Cincinnati Bell Wireless Launches Wireless Coverage Locator Powered by SpatialPoint
April 07, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
CINCINNATI – March 27, 2007 – Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB) customers can use the Web to quickly determine if the Cincinnati Bell Wireless network is able to meet their calling needs. Made available through Cincinnati Bell Wireless’ partnership with SpatialPoint, the recently launched wireless coverage locator allows current and prospective customers to enter any address, such as their home or office, to learn what quality of signal strength is available in the defined location. “We’re very proud to be the hometown company and market share leader of wireless phone service,” said Mike Vanderwoude, vice president and general manager of Cincinnati Bell Wireless. “For the second year in a row, an independent study confirmed that our network is the best in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton. By teaming up with SpatialPoint to provide a wireless coverage locator on our Web site, our current and prospective customers can key in addresses they often frequent to see our superior coverage for themselves.”
SpatialPoint’s Atlas technology combined with MapPoint Web Service, a component of Microsoft Virtual Earth, powers the Cincinnati Bell wireless coverage locator. To check wireless coverage at a particular address visit www.cincinnatibell.com/consumer/wireless/coverage.
“The wireless coverage locator shares with customers the availability and reliability that Cincinnati Bell Wireless coverage provides. Other carriers say they have coverage in a given area, but Cincinnati Bell actually shows their customers,” said SpatialPoint President and CEO Alex Machinis. “By using our Atlas technology we’re able to quickly deliver solutions such as this, without the added complexity of traditional GIS systems. Our implementation with Cincinnati Bell required just six weeks.”
About SpatialPoint
SpatialPoint, the locator experts, provide solutions that help customers leverage location to improve sales and customer service. Whether it is a store locator to drive retail traffic, a coverage locator to visualize your network, or an impact locator to perform what if analysis, SpatialPoint can help. SpatialPoint’s Atlas technology, combined with Microsoft Virtual Earth, give users the most widely used features of web-based GIS solutions, with the simplicity and ease of use of a hosted web service. This combination allows SpatialPoint to deliver high value, business relevant solutions at a low cost. For more information about SpatialPoint go to www.spatialpoint.com or call 866-846-5900.
About Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) is parent to one of the nation's most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. For more information, visit www.cincinnatibell.com
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Media Contacts:
Jill Cobb for Cincinnati Bell
(513) 378-5788
jcobb@hsr.com
Jason Weinberger for SpatialPoint
(303) 589-9977
jweinberger@spatialpoint.com