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Nextel Communications traces its roots to the 1987 foundation of FleetCall by Morgan O'Brien, Brian McAuley, Chris Rogers, and Peter Reinheimer. FleetCall changed its name to Nextel Communications, Inc. in 1993.
Founded originally to develop mobile telephone service on existing radio bands, Nextel Communications, Inc. has evolved to provide specialized mobile radio services (for truck drivers, taxi cab drivers, and the like) as well as wireless telephone services.
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Brian McAuley (born 1941) is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Nextel Communications. [1] [2] In 1987, McAuley was a cellular executive when he and lawyer Morgan O'Brien founded Fleet Call, a telecom company, in New Jersey. [3] It was renamed Nextel Communications in 1993, and grew rapidly with the support of Motorola, before merging ...
As the co-founder and chairman of Nextel Communications, Inc. (now part of Sprint Nextel Corp.), O'Brien led the creation of the first all-digital nationwide wireless network (the Nextel National Network using iDEN technology developed by Motorola for Nextel) and brought push-to-talk (PTT) communication to the mass business and consumer market.
Brian McAuley (born 1941) is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Nextel Communications. In 1987, McAuley was a cellular executive when he and lawyer Morgan O'Brien founded Fleet Call, a telecom company, in New Jersey.
Member. The co-founder of Nextel Communications, Brian McAuley wove a patchwork of Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses into a nationwide wireless company to challenge the cellular duopoly market structure in the 1990s. Nextel convinced the FCC to adopt rule waivers that effectively allowed Nextel to build a digital communications system to ...
Morgan O’Brien. Member. Co-founder and Chairman of Nextel Communications, early advocate within FCC for land mobile communications services, long-time champion of improving public safety communications. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001. CONTACT: Jenifer Snyder. +1 (303) 875-5326. Jen@wirelesshistoryfoundation.org.
