AirNet continues to win PCS orders; PCS orders awarded to AirNet from F-Block winner Third Kentucky Cellular.MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 1997--AirNet Communications Corporation announced today that it has received additional purchase orders from Third Kentucky Cellular Corporation for personal communication services (communications) Personal Communication Services - (PCS) Telecommunications services that bundle voice communications, numeric and text messaging, voice-mail and various other features into one device, service contract and bill. PCS are carried over cellular links, most often digital. (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) wireless infrastructure equipment and services. AirNet's original agreement with Third Kentucky, valued at over $2 million, called for the initial build out of the Corbin, Kentucky Corbin is a city in Whitley and Knox counties in southeastern Kentucky. The urbanized area around Corbin extends into Laurel County; this area, known as North Corbin, is not incorporated into the city limits. basic trading area In the US, a Basic Trading Area is a geographic region defined by the FCC where a Personal Communications Service can operate.[1] It consists of the counties surrounding a city designated as the basic trading center. (BTA (Business Technology Association, Kansas City, MO, www.bta.org). A membership association of manufacturers, dealers, distributors and service companies in the business equipment and systems industries, founded in 1994. ), which was acquired in the C-Block auctions. The new multi-million dollar order will be utilized to expand the footprint in the Corbin BTA by providing additional highway and town coverage, and provide equipment and services for the three additional F-Block BTAs in Kentucky. "AirNet proved to be the best solution for our entire business plan, including our newly acquired F-Block BTAs, so we immediately looked to them to provide the equipment and services for our additional coverage," said Thomas G. Ward, president of Third Kentucky Cellular Corporation. "In fact, the only economic solution to provide highway and enhanced coverage was AirNet." "We are very pleased that Third Kentucky has chosen AirNet again," said Jerry Adams
Jerry McKee Adams, FAA, FRS (born 17 June, 1940) is an American molecular biologist whose research into the genetics of haemopoietic differentiation and malignancy, led him and his wife, Professor , president and chief executive officer of AirNet Communications. "With AirNet's cost-effective solution, operators get maximum coverage and capacity while realizing reduced monthly operating and maintenance costs." Third Kentucky Cellular Corporation, based in Lexington, Kentucky, was founded to provide high quality, feature rich personal communication services. Its president, Thomas G. Ward, brings expertise in the cellular industry having developed and built the markets for two cellular companies, Texas 5 Corporation and First Kentucky Cellular Corporation, prior to his ownership of Third Kentucky Cellular. AirNet Communications Corporation, based in Melbourne, Florida, designs, manufactures, distributes and supports wireless infrastructure products, including cost-effective, broadband base stations, that are capable of providing maximum coverage area at a low cost. AirNet's patented, software-based radio technology forms the basis for a Broadband Transceiver System that contains dramatically fewer components than conventional equipment. The Company offers its products and services to the wireless communications industry, including personal communication services (PCS) and personal communications network Personal Communications Network (PCN) is the European digital cellular mobile telephone network, developed in accordance with GSM standards. (PCN 1. PCN - Program Composition Notation. 2. (communications) PCN - Personal Communication Network. ) markets. -0- AirNet is a trademark of AirNet Communications Corp. Other company and/or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies or organizations. CONTACT: AirNet Communications Corporation Kathleen M. Magee, 407/984-1990 or Third Kentucky Cellular Corporation Anthony Riley, 606/528-3333 |
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