BellSouth Cellular Selects Alcatel's IN for Entire U.S. Network.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999-- Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA) announced today that BellSouth Cellular Corp. has selected Alcatel to supply its Home Location Register (HLR (Home Location Register) A database in a cellular system that contains all the subscribers within the provider's home service area. When a subscriber reaches a new service area, the data in the HLR is requested and transferred via SS7 to the VLR (Visitor Location ) and Authentication Center (AC) Intelligent Network (IN) applications for all of its domestic 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. 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). cellular properties. This five-year, multi-million dollar agreement builds on the BellSouth Cellular/Alcatel partnership that began in 1997 when BellSouth selected Alcatel as its HLR/AC supplier for its 1900 MHz markets. In addition to the HLR and AC applications, BellSouth Cellular intends to provide several other IN services on Alcatel's Service Control Point (SCP (1) (Service Control Point) A node in an SS7 telephone network that provides an interface to databases, which may reside within the SCP computer or in other computers. ) platform. Each service will be created in a Service Creation Environment and developed especially for BellSouth. This flexibility allows BellSouth to differentiate its service offerings from its competitors in a cost-effective manner. "BellSouth Cellular is committed to rolling out new features and functions to meet our markets' requirements. Deploying these services on IN platforms offers us the control and flexibility that we need to stay competitive in the marketplace," said Jim McGarrah, Director of Network Services, BellSouth Cellular Corp. Deploying Alcatel's HLR/AC on the SCP platform will enable the carrier to transition its network from a switch-based HLR infrastructure to a stand-alone HLR configuration. This configuration will increase network efficiency and reduce the number of platforms in the carrier's network. "Alcatel is pleased BellSouth Cellular, one of the leading wireless service providers in the U.S., has selected our IN platform for its HLR and AC needs," said Mark Peterson This article is about the American soccer player Mark Peterson. For the Latter-day Saint leader, see Mark E. Petersen. Mark Peterson is a retired U.S. soccer forward. , Vice President and General Manager, Network Applications, Alcatel. "The Alcatel IN solution will serve BellSouth's networking needs to the full extent of their requirements and will create efficiencies that are a direct result of deploying services on the SCP platform." About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel at http://www.alcatel.com or the US Web site at www.usa.alcatel.com. About BellSouth BellSouth Cellular Corp. companies, BellSouth Mobility (BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ) and American Cellular Communications Corporation (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ), provide wireless communications services to customers in 12 states. BMI operates with its partners in eight Southeastern states. ACC markets operate under a variety of names in California, Texas and Virginia and as Cellular One in Indiana. Visit us on the Web at www.bellsouthmobility.com. |
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