Boeing Successfully Implements Motorola Wireless Communications Solution.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1998-- Wide-area Communications Network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. to Link Puget Sound Puget Sound (py  `jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c. Facilities Motorola's Land Mobile Products Sector (LMPS LMPS Land Mobile Products Sector (Motorola) LMPS Low-Moisture, Part-Skim (cheese) LMPS Lift Manufacturers Product Section LMPS Linear Microwave Phase Shifter LMPS Lockheed Martin Postal Systems ) announced today that it has successfully completed the deployment of its SmartZone(TM) 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. two-way trunked radio communications network for Boeing. The new SmartZone network seamlessly integrates several existing and new systems within the Puget Sound area of Washington state, enabling groups of employees to talk to one another at the same location or at separate locations. This provides Boeing with a flexible, reliable wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. network needed to meet its requirements for instant and group communications over a vast geographic area. The network serves over 6,000 users in Boeing's widely dispersed facilities -- some of the largest in the world -- located in Everett, Seattle, Renton, Kent, Auburn and Frederickson. Network users include security, fire protection, hazardous materials, transportation, facilities maintenance, manufacturing, production, emergency disaster preparedness and other departments. The robust network also is designed to accommodate additional users and locations as those needs arise. The SmartZone network, completed in April 1998, is an upgrade that integrated existing SMARTNET(TM) systems supporting communications in eight Washington locations. The upgrade also included the integration of seven additional trunked radio sites in order to improve coverage and allow for seamless communications across user groups and locations. As part of the contract, Motorola engineers completed the conversion of the SMARTNET systems during the weekends and at night to minimize downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. and work disruption, resulting in a quick and smooth transition. The SmartZone network was tested at Motorola's Customer Center for Systems Integration (CCSI CCSI Computer & Control Solutions, Inc CCSI Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (training qualification) CCSI Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement CCSI Contemporary Control Systems, Inc CCSI Channel Coding with Side Information ) prior to installation to ensure the system's coverage and capacity performance. CCSI is one of the few centers in the world where two-way wireless communications networks are thoroughly tested before shipment to installation sites from the factory. Boeing currently has other Motorola communications systems across the country, including 800 MHz two-way radio A voice network that provides an always-on connection enabling the user to just "push the button and talk." Also called "dispatch radio," two-way radio has traditionally been used by police, fire, taxi and other mobile fleets. systems in Spokane, Wash.; Portland, Ore.; Huntsville, Ala.; St. Louis; and Wichita, Kan. Motorola's Land Mobile Products Sector is one of the world's leading providers of analog and digital two-way voice and data radio products and systems for applications worldwide, from on-site to wide area communications. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems and services. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Communication devices, computers and millions of other products are powered by Motorola semiconductors. Motorola's 1997 sales were $29.8 billion. SmartZone and SMARTNET are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Contact Motorola toll-free for additional information at 1-800/247-2346 or at http://www.mot.com/LMPS CONTACT: Motorola Mike Doheny, 847/576-6931 or Boeing Michael Eastman, 253/657-6715 |
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