Alcatel and Motorola expand relationship: cooperate on networks, open architectures and mutual supply.ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 1996-- Alcatel Telecom and Motorola's Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG CIG Ceiling (height above ground level to base of clouds) CIG Conference Intergouvernementale (French: Intergovermental Conference) CIG Conservation Innovation Grants (USDA NRCS) ) today announced a broad memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. to purchase each other's wireless equipment, including 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. cellular and fixed access radio systems, DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as radio systems, mobile switching centers and transmission products. For cellular, the arrangement will allow Alcatel to purchase and distribute Motorola's CDMA radio systems. As a result, Motorola and Alcatel will be able to offer customers a turnkey system A complete system of hardware and software delivered to the customer ready-to-run. In other words, just "turn the key" and go.  A Turnkey Video System solution for CDMA applications. To achieve this, Alcatel will support the industry standard A+ open interface on its switches. Alcatel will provide Motorola with its mobile switching subsystem as well as transmission equipment. Under an earlier agreement, Alcatel provides mobile switching equipment for several Motorola GSM networks. For wireless access, Motorola and Alcatel will cooperate in the supply of CDMA WiLL(R) (Motorola's fixed wireless access system) based networks. For this purpose, Alcatel will deploy a V5.2 open interface on its switching subsystems. For applications using the DECT standard, Motorola will purchase from Alcatel DECT radio subsystems. Further details of the arrangement were not disclosed. "This enhanced relationship will enable Alcatel and Motorola to work more closely together to further the development and deployment of open interface and radio system products for CDMA, cellular and WiLL marketplaces," said Jack Scanlon, executive vice president and general manager of Motorola's CIG. "We will be able to provide customers with the option of selecting strategic elements of our combined product portfolios, which is the key advantage to operators of an open architecture. We are delighted with the expanded access Expanded access refers to the inclusion of patients in a clinical trial for a new therapeutic treatment or chemical entity, where those patients would not satisfy the enrolment criteria for the scientific study in progress. to Alcatel's network products and Alcatel's distribution of our CDMA products." "This arrangement with Motorola is in line with the strategy of Alcatel to provide customers with a broad product portfolio, permitting the realization of optimum network solutions based on different standards. It makes Alcatel a supplier of mobile and wireless access networks based on GSM, CDMA and DECT," said Jozef Cornu cornu /cor·nu/ (kor´noo) pl. cor´nua [L.] horn. cornu ammo´nis hippocampus. cornu cuta´neum cutaneous horn. , president of Alcatel. Alcatel Telecom, part of Alcatel Alsthom, is one of the world's leading suppliers of telecommunications networks. Alcatel Alsthom's sales in 1995 were $31 billion. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronics systems and services. Motorola's 1995 sales were $27 billion. CONTACT: Motorola CIG, Arlington Heights Laura Cain, 847/632-3889 |
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