AirLink and Siemens Introduce EDGE Wireless Solutions; New High-speed Products Featuring Siemens MC75 Quadband Module Offer Pervasive Connectivity to Fixed and Mobile Assets.HAYWARD, Calif. -- Maintaining its industry leadership and early-to-market advantage in the industrial wireless machine-to-machine (M2M M2M Machine-to-Machine (communication, mainly mobile) M2M Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) M2M Mobile to Mobile (cellular phone) M2M Member-to-Member M2M Month to Month ) market, AirLink Communications, Inc., a pioneer and leading provider of fixed and mobile wireless data solutions, today announced that it will unveil its first wireless data solutions for EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) or Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), is a digital mobile phone technology that allows it to increase data transmission rate and improve data transmission reliability. ) networks at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2005 in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . Equipped with the MC75 quadband EDGE module from Siemens, AirLink's new mobile wireless platforms will be compatible with all existing GSM/GPRS frequencies worldwide. A subset of the new EDGE products will be shown at both AirLink's booth #5522 and Siemens' booth #5245 at CTIA with initial product releases scheduled for mid-2005. AirLink's quadband EDGE products will enable enterprise and industrial customers to ubiquitously monitor and control fixed and mobile assets in real time. The products will include a variety of connectivity options for maximum flexibility and functionality, allowing customers to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the value of wireless data and quickly realize the exceptional return on investment that comes with pervasive connectivity. The company's suite of integrated wireless hardware and software solutions is currently utilized in several broad industry sectors, including utilities, infrastructure/government and mobile data. "We are proud to be working closely with an internationally recognized leader like Siemens on this new offering. Siemens' product excellence combined with AirLink's unmatched industry experience and proven leadership, allows us to get to market quickly with the most complete and highest value EDGE products possible," remarked Justin Schmid, AirLink's Senior Vice President of Corporate and Business Development. "This new suite of products once again places AirLink at the forefront of innovative wireless data solutions that enable real-time connectivity for countless industrial and business applications." EDGE is a high-speed wireless technology that offers enhanced data speeds to mobile devices with complete interoperability and backwards compatibility to existing GSM/GPRS networks. With download speeds of 100-130 kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). (Kbps) and burst speeds up to 200 Kbps, EDGE technology is three times faster than 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. and nearly twice the speed of 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. 1x networks. "We appreciate working with AirLink, a long-time leader in the U.S. cellular data industry, to stimulate the deployment of wireless solutions based on our EDGE technology," said Peter Fowler, Vice President, Sales, Wireless Modules NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's Region, Siemens Communications, Inc. About AirLink Communications AirLink Communications, Inc., founded in 1993, delivers wireless data solutions that enable pervasive connectivity to fixed and mobile assets. The company's continued industry leadership is based on its reputation for making complex wireless data solutions work. AirLink proactively designs and commercializes products based on a clear understanding of evolving customer needs. The company maintains strong working relationships with carriers, dealers and solutions providers. Its devices are broadly certified on major wireless networks in North America. AirLink's multi-tiered product suite includes both hardware and comprehensive software. For more information, please visit www.airlink.com. (C) 2005 AirLink Communications. All rights reserved. |
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