Subscriber Computing, Inc. Innovate Systems to Prevent the Fraudulent Cell Phone Use
Subscriber Computing, Inc. Innovated systems to prevent the fraudulent use of cell phones
1980s
Subscriber Computing: First Switch Mediation and Prepaid Cellular System – 1988
Arlene conceived of and directed the development of the first switch mediation system and prepaid system in history, allowing no- and low-credit consumers to access cellular services.
Arlene Patent: Communication system
Patent# 4777646 Patent Name: Communication system Priority Date: 10/1/1986
Subscriber Computing: Arlene Develops First Converged Billing System for Mobile, Paging and Internet – 1986
Arlene conceived of and directed the development of the first converged cellular, paging and internet billing system at Subscriber Computing, Inc.
CBSI Becomes the First Niche Cellular Reseller (MVNO)
CBSI Becomes the First Niche Cellular Reseller (MVNO)
Marty and Arlene Co-Found Dyna, LLC – 1986
Marty and Arlene co-founded Dyna, LLC in 1986 to incubate and spin out new ideas.
CBSI Acquired by Cincinnati Bell – 1986
Cincinnati Bell acquired Cellular Business Systems, Inc. (CBSI) in 1986, merging the company into its Cincinnati Bell Information Systems (CBIS) business unit. Here’s an article from Cellular Business Magazine’s November, 1992 that describes CBIS’s offerings and the then-current state of the cellular billing segment.
CBSI Wins 70% Market Share – 1986
In 1986, Cellular Business Systems, Inc. won 70% market share for cellular billing systems in the nascent cellular phone industry.
SCI Provided Systems to Paging Companies and Delivered First Converged Billing Systems – 1984
Provided systems to paging companies and delivered first converged billing systems for cellular and the Internet to global telecom leaders (Motorola, British Telecom and Hutchinson)
