BC TEL Mobility selects Northern Telecom to supply CDMA cellular, PCS network infrastructure equipment.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1995--BC TEL TEL Telephone TEL Telegram TEL Telugu (langauge) TEL Terrorist Exclusion List TEL Technology-Enhanced Learning TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher TEL Tetra-Ethyl Lead TEL Team Deutsche Telekom Mobility of British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , Canada has selected Northern Telecom, in collaboration with QUALCOMM, as its supplier for Code Division Multiple Access (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. ) digital cellular and Personal Communications Services See PCS. (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. ) network infrastructure equipment. BC TEL Mobility will conduct technical trials of this CDMA technology in four parts beginning later this year, with results expected in January of 1996. BC TEL Mobility expects to deploy nearly US$60 million of CDMA infrastructure equipment, including base station radio technology, mobility services, and mobility switching over the next five years, beginning as early as the second quarter of 1996, assuming successful trials. "Our preliminary evaluation has convinced us that CDMA digital technology will allow us to give our customers the network quality and services they are demanding," said Rob Cruickshank, president and chief operation officer, BC TEL Mobility. "We're pleased to continue our 10-year relationship with Northern Telecom as we move into the next generation of mobile, personal communications services," Cruickshank said. BC TEL Mobility plans to overlay its existing 800 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. analog cellular network with CDMA to provide digital service across British Columbia. It also expects to deploy CDMA at 1900 MHz if successful in acquiring a new PCS license from Industry Canada Industry Canada is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada. . "This agreement provides Northern Telecom with an early opportunity to demonstrate our CDMA infrastructure product, and gives BC TEL Mobility the opportunity to be among the first to deploy commercial CDMA service," said Dave Twyver, president, Wireless Networks, Northern Telecom. "We're pleased to collaborate with Northern Telecom and contribute to BC TEL Mobility's successful commercial deployment of CDMA," said Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer, QUALCOMM Incorporated. Northern Telecom and QUALCOMM announced in December, 1994 a strategic relationship to jointly design, develop, manufacture, and sell complete, turnkey CDMA networks for cellular, PCS, and wireless local loop applications. CONTACT: Northern Telecom Mark Buford, 214/684-8512 or BC TEL Mobility Ferdi Schell, 604/293-4518 Gordon Walls, 604/268-2216 or QUALCOMM Julie Cunningham, 619/658-4224 |
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