AG Communication Systems Utilizes Natural MicroSystems Technology To Develop First-to-Market Digital Wireless Office Telephone System.FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999-- AG Communication Systems' ROAMEO Integrates Office And Wireless Voice Communications Into Single, Mobile Handset Natural MicroSystems(tm) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ), the technology leader in Open Telecommunications(tm), today announced that AG Communication Systems has selected Natural MicroSystems' Alliance Generation(R) hardware platforms and wireless/network infrastructure technology for ROAMEO(R), a TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). (Time Division Multiple Access) - based digital wireless office telephone system. AG Communication Systems' ROAMEO system delivers all incoming office and wireless voice communications to a standard TDMA handset with analog cellular fallback fall·back n. 1. a. Something to which one can resort or retreat. b. A retreat. 2. Computer Science -- whether the user is in-building, on-campus or on the road. This provides wireless subscribers with universal access to all office calls, increases employee productivity, reduces costs and facilitates improved customer service. AG Communication Systems uses Natural MicroSystems' Alliance Generation (AG) Digital Signal Processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) boards, an open, H.100-compliant hardware family that provides high-performance and high-availability for developers of wireless infrastructure and network-based applications, and for its ROAMEO system. Leveraging Natural MicroSystems' NaturalEdge engineering consulting services, the ROAMEO system incorporates Natural MicroSystems' TDMA/IS-641 Enhanced Full Rate Enhanced Full Rate or EFR or GSM-EFR is a speech coding standard that was developed in order to improve the quite poor quality of GSM-Full Rate (FR) codec. Working at 12.2 kbit/s the EFR provides wirelike quality in any noise free and background noise conditions. vocoder (VOice CODER) Same as speech codec. (communications) vocoder - Hardware or software which implements a compression algorithm particular to voice. and integrated echo cancellation. The Alliance Generation series supports a full T-span of IS-641 vocoders in a single slot, enabling developers and OEMs to build highly scalable wireless systems cost effectively. ROAMEO has been tested successfully in system and field trials by leading service providers, including AT&T Wireless Services, which markets ROAMEO as part of its next-generation Wireless Office Services (WOS). ROAMEO is easy to install because it supports standard telephone systems technology, including existing analog cellular or digital TDMA handsets. The system supports up to 2,000 registered users and up to 300 digital traffic channels. "Demand for feature-rich digital wireless in-building solutions is growing rapidly, and time-to-market is critically important for solutions providers," said Allen Carney, vice president of marketing and business development for Natural MicroSystems. "Taking advantage of an open telecommunications platform from Natural MicroSystems has helped AG Communication Systems bring ROAMEO to market quickly and position the company as a leader in this high growth market." "Natural MicroSystems' combination of high-performance technology and NaturalEdge consulting services gave us a leg up on the competition, enabling us to deliver an in-building, AT&T Wireless-certified TDMA-based system," said Charles Schulz, vice president and general manager for AG Communication Systems' Platform Applications Group. Product Availability ROAMEO 1900 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. is available today. The 850 MHz will be available next month. About AG Communication Systems AG Communication Systems, a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies, is a leading provider of advanced communication products and services, including switching, access, video, wireless and intelligent network products. AG Communication Systems' GTD-5(R) digital switching systems serve more than 17 million business, government and residential subscribers. Annual revenues for the fiscal year ended September 1998 were approximately $450 million. About Natural MicroSystems Natural MicroSystems (NASDAQ:NMSS), based in Framingham, Mass., is the technology leader in Open Telecommunications, providing hardware and software technologies and consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for developers of high-value telecommunications solutions. The company's state-of-the-art technology and NaturalEdge Portfolio of Services and Support enable a growing international network of OEMs, VARs, systems integrators and service providers to reduce time to market, leverage development resources, and offer truly global communications products. Natural MicroSystems products are installed in more than 40 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, Natural MicroSystems developed the first PC-based telephony product to utilize DSP technology and was a leader in the creation of MVIP (MultiVendor Integration Protocol) A voice bus and switching protocol developed by Natural Microsystems, Natick, MA, and others. Used to build call center equipment using regular PCs, MVIP provides a second communications bus within the computer that can and H.100, the industry standards for interoperability in PC-based telephony products. The quality processes at Natural MicroSystems have earned ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certification. More information on the company is available at http://www.nmss.com. Natural MicroSystems, Open Telecommunications, Fusion and NaturalEdge are trademarks of Natural MicroSystems Corp. Alliance Generation is a registered trademark of Natural MicroSystems Corp. GTD-5 is a registered trademark used under license from GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Corporation. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations. |
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