Ericsson, Dobson’s Cellular One in new prepaid features

Ericsson and Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems, the largest independent provider of wireless services to rural America, announced an agreement for hosted prepaid wireless service.

Ericsson will host a full range of new features and flexible rate plans for prepaid subscribers of Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems operating 70 wireless markets in 17 states and will migrate the company’s existing prepaid customers onto its new, advanced hosted services platform. Under the new agreement, Cellular One prepaid subscribers will have access to Ericsson’s industry leading portfolio of ringtones, wallpaper selections and downloadable games.

Angel Ruiz, President of Ericsson in the US, says: ” More and more wireless service providers are migrating to hosted solutions and experiencing reduced costs and faster time to market with new features and additional revenue streams.”