(CSCO)(NTAP) NetVoice Technologies Teams With LCC International to Expand Its VOIP Network Into Fixed Wireless Broadband.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000 NetVoice Technologies Corp., (Pink Sheets:NTVT NTVT Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Tandheelkunde (Dutch: Dutch Journal for Dentistry) ), a national leading provider of IP telephony communication solutions announced today that it has chosen LCC International, Inc., (Nasdaq:LCCI LCCI London Chamber of Commerce LCCI Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry LCCI Liberal Catholic Church International LCCI Lambda Car Club International ) a global leader in wireless voice and data turn-key technical consulting services to support NetVoice in implementing a fixed wireless broadband IP network. NetVoice will be utilizing the U-NII U-NII Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (bandwith for wireless LAN Networks by FCC 5.15-5.35 GHz and 5.75-5.825 GHz) and 5.725 GHz to 5.825 GHz frequency band to roll out its initial trials in Los Angeles, Tampa, Dallas, and Houston. NetVoice has selected LCC to provide technical engineering design and implementation support for the construction of a wireless last-mile extension to its national IP voice and data network. NetVoice will be deploying Cisco's Systems Inc.'s Vector Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing See FDM. (communications) frequency division multiplexing - (FDM) The simultaneous transmission of multiple separate signals through a shared medium (such as a wire, optical fibre, or light beam) by modulating, at the transmitter, the separate signals into separable (VOFDM (Vector Orthogonal FDM) A radio frequency technology that enables a wireless connection to provide the same performance as a cable modem. Known to be reliable in areas with a lot of interference, VOFDM is being developed and supported as an open standard for wireless )-based WT2700 Wireless Technology Suite. The WT2700 infrastructure equipment will allow the delivery of two-way data, voice, and video communications over the air at speeds in excess of 44 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. on a single wireless link. LCC was named to Cisco's ecosystem technology team to support their VOFDM wireless technology. Commenting on LCC's latest contract win, C. Thomas Faulders III, LCC's chairman and chief executive officer said, "We are extremely pleased that LCC has been selected by NetVoice as their consultant of choice. Supporting their efforts to deliver a fixed wireless broadband IP network and ultimately assisting with the migration to Cisco's point to multi point system is new and exciting work for our technical professionals. The opportunity to work on cutting edge technology such as VOFDM gives us an opportunity demonstrate one of our areas of strength -- taking new technology and adapting it to real life situations." Bill Hieatt, Vice President of Engineering for NetVoice said, "LCC is at the top of the wireless broadband consulting and services industry. They have a solid team of professional engineers who have a proven ability to design high quality wireless networks, and, in addition, have the support of Cisco for the deployment of this new and exciting technology." Today's announcement follows last Novembers announcement by Cisco that it was joining forces with ten leading companies to develop open technology standards based on VOFDM technology for wireless broadband Internet and other IP services. VOFDM technology overcomes the issues of interference and multi-path fading that can occur in wireless environments, allowing for a more robust and reliable service offering. Other members of the alliance supporting VOFDM open standards are Broadcom Corporation, Texas Instruments, Motorola, Samsung, Toshiba, Pace Micro Technology, Bechtel Telecommunications, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Consulting, LCC International and EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. . About NetVoice NetVoice utilizes a Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) Powered Network (CPN) that employs packet-switching technology to break voice, text and video services into data packets and routes them over a virtual private network ("VPN") utilizing Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications NASDAQ: LVLT is a communications and information services company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA. , Inc. (Nasdaq:LVLT LVLT Level 3 Communications, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) backbone. NetVoice has begun executing the deployment of a Cisco Powered Wireless Broadband Point to-Multipoint Network to offer a wireless last mile solution. Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO), Global Crossing (Nasdaq:GBLX GBLX Global Crossing Ltd. (stock symbol) ) and Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP) are NetVoice strategic partners that are shaping the networks our customers utilize today. By owning a proprietary network, NetVoice can offer carrier grade quality with low-latency connections, at substantially lower cost than the traditional circuit-switched carriers. Synetric (www.synetric.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of NetVoice Technologies Corporation. Synetric is a Premier Certified Partner and Direct Value-Added Reseller for Cisco and is certified as a Cisco Advanced Technology partner. Most recently the Internet Communications Software Group (ICSG) Award was bestowed. The NetVoice browser is now available for downloading at www.netvoice.com. This advanced, graphical; communication browser allows for free PC-to-PC long distance phones calls. About LCC International LCC International, Inc. (http://www.lcc.com) is a global leader in voice and data design, deployment and management services to the wireless telecommunications industry. A pioneer in the industry since 1983, LCC has performed technical services for the largest wireless operators in North and South America, Europe, The Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Company has worked with all major access technologies and has participated in the success of some of the largest and most sophisticated wireless systems in the world. Through an integrated set of technical business consulting, training, design, deployment, operations and maintenance services, LCC is unique in its ability to provide comprehensive turn-key services to wireless operators around the world. Statements included in this news release which are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 including, without limitation, statements regarding increased demand for the Company's services, the Company's ability to secure new business, and those factors highlighted in LCC International, Inc.'s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements made by the Company. |
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