Bancomsvyaz on target for first DCS 1800 digital cellular network in Kiev; Motorola's ECID wins $20 million turnkey contract.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)--Aug. 7, 1996--The first digital cellular communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. in the Ukraine at 1800 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. is set to be implemented for operator Bancomsvyaz (BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. ) by Motorola's European Cellular Infrastructure Division (ECID ECID Equine Combined Immunodeficiency ). The initial contract for DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. 1800 infrastructure was signed in June, with delivery and installation beginning immediately. The total investment over four years will be approximately $20 million. The system will provide coverage for the city of Kiev and surrounding region. Motorola's ECID has full turnkey responsibility for network planning, installation, commissioning and optimisation. The system will use Motorola's base stations interfacing to Siemens' D1800 switching system. Jeff Howley, Cellular Business Director at BCS said: "Providing high quality mobile communications services to subscribers in Kiev is our number one priority. We chose Motorola as the supplier who best suited our needs in terms of technical superiority, quality, project management, experience, ability to meet our timescales, and of course price. We will, with the help of Motorola, be providing a desirable and economically attractive communications service to Kiev." Anders Gustafsson, Operations Director for Northern & Eastern Europe for Motorola ECID, said: "We are delighted to be using our experience to help BCS achieve its commercial goals and provide the people of Kiev with a much-needed quality cellular communications service." Motorola has a corporate office in Kiev, and will build on this presence with locally recruited employees and existing staff within the Motorola organization. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems and services. Motorola's 1995 sales were $27 billion. CONTACT: Motorola ECID Julian Long/Beth Sharples, +44 (0) 1793 566685 or CompanyCare Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Kevin Taylor/Ian McCann, +44 (0) 1734 582031 |
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