering parts of its network in centralIndiana
  • SRT Communications (North Dakota- LTE network partnership with NewCore Wireless covering north central North Dakota
  • Syringa Networks (Idaho) - LTE network in southern and eastern Idaho


  • "We understand the benefits of LTE and the positive impact it can make on smaller communities.  This has been the driving force behind Ericsson's rural LTE deployments from the very beginning and we look forward to continue working with more rural operators to bring the transformational power of LTE to their customers," said Craig Stein, head of Broadband and Media Accounts for Ericsson.