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WorldCell is an American-based corporation that provides international mobile service to federal agencies, international businesses, and individual travelers. ==History== WorldCell was formed in 1996. The privately owned company was originally founded by Blake Swensrud as International Mobile Communications, Inc., and began primarily as a retail mobile phone service, renting international cell phones to travelers, businesses, and relief organizations.〔Stefanova, Kristina. "CEO Touts Global Reach of Firm's Wireless Phones. ''Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.'' August 22, 1999.〕 After September 11 and the advent of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, WorldCell shifted its focus〔Irwin, Neil. "As Economy Stalled, Firms Revamped to Stay Afloat. ''Financial Times Information Ltd.'' 2002.〕 to providing wireless management services to corporations, federal agencies, and the US military, transitioning its rental service to its TravelComm division.〔Johnson, Nicholas. "Satellite Phones Go To War."''The Washington Post''. Washington, D.C.: Mar 13, 2003. pg. E.01〕 It later added satellite phones and service to its list of products, enabling its customers to communicate from remote locations.〔"IMC WorldCell offers Iridium phones, service." ''RCR Wireless News'', 15330796, 8/13/2001, Vol. 20, Issue 33〕 In 2002, IMC Inc launched the Viking Wireless GSM network through its subsidiary IMC Ísland ehf, officially categorizing the company as a carrier (as opposed to a "reseller").〔“Viking lands in Iceland.” ''EuropeMedia'', Sept 18, 2002〕 In 2005 the company was re-branded as WorldCell. Shortly after, Worldcell signed a five-year purchasing contract with the Army's Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4)- West〔"WorldCell Awarded Five-Year Purchasing Agreement with U.S. Army for Wireless Voice and Data Services." InDefense () 5 October 2006〕 Two years later, in 2007, WorldCell signed several agreements with international mobile technology companies, such as Aicent, Inc and Accuris Networks. WorldCell currently administers managed wireless services and secure data plans to the federal government,〔McCullagh, Declan. "Obama's new BlackBerry: The NSA's secure PDA?" cnet.com. January 13, 2009. http://news.cnet.com/obamas-new-blackberry-the-nsas-secure-pda/?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1〕 including the military,〔“MD-based WorldCell Inc. awarded contract by U.S. Air Force Europe.” The Daily Record. (Baltimore, MD), Mar 17, 2006〕 and commercial organizations, using agreements with overseas carriers such as Vodafone, O2, KPN, and Docomo.〔Meyers, Jason. Telephony. Chicago: Mar 3, 1997. Vol. 232, Iss. 9; pg. 125, 1 pgs〕 WorldCell's headquarters are based in Rockville, Maryland, a few miles outside of Washington DC. In addition to its corporate headquarters, WorldCell has offices in Reykjavík, Iceland and Tokyo, Japan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WorldCell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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