--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 06/05/2008 - Wireless Communications industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. On your mark, get set, now! Whether you are a law enforcement officer, a football, hockey or baseball fan, a student, resident or a business professional, customers in Pittsburgh can now do more with wireless in more places faster than ever. The city of Pittsburgh currently uses the Nextel(R) National Network and hundreds of Nextel Direct Connect(R) push-to-talk phones and Blackberry smartphones to facilitate interoperability within different departments and public safety agencies. Sprint (NYSE: S) mobile broadband cards are used by the Pittsburgh Police Department in vehicles to access criminal, Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and Commonwealth Law Enforcement Area Network (CLEAN) information in the field.
Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), the builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, is preparing for a significant increase in wireless voice and data usage this weekend at Belmont Park by installing a temporary cell site just for the event. The Cell on Wheels (COW) is a fully functional, generator-powered mobile cell site that enhances wireless capacity, allowing more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls, send and receive text and picture messages, and access the Internet. The company placed the COW near an existing cell site this week to handle the spike in wireless traffic expected as fans converge on Belmont Park for the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes.
FiberTower Corporation (NASDAQ: FTWR), a wireless backhaul services provider, announced recently that it was named the winner of NXTcomm Eos Award for Excellence in Network Design and Services for Ethernet wireless backhaul. The award will be presented at the second annual NXTcomm conference to be held in Las Vegas from June 16-19. Accedian Networks nominated FiberTower as a candidate in the Wireless/Mobile/Network Services category. "This year's Eos winners demonstrated the best and most promising advancements to the network-enabled voice, video and data ecosystem," said Wayne Crawford, NXTcomm Executive Director.
Diamond I, Inc. (OTCBB: DMOI) announced that it has named Thomas J. Gray to its board of directors. Mr. Gray, with his extensive background in the petroleum marketing industry and in alternative energy, is expected to provide strong leadership to DMOI as it develops its Alternative Energy Technologies and Oil and Gas Efficiency Technologies business segment. In addition to his duties as a director, Mr. Gray has agreed to provide needed consulting services to DMOI. After his appointment to the DMOI board, Mr. Gray stated, "I couldn't be more excited about this opportunity and thank the DMOI board for their faith in me.
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