At SUPERCOMM '99, TECORE to Unveil the Next Generation AirCore Platform for Operators in Small-To-Medium-Size Markets.COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1999-- Switching System Provides Carrier-Class Reliability and Offers Wireless, Wireline, and Prepaid Services with IP and ATM Integration TECORE(TM), a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that develops and markets software-driven, multi-service switching systems for the converging wireless, wireline, and IP networks, will unveil its next generation AirCore(TM) Platform at SUPERCOMM '99. The switching system will provide operators in small-to-medium-size, rural, and emerging markets with unmatched reliability and flexibility. TECORE will introduce a carrier-class, high-availability version of the AirCore Platform. Based on industry standard CompactPCI(R) architecture, the switching system delivers "five-nines" reliability, with 99.999% availability or less than five minutes of downtime per year. In addition, the company will announce the development of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), SS7/IP signaling integration, and asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) uplinks for the platform. These developments position the AirCore Platform for the current migration of voice and data networks to packet-based communications as well as the future evolution of wireless technologies to the third generation. Demonstrations of the AirCore Platform will take place at the company exhibition booth (No.8439) throughout SUPERCOMM '99, June 8-10, at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. in Atlanta. AirCore is the first and only switching platform on the market that can support multiple wireless protocols AND wireline applications simultaneously to give operators in small-to-medium-size, rural, and emerging markets unique competitive advantages in the new age of converging services. The system interfaces with all major wireless technologies (including 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. , 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). , and AMPS) for cellular and 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. operators, provides a fully integrated prepaid package, and offers tandem switching and wireline services for IXCs and CLECs. "Our goal at TECORE has always been to provide operators in small-to-medium-size markets with the most advanced and cost-effective switching system available," said Jay Salkini, TECORE president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The next generation AirCore Platform is specifically designed to allow our customers to compete in today's rapidly converging telecommunications marketplace with a wide array of applications and high-level of reliability." The AirCore Platform's carrier-class, high-availability is achieved through redundancy and hot-swap for critical components, including dual CPUs, load sharing power supplies, redundant fan cooling, and integrated system monitoring and alarm functions. Hot-swap capability, in particular, is a critical element in any high-availability switching system. It provides a mechanism for the replacement of faulty hardware modules, the addition of new modules, or the reconfiguration of a system without interruption in the system's operation. The addition of VoIP, SS7/IP signaling integration, and ATM capabilities provides operators with true integration between IP-based broadband networks and traditional circuit-switched narrowband networks. Carriers now can transport voice, data, and SS7 signaling traffic through IP and ATM networks, as well as through traditional T1/E1 circuits. By sending real-time voice, data, and SS7 traffic through data networks such as the corporate LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , WAN, and the Internet (rather than through the traditional PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ), carriers can decrease communications costs through the reduction of circuits needed to support the traffic. Founded in 1991 and based in Columbia, Md., privately-held TECORE develops and markets scaleable multi-service switching systems for the converging wireless, wireline, and IP networks. TECORE supplies its products to carriers in small-to-medium-size, rural, and emerging markets directly and through system integrators and OEM partners. For more information about TECORE, visit http://www.tecore.com. Press should call Dennis Smith at 301/608-2220. All others should contact Steve Chen at 410/872-6004. Editor's Note: CompactPCI is a high performance industrial computer platform with specifications published by the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Industrial Computer Manufacturer's Group (PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. ). PICMG is a consortium of industrial computer product vendors with the mission of developing specifications for PCI-based systems and boards to be used in industrial and telecommunications applications. PICMG, together with the Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF (Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum, www.ectf.org) An industry association founded in 1996 that provides a clearinghouse for technical standards for voice and data integration in the computer telephony arena. ) which defines the common computer telephony bus standard for CompactPCI, has established a true open systems platform with multi-vendor compatibility for carrier-class telecommunications applications. PICMG and ECTF have hundreds of members, including major suppliers in the telecommunications industry. |
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