2 carrier, Verizon Wireless, a drastic upgrade of network speeds has seen the carrier relaunch its PTT service backed by superior network coverage claims. Of the initial PTT services, Kodiak’s came closest to matching the iDEN standard. AT&T Mobility and Alltel continue to offer circuit-switch-based PTT services from Kodiak. Sprint initially boosted its PTT presence by acquiring Nextel and more recently has begun to roll out its QChat-based PTT service, which allows its customers to talk between its CDMA and iDEN network. Considering the low churn and high average revenue per user Nextel was posting based on its PTT service, those first-generation competitors seemed justified, though in practice they failed to match the performance benchmarks established by Nextel’s iDEN network.įast-forward several years and the PTT playing field is vastly different.
Review: The recent rush of push-to-talk offerings has brought a bit of nostalgia to the RCR Wireless News offices as it seems not so long ago that carriers were trumpeting new PTT services to combat Nextel Communications Inc.’s dominance in the market. We say: Verizon Wireless’ new PTT offering is a compelling competitor to segment stalwart Sprint Nextel and a vast improvement over previous CDMA-based efforts. Yay: Speedy PTT service with broad coverage. Running on: Motorola Adventure 750 on Verizon Wireless network. Īpplication: Verizon Wireless Push to Talk service. If you wish to submit your application or service for review, please contact us at. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn’t. Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay.
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