Cellular South, a leader in wireless solutions and innovation, announced availability of its third generation 3G high-speed mobile broadband services to consumers and business customers in the city of McComb and other parts of Pike County.
The Mississippi-based company is the first wireless carrier to deploy the advanced high-speed technology in the Pike County cities of McComb, Summit Magnolia, Osyka and the unincorporated area. Customers now experience faster uploads and downloads when connecting to the internet, and gain access to new mobile high-speed data services, including mobile video telephony, high-quality music and other multimedia applications, according to Tony Kent, chief technology officer for Cellular South.

Local elected officials and business leaders praised Cellular South for bringing the new mobile broadband technology to the region. McComb Mayor Zach Patterson said that many businesses considering relocation or expansion examine the telecommunications infrastructure of communities. “High-speed wireless data and the services and applications it supports are becoming increasingly important to both residential and business users,” he said.

J. Britt Herrin, executive director of the Pike County Economic Development District, said Cellular South’s investment in the region’s telecommunications infrastructure will reap long-term dividends for area businesses. “More businesses are relying on high-speed wireless data for mission-critical and core business communications and applications,” he said. “To have the latest high-speed wireless communications is a tremendous asset for our region as we compete with other areas to attract new business and industry.”

Kent said Cellular South is committed to helping customers get more out of their wireless devices through continued network investment.  “In fact, we offer our customers 3G high-speed access on their mobile phones, smart phones and laptop cards in four times as many markets as other carriers in our primary footprint,” he said.  “And with our nationwide network of networks, no one else has a larger 3G high-speed data network.” 

The company intends to continue to aggressively invest in its wireless network across the footprint to increase coverage and capacity, Kent said, noting that in addition to its best-in-class nationwide voice and data offerings, Cellular South continues to find new and innovative ways to make customers’ wireless experience the best it can be.  “We’ve always believed that even the most advanced wireless device is only as good as the network it runs on,” he added.