Celcore's GlobalHub selected by United States Cellular for personal mobility service.MEMPHIS Memphis, city, ancient Egypt Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. , Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 1996--Celcore, Inc. announced today an agreement to supply 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. Cellular(R) Corp. with Celcore's GlobalHub intelligent network platform. The GlobalHub functions as the Authorization and Call Routing Equipment (ACRE) in a cellular system to offer advanced personal mobility services and one-number access. Celcore's GlobalHub is a market leader in wireless intelligent network products. To date, Celcore has several agreements to deploy the GlobalHub in major markets and rural areas across 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. . United States Cellular will use the GlobalHub in conjunction with a personal base station in its CarryPhone Home and Away(TM) product for the consumer and small business market. It provides personal mobility services allowing one-number access to a user's home, work, and cellular location. The initial deployment will be in Knoxville, Tenn., later this year. "Today, wireless customers want more than just mobility. They also want flexibility, convenience, and easy-to-use services," said Patrick Herron Patrick Herron (b. 1971, Camden, New Jersey) is an American poet. He is the creator of proximate.org and founder of the annual Carrboro International Poetry Festival. Publications
A specialized cellular portable and a personal base station function as a cordless phone A wireless telephone that transmits to and receives signals from a base station within a range of a few hundred feet. Cordless phones are for local use and cannot travel long distances as can cellphones and satellite phones. See DECT and multihandset cordless. at home or work by using the landline network, and automatically operates as a cellular phone when taken away from the landline network. Calls to the cellular number are automatically re-routed to the subscriber's current location. GlobalHub provides the intelligent network function that makes the real-time call routing possible. "We are very pleased to work with United States Cellular to make effortless, anywhere access a reality for its subscribers across the country," said James Foley, vice president for Pan American sales at Celcore. "United States Cellular's selection of the GlobalHub product further demonstrates Celcore as a market leader in wireless intelligent networks." The GlobalHub works in conjunction with products such as Motorola's Personal Phone Series, OKI's LibertyLine, and Panasonic's BusinessLink to provide mobility management functions and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ) interfaces using industry standard protocols. Through IS-41, a cellular networking standard, the GlobalHub can be deployed with an existing cellular network regardless of the manufacturer. Easy to install, operate, and maintain, the GlobalHub is scaleable to meet the needs of both large and small cellular markets with modular expansion. United States Cellular Corporation, based in Chicago, manages and invests in cellular systems throughout the country. The company provides service to more than 894,000 subscribers in 139 markets and owns interests in 66 additional markets. United States Cellular's common shares are traded on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. under the symbol USM USM abbr. 1. United States Mail 2. United States Mint USM n abbr (= United States Mint) → US-Münzanstalt (= United States Mail) → US-Postbehörde . Celcore is a privately-held company based in Memphis, Tennessee For the ancient Egyptian capital, see . Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just below the mouth of the Wolf River. , with regional offices in Chicago, Dallas, Little Rock, Miami, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Seattle, Toronto, and Banglore, India. Founded in 1992, Celcore develops and markets wireless infrastructure equipment worldwide. Based on a distributed client-server architecture client-server architecture Architecture of a computer network in which many clients (remote processors) request and receive service from a centralized server (host computer). , Celcore's GlobalSystems portfolio of cellular, fixed wireless, GSM, and PCS systems are designed for cost-effective deployment in low-traffic density markets. Celcore cellular systems are deployed in North America, Africa, the Pacific, and by the end of 1996 in Eastern Europe and Asia. The GlobalHub(TM) intelligent network platform is a market leader for advanced personal mobility services with deployment in major markets and rural areas across North America. CONTACT: Celcore Steve Chen, Vice President, Product Marketing 901/ 759-5155 or United States Cellular Chrysa Czerniak, 312/399-4922 |
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