ADC to Provide UMTS Performance Management to O2 Germany; O2 to Install ADC's Metrica for its Digital Broadband Wireless Service.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS & MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004 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 O2 Germany has extended its existing implementation of the Metrica(R) NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. system to monitor its Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. ) network. Metrica will help O2 manage its network quality by providing a reliable understanding of network availability, utilization, delays and other key network performance indicators. Using this information, O2 can identify and correct network problems before they affect service. "Metrica is the most widely used performance management solution for wireless networks worldwide," said David Heaps, senior vice president of ADC's Software Systems Business Unit and general manager of its Metrica group. "Metrica is a proven solution for next-generation networks, and we're pleased to be working with O2 on UMTS." Metrica products are specifically designed for telco-class performance management and have been successfully deployed by more than 180 operators worldwide across a wide range of network technologies. These technologies include GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , 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. , UMTS and most other wireless network technologies, Circuit Switched Voice, SDH/SONET Transmission, Voice Messaging System (VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. ), Signaling System No. 7 (SS7), Intelligent Network (IN), ATM, Frame Relay, and IP. More information on Metrica and ADC's complete line of OSS software can be found at www.adc.com/software. About O2 O2 (Germany) GmbH & Co. OHG, a subsidiary of mmO2 plc, meets the complete telecommunications needs of its mobile communications customers. With its own extensive network infrastructure, O2 offers innovative post-pay and pre-pay products and also mobile data services based on GPRS technology. In addition, the company will introduce a range of next generation UMTS products. mmO2 plc has 19.2 million customers in the UK, Ireland and Germany. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC offers high-quality, value-added solutions of network equipment, software and systems integration services that enable communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has sales into approximately 90 countries. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. |
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