About our network
Cellular South recently completed a two-year network investment project totaling $237 million. This project included investments in our network infrastructure and capital expenditure improvements. It began as a company-wide network investment in 2006 to grow our premier voice and data network in both metropolitan and rural areas and transformed into a major capital investment initiative that included a new corporate headquarters building in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and a Technical Operations Center in downtown Jackson, Mississippi.
The Technical Operations Center boasts some of the most advanced wireless communications equipment available in a highly-secure environment. The downtown Jackson, Mississippi, location was strategically placed and provides Cellular South with unmatched power for its wireless network as well as being equipped with multiple feeds of fiber optic connectivity.
Along with other capital improvements, Cellular South added more than 300 new cell sites and the company's CDMA third generation digital wireless network provides call quality and coverage inside office buildings and homes, network clarity, and capacity to accommodate voice and data traffic. This commitment to the network allows customers to use their wireless devices as they see fit. In fact, Cellular South's customers talk almost twice as much as the industry average and text about six times as much.
Cellular South's network investment also included the construction of a permanent $2.5 million microwave ring in South Mississippi for redundancy in the event that landline systems are not operable – further strengthening its network for unmatched reliability. This investment also included $2 million to upgrade back-up generators and construct a new switch in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for extra capacity in order to provide the best service possible in emergency situations.
More Network Stats:
- 1988 - Constructed the first Cellular South tower on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
- 1999 - Launched a digital network
- 2000 - Footprint expanded to include Coastal Alabama and the Florida Panhandle to Destin
- 2001 - Footprint expanded again to include Southwest Tennessee, including Memphis
- 2001 - Cellular South network upgraded to CDMA 1X
- 2006 - Received a concurrent resolution from the Mississippi Legislature commending the executives and employees of Cellular South for the company's extraordinary efforts in Hurricane Katrina's wake.
- 2006 - Launched high-speed wireless broadband to parts of its network
- 2007 - Launched high-speed wireless broadband to Southwest Tennessee
- More than $ 770 million invested in network infrastructure and capital improvements.
Coverage Maps
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Actual wireless coverage may vary due to atmospheric conditions, customer equipment and/or system limitations. Nationwide coverage is subject to coverage limitations present on Cellular South's and its wireless partners' networks. Map is a generalization intended for illustrative purposes. |
