CDPD deployment accelerating exponentially; Nineteen cities currently online; 41 cities to be deployed in 1995.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1995--The CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. (Cellular Digital Packet Data (communications, protocol) Cellular Digital Packet Data - (CDPD) A wireless standard providing two-way, 19.2 kbps packet data transmission over exisiting cellular telephone channels. ) Forum's most recent status report validates the rapid growth of CDPD deployment throughout 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 the world. Of the top 50 U.S. Metropolitan Standard Areas (MSAs), 19 cities currently have CDPD service. Carriers are committed to deployment in 22 additional cities -- bringing the total to 41 cities in 1995. International CDPD availability is continuing to grow in Mexico, Canada and beyond. The CDPD Forum's status report, officially titled the CDPD Report Card, lists the most accurate and up-to-date information on the availability of the CDPD service, a standards-based technology for transmitting digital data over the airwaves airwaves Noun, pl Informal radio waves used in radio and television broadcasting . Specific items being tracked by the Forum include: coverage, 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. and equipment and application availability. The CDPD Forum is continually tracking this information and will provide updates and monitor the data on an on-going basis. "The current CDPD Report Card provides concrete evidence of the commitment of our member companies to fulfill the promise of CDPD through rapid worldwide deployment," said Rand Rand See Witwatersrand. rand 1 n. See Table at currency. [Afrikaans, after(Witwaters)rand. Baldwin, executive director of the CDPD Forum. "The Report Card represents a big step forward both in terms of CDPD availability and in the Forum's ability to accurately gather and report this critical information." "Time to market is the key issue for the CDPD Forum's 87 member companies," noted Lee Franklin, member of the CDPD Forum Working Group and president of AirTouch Cellular Data Group. "We all see evidence that demand for mobile packet service is alive and well. The challenge is to enable CDPD as quickly and efficiently as possible. "We like to think of it as a three-legged stool, where one leg is network coverage, the second is user hardware and the third is applications. As Forum members, we set out to mobilize mo·bi·lize v. 1. To make mobile or capable of movement. 2. To restore the power of motion to a joint. 3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver. our aggregate resources in a way that satisfies the real needs of our common customers -- and to do it with no unnecessary delay. This progress report tells us it's working, and it's working well." The CDPD Forum's Report Card is available to anyone and can be obtained by contacting the Forum at the number listed below. About the CDPD Forum The CDPD Forum Inc. is an industry association that brings together companies that provide CDPD products and services, including a full range of cellular service providers, network product manufacturers, telecommunications 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. companies, equipment manufacturers, applications and network software developers, systems integrators and value added resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). . The Forum's mission is to promote the technology and to develop the CDPD commercial marketplace. The CDPD Forum, with 87 member companies, can be reached at 800/335-CDPD (2373). (Outside North America, call 312/644-6610) or e-mail INFO@FORUM.CDPD.NET. CONTACT: CDPD, Chicago Patricia Maloney or Liz Dunham, 312/644-6610 |
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