Simplicity is not a word you’d think to use when talking about technology — especially wireless phone service technology. But “simplicity” is a mantra that extends to every part of the business for “new kid on the block” Mobi PCS, the only locally operated wireless network in Hawaii.

When company president and CEO Bill Jarvis formed Mobi PCS four years ago (formerly known as Coral Wireless), he knew that they would never have as many resources as the competition. He knew that his competition — national in scope — had a head start of nearly two decades and outspent them by a huge margin.

Jarvis recalls the early days of Mobi PCS as being rather lonely.

“I remember sitting at my kitchen table (before we had an office), working on the project and wondering how I was going to build a wireless telephone company from the ground up in 12 months or less with several national carriers who wanted to kill me,” he says.

Simplicity is not a word you’d think to use when talking about technology — especially wireless phone service technology. But “simplicity” is a mantra that extends to every part of the business for “new kid on the block” Mobi PCS, the only locally operated wireless network in Hawaii.

When company president and CEO Bill Jarvis formed Mobi PCS four years ago (formerly known as Coral Wireless), he knew that they would never have as many resources as the competition. He knew that his competition — national in scope — had a head start of nearly two decades and outspent them by a huge margin.
Jarvis recalls the early days of Mobi PCS as being rather lonely.

“I remember sitting at my kitchen table (before we had an office), working on the project and wondering how I was going to build a wireless telephone company from the ground up in 12 months or less with several national carriers who wanted to kill me,” he says.