About Whizz
The largest carrier in San Andreas
Whizz Wireless connects most of the state, and operates saOS for its cities and public safety partners.
Who we are
Keep San Andreas connected, and keep an eye on it.
Whizz started in 2006 as a prepaid phone kiosk in Del Perro Plaza. Twenty years later it is the carrier most of San Andreas uses every day. Our 69 sites carry calls and data from Paleto Bay to the Port of Los Santos, and from Roxwood to Fort Carson.
Along the way we learned that a phone network knows a great deal about a city: where people go, when they gather, who they call and where they were when they called. In 2024 we began offering that knowledge to the cities we serve. That became saOS, which now runs on every Whizz site and is used by every major public safety agency in the state.
Today Whizz has two kinds of customers. People who pay for a phone plan, and partners who pay for what the phones can see. We work hard for both.
| Founded | 2006, as a prepaid phone kiosk in Del Perro Plaza |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Downtown Los Santos |
| Employees | 4,180 |
| Customers | Most of San Andreas |
| Stores | 5 |
| Customer care | La Mesa, 24 hours, dial 611 |
| saOS Operations Center | Downtown Los Santos |
| Data center | Location not disclosed |
| Listed | BAWSAQ: WHIZ |
What we value
- Always on.The network runs every hour of every day. So does saOS. So do our partners.
- Nothing to hide.We publish what we keep, for how long, and who can see it. We expect the same openness from our customers.
- Partners first.Public safety agencies come first on the network, in the care queue and on our roadmap. Customers come right after.
- Discretion.Some of our work cannot be discussed. We respect that, and we ask our customers and employees to as well.
Leadership team
Chief Executive Officer
Gordon P. Hale
Gordon P. Hale has led Whizz Wireless since 2019 and launched saOS in 2024. Before Whizz he ran a home security company in Vinewood and served on the board of COCK Safety, where he remains an adviser. He lives in Rockford Hills, where saOS Patrol scores are among the lowest in the state.
Chief Trust Officer
Mei Lin Harrow
Mei Lin Harrow is responsible for privacy, data requests and the transparency report. She joined Whizz in 2025 from the FIB’s Office of General Counsel, where she drafted the Bureau’s first saOS Direct agreement.
Senior Vice President, Public Sector
Curtis A. Bellamy
Curtis A. Bellamy leads Whizz’s work with cities and agencies. He spent 26 years in law enforcement, the last eight as a NOOSE tactical commander, and helped design saOS Tactical. He joined Whizz the week the NOOSE agreement was signed.
Chief Technology Officer
Neil Okafor
Neil Okafor runs the Whizz network and the saOS platform. He led the 6G Plus rollout and the work that brought Signal accuracy under 110 meters. He describes the network as a sensor that also carries phone calls.
Chief Financial Officer
Sandra Liu
Sandra Liu joined Whizz from Maze Bank in 2022. She moved saOS to a no-cost model for cities, funded by data partnerships, which now earn Whizz more than phone plans.
General Counsel
Bernard Kessler
Bernard Kessler negotiates every partner agreement, including the ones Whizz is not permitted to describe. He has not lost a privacy case, partly because none has reached a court.
Board of directors
The board oversees strategy, risk and our partner agreements. Directors bring experience from law enforcement, finance, security and entertainment.
| Name | Role | Background |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon P. Hale | Chair | Chief Executive Officer, Whizz Wireless |
| Harold Fenwick | Director | Former Deputy Director, Federal Investigation Bureau |
| Dana Whitcombe | Director | Founder, COCK Safety |
| Marcus Oyelaran | Director | Retired Regional Commander, NOOSE |
| Priya Castellanos | Chair, audit committee | Chief Risk Officer, Maze Bank |
| Tom Varney | Director | Film producer, Vinewood |
| Not disclosed | Independent director | Appointed under agreement |
From a kiosk to a city
- 2006
Whiz Wireless starts selling prepaid phones from a kiosk in the Del Perro Plaza.
- 2008
The first Whiz-branded phone goes on sale. It has a camera, a flashlight and a location chip that cannot be switched off.
- 2011
The company builds its first cell sites and adds a second z to its name for trademark reasons.
- 2013
Badger enters San Andreas as a second carrier. Whizz welcomes the competition.
- 2016
Whizz becomes the largest carrier in Los Santos. Whiz Basic, Whiz Plus and Whiz Unlimited keep the original spelling, because the signs were already printed.
- 2018
Whiz Unlimited launches. Customers who switch use their phones twice as much, which helps everyone.
- 2019
Gordon P. Hale becomes CEO and the network reaches Blaine County.
- 2022
The Whizz Care Center opens in La Mesa and the 611 line goes live. Whizz Satellite launches for places with no tower.
- 2023
Whizz buys a doorbell camera company. Its cameras become saOS Home.
- 2024
saOS begins as a traffic signal pilot in Downtown Los Santos.
- 2025
saOS Respond goes live. The FIB signs the first saOS Direct agreement. COCK Safety becomes a data partner.
- 2026
6G Plus launches. NOOSE signs the first saOS Tactical agreement. saOS reaches every Whizz site in the state.
Where we work
| Site | Location | What happens there |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Downtown Los Santos | Offices, the boardroom and the saOS Operations Center on the top floors. |
| saOS Operations Center | Downtown Los Santos | Analysts watch the state on a wall of screens around the clock. Partner liaisons have their own room. |
| Whizz Care Center | La Mesa | Answers 611 calls 24 hours a day. Agents can see a caller’s recent locations to confirm who they are. |
| Network Depot | Sandy Shores | Home of the Blaine County tower crews, their trucks and the spare antenna stock. |
| Data center | Not disclosed | Where saOS keeps 45 days of San Andreas. Partner agencies keep longer. |
In the community
Connected Seniors
Free Whiz Basic for Blaine County residents over 65, with a saOS Home doorbell and smart speaker installed at no cost. Over 900 homes connected so far.
Whizz Scholars
Scholarships for San Andreas students studying criminology, data science or law. Scholars are offered a summer placement at the saOS Operations Center.
Neighborhood Watch Grants
$500 for any neighborhood group that links ten or more doorbells to Neighborhood Watch sharing. Grants are paid once the cameras are online.
Safe Routes to School
saOS Flow gives longer crossings near schools at drop-off and pick-up. Phone counts near each school are shared with the school district.
Recognition
| Year | Award | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Most Trusted Carrier in San Andreas | Survey of Whizz customers, conducted by Whizz |
| 2026 | Partner of the Year | COCK Safety |
| 2025 | Public Safety Vendor of the Year | Department of Public Order |
| 2025 | Best Coverage, Blaine County | Blaine County Sheriff’s Office |
| 2024 | Innovation in City Services | Los Santos City Hall |
Investors
Whizz Wireless trades on BAWSAQ as WHIZ. Phone plans pay for the network. Data partnerships pay for everything else.
| Ticker | WHIZ on BAWSAQ |
|---|---|
| Revenue from data partnerships | Up 212% in 2025, now larger than revenue from phone plans |
| Results | Published every quarter |
| Investor relations | 555-0189 |