ADC Announces OEM Agreement with Symmetry Communications for NewNet Connect7 Technology.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2000 ADC's SS7 Controller To Be Key Component of Symmetry's Advanced Wireless Functionality ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq: ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Symmetry Communications Systems of San Jose, Calif. to provide its NewNet Connect7 (TM) Signaling System No.7 (SS7) solution to Symmetry on an OEM basis. Using NewNet Connect7, Symmetry, which develops wireless data-communications infrastructure systems, will be able to provide a fully integrated Interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. Function Platform that enables enhanced data applications such as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ), to the GSM network operators. NewNet Connect7 is a host-independent SS7 solution with a complete SS7 stack embedded on a controller board and powerful development tools to enable application development. The controller board plugs into any computer, switch, or other telecom equipment using industry standard bus architectures. The platform is powered by a real-time telecom operating system developed by ADC which enables up to 1.5 million completed busy-hour ISUP (ISDN User Part) See SS7. (ISDN User Part The ISDN User Part or ISUP is part of the Signaling System #7 which is used to set up telephone calls in Public Switched Telephone Networks. It is specified by the ITU-T as part of the Q.76x series, ANSI (T1.113-YEAR) and Telcordia former Bellcore GR-246 series. ) calls and 700 TCAP (Transaction Capabilities Application Part) transactions per second In a very generic sense, the term Transactions Per Second refers to the number of atomic actions performed by certain entity per second. In a more restrictied view, the term is usually used by DBMS vendor and user community to refer to the number of database transactions performed in live traffic. Using NewNet Connect7, ADC partners have delivered or are developing solutions for wireless and wireline intelligent networks as well as niche solutions such as Internet offload. "All our efforts are aimed at helping wireless carriers provision high speed packet mobile services such as GPRS data services," said Chiiming Kao, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Symmetry Communications Systems. "The power of NewNet Connect7 and its ease of development and deployment, open up a new dimension in our ability to succeed in that aim." Grant Wakelin, president of ADC's NewNet product Division, called the agreement "a great opportunity for both companies to work together to produce complete GSM data solutions, and to provide a basis for an exciting range of services for customers." ADC's NewNet division is a leading supplier of global telecommunications software for the convergence of voice and data communications in wireless, wireline and next generation networks. The NewNet product line consists of SS7 platforms commercially deployed in over 45 countries, as well as, short messaging and over-the-air service provisioning solutions, SS7-IP gateways and Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a United States wiretapping law passed in 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279). In its own words, the purpose of CALEA is: CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act ) compliant intercept platforms. About Symmetry Communications Systems Symmetry is a venture funded company based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , focused on providing high speed packet data infrastructure systems for wireless operators. Symmetry's product, the Symmetry S2000 GSN, comprises the SGSN and GGSN elements that are overlaid on GSM or TDMA IS-136 networks for introduction of mobile wireless packet data services. For additional information, visit the Symmetry web site at www.symmetrycomm.com. About ADC ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading global supplier of network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks that deliver data, video and voice communications over telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and enterprise networks. ADC's broadband, multiservice network solutions enable local access, high-speed transmission and software management of communications services from service providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADC has approximately 14,400 employees around the world and annual sales of $2.1 billion. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.adc.com. NewNet and Connect7 are registered trademarks of ADC Telecommunications. All other brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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