Alltel Offers Wireless GPS Vehicle Tracking for Business Customers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 28, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — Alltel (NYSE:AT), owner of one of America's largest wireless network, is combining forces with Navtrak and Telogis, providers of fleet management systems, to enable business customers to track their vehicles and other equipment using GPS technology and Alltel's expansive wireless network.

“Because the business world is so fast-paced and competitive, companies need the ability to track their vehicles in near real-time,” said Wade McGill, senior vice president of wireless product management for Alltel. “By combining the speed of the Alltel Axcess MobileLink network with the expertise of these two fleet management vendors, we can enable customers to locate and monitor their vehicles across a national footprint.”

Navtrak and Telogis work this way: A mobile device installed in each vehicle captures signals from GPS satellites to determine the vehicle's location, direction and speed, and then relays that information over Alltel's Axcess MobileLink network to the Navtrak or Telogis network operations center. The information is immediately transmitted to the customer via the Internet and also stored for later retrieval.

Alltel's Axcess MobileLink wireless data network features bursts up to 144 Kbps and average speeds of 40 to 70 Kbps. Navtrak provides high quality near real-time GPS solutions and services to over 1,000 customers. Navtrak licenses Street Suite Fleet Management products in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Navtrak is based in Salisbury, Md.

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