Celcore supplies GlobalHub to Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems for new "FreedomPlus" 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)--Feb. 28, 1996--Celcore officials announced an agreement to supply Celcore's GlobalHub(TM) product to Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, LLC is one of the companies that provide cellular telephone service under the AT&T Mobility brand. It was created in 1984 as Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. for its FreedomPlus service offering. Working in conjunction with Motorola's Personal Phone Series (PPS (Packets Per Second) The measurement of activity in a local area network (LAN). In LANs such as Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI, as well as the Internet, data is broken up and transmitted in packets (frames), each with a source and destination address. ) product, and FreedomLink wireless PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , Celcore's GlobalHub enables Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems to provide FreedomPlus service which offers one phone that can be used at home, at work, or on the road with a single phone number -- the cellular number. Celcore's GlobalHub is an intelligent network platform which provides 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. Easy to install, operate, and maintain, the GlobalHub is scaleable to meet the needs of cellular markets both large and small with modular expansion. Combining Celcore's expertise in cellular networking and Motorola's leading edge wireless technology, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems worked closely with both companies and the Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. to create open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced for this new technology. "With the pace of today's busy lifestyles, our customers look for services that provide them flexibility they can count on," said Drew Roy, Executive Vice President Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems. "When it comes to meeting these communication needs, FreedomPlus eliminates the distinctions between home, office and on-the-road communications, creating true wireless communications versatility." Motorola's PPS Personal Base(TM) communicates with the GlobalHub through a subscriber's existing telephone line. The GlobalHub updates a subscriber's location with the cellular network through IS-41, a cellular industry networking standard, to allow cellular calls to follow the subscriber. The PPS handset functions as a cordless phone by using cellular frequencies when it's within range of the Personal Base. And, at the same time, the subscriber's cellular calls are automatically re-routed to the residential number through the PSTN. The handset functions as a regular cellular phone when outside the range of the Personal Base and it also works with IS-94 compliant wireless business phone systems. "We are pleased to work with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems and contribute to this exciting service offering," said Robert Goodman, Celcore CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The deployment of GlobalHubs in Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems markets is a significant step in making effortless, anywhere access a reality for cellular subscribers." A live demonstration of the FreedomPlus service will be shown during Wireless `96 an industry tradeshow sponsored by Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, on March 21-23 at the Celcore booth in Dallas, Texas. With headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., Celcore develops and markets wireless infrastructure equipment worldwide. Based on a distributed client-server architecture, Celcore wireless solutions are designed for scaleable and cost-effective implementation. Celcore's diverse product line includes its GlobalSystems portfolio of cellular, micro-cellular, fixed wireless, 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. , GSM, and PCS systems; GlobalSwitch(TM) family of modular Mobile Switching Centers; GlobalCell(TM) base stations for both analog and digital air protocols; Network Management System with graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to ; and GlobalHub(TM) intelligent network platform for advanced one-number services. CONTACT: Celcore, Memphis Steve Chen, 901/759-5155 or Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Victor Villalba, 214/665-1314 |
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