CDMA Development Group, GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. and CIBERNET Introduce cdmaConnect; A One-Stop Roaming Program.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1998--The 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. Development Group (CDG (CDMA Development Group, Costa Mesa, CA, www.cdg.org) A membership organization founded in 1995 that promotes CDMA wireless systems worldwide. It is involved with developing new features and services and promoting standards that provide global compatibility and interoperability. ) Monday announced cdmaConnect, a program developed to offer CDG member operators outside of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and new 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 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. an end-to-end IS-41 roaming solution. Developed in conjunction with wireless industry veterans, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Telecommunication Services Inc. (GTE TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) ) and CIBERNET, cdmaConnect provides the necessary process, structure and solutions for roaming service provisioning, including a standard inter-carrier roaming agreement, data clearing, financial settlement, billing standards, call validation and delivery, fraud management and connectivity. "With cdmaConnect, CDG member operators around the world are able to quickly offer automatic roaming service, creating significant opportunities to enhance customer satisfaction," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. cdmaConnect will provide a one-stop solution, required for profitable roaming operations based on the experience embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in the processes which have matured over the last 10 years in North America, the world's largest roaming market. "Participating CDG operators will gain tremendously from cdmaConnect, especially in the Asia-Pacific market where international IS-41 roaming continues to grow in volume and importance," said Brian O'Shaugnessy, secretary for the CDG and vice president technology planning for Bell Mobility. "Together with GTE TSI and CIBERNET, the CDG will work closely with operators to facilitate new implementations of roaming service with cdmaConnect." Both CIBERNET and GTE TSI are industry leaders in the wireless roaming market. CIBERNET, the world leader in providing roaming related financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. to wireless operators, offers a complete outsourcing solution for reconciliation of invoices, foreign exchange services, funds transfer and debt collection. "The cdmaConnect program is a terrific opportunity for CIBERNET to provide its financial expertise and services including intercarrier billing standards to cdmaOne carriers," said Steve Davies, managing director for CIBERNET plc. GTE TSI, a veteran in the IS-41 roaming process, is contributing its industry-leading roaming solutions for connectivity, call delivery and validation, data clearing with full reporting of corresponding financial positions, fraud management and a solution for interstandard roaming. "GTE TSI is pleased to provide its cutting-edge roaming solutions to CDG member operators. Our focus is on solutions that streamline business processes and enable interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. , thus reducing costs and adding to the opportunity for increased revenue," said Paul Wilcock, assistant vice president of marketing for GTE TSI. "cdmaConnect offer operators a single reliable source to meet all of their roaming needs, enabling them to remain successful in intensely competitive business environments," added Wilcock. The CDG will administer the cdmaConnect program and also provide a forum for operators to address business issues related to global cdmaOne roaming over IS-41. Operators in different parts of the world will benefit from the ability to coordinate processes such as testing and interoperability. "Through cdmaConnect, cdmaOne customers will fast-track the deployment of a service which will generate substantial revenue for their operations," said LaForge. CIBERNET offers a specialized financial service for all national and international mobile roaming agreements that encompasses financial and administrative aspects of roaming invoice settlement. CIBERNET also develops inter-operator billing standards and maintains the Cellular Intercarrier Billing Exchange Roamer Record, CIBER CIBER Center for International Business Education and Research (various locations) CIBER Center for International Business and Research (Michigan State University) CIBER Cellular Inter-Carrier Billing Exchange Record , the standard used by IS-41 operators. GTE TSI, a business unit of GTE Corp., operates the world's largest data clearinghouse, offers international roaming solutions and a suite of comprehensive, integrated fraud management products and services all linked by world-class networking capabilities. The company, based in North America, has been a leading provider of innovative solutions for mobile telecommunications operators for more than 10 years. The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne. The 87 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless operators and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of cdmaOne features and services, 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 , education and seminars, regulatory affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: For more information about the CDG, contact Christine Bock Noun 1. bock - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock beer lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally of the CDG News Bureau at 714/374-3530, ext. 11, e-mail chrisbock@bockpr.com or visit the CDG Web site at http://www.cdg.org. -0- Note to Editors: cdmaConnect and cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG. For information regarding cdmaConnect, contact Terry Yen of the CDG at 714/545-5211 or e-mail tyen@prtm.com. For more information about GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. visit the company's Web site at http://www.tsi.gte.com. For more information about CIBERNET visit the company's Web site at http://www.CIBERNET.co.uk. CONTACT: CDG News Bureau Christine Bock or Valerie Christopherson 714/374-3530 (phone) or 714/374-3534 (fax) chrisbock@bockpr.com |
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