Mobal communications inc.

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Mobal Communications is an international cell phone and satellite phone service provider. In the UK and Japan they trade as Mobell Communications.

Contents 1 Early history 2 Becoming international 3 Expanding into satellite phones 4 The present 5 References

[edit] Early history

Mobal (under the name Mobell) was created in the mid 1980s from a UK company called Torrent. Torrent was an industrial tool rental company serving the construction industry. When cellular phones first became commercially available Mobal started renting these them to construction companies to use on site.

The decision was made to sell off the tool rental business called Torrent, and form a new company to focus purely on renting cell phones. This new company was called Mobell.

[edit] Becoming international

As cell phones became more popular, different operating technologies were developed around the world, like GSM, CDMA and D-AMPS. This started to create problems when people traveled and still wanted to use their cell phone. If it was the wrong technology for the country they were visiting, it would not work.

Mobell started to specialize in providing cell phone rental for international travelers visiting countries where their own cell phones would not work.

Mobell expanded with a branch in New York - called Mobal Communications, as well as a branch in Tokyo.

[edit] Expanding into satellite phones

When satellite phones became commercially available, Mobal added these to their product range, allowing travelers to more far flung locations to still keep in contact.

[edit] The present

Today Mobal continue to focus on selling international phones to travelers.

[edit] References

Mobal US official site: [1]

Mobell UK official site: [2]

Mobell Japan official site: [3]

Rodolfon Cell phone rental Argentina site : [4]