Celcore supplies wireless equipment for rural telephony in Colorado.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)--Nov. 15, 1995--Celcore officials announced a contract with Blanca Telephone Company to supply a wireless local loop system to offer Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Service The Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Service or BETRS is a fixed radio service where a multiplexed, digital radio link is used as the last segment of the local loop to provide wireless telephone service to subscribers in remote areas. (BETRS BETRS Basic Exchange Telecommunications Radio Service BETRS Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Service ) in the south central region of Colorado. Blanca Telephone Company is a local telephone service provider and plans to offer BETRS coverage in portions of its Rural Service Area (RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. ) which currently does not have telephone service. Initially, areas surrounding the towns of Blanca, Fort Garland and Forbes Ranch will be covered. The wireless local loop system utilizes standard AMPS cellular technology, and it will be deployed by the end of 1995 with expansion planned in 1996. The contract calls for Celcore to supply its fully digital and compact GlobalSwitch(TM) Mobile Switching Center, GlobalCell(TM) AMPS radio base stations, Network Management System with easy-to-use 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) networking processor. Alan Wehe, Blanca Telephone Company President, stated, "Celcore products are ideal for the rural environment. The combination of advanced technology, cost-effectiveness and reliability is truly unique in the marketplace. By using wireless technology we can reduce deployment time significantly to offer telephone service in remote areas very quickly." "Celcore's advanced distributed network architecture enables Blanca to deploy a wireless local loop system quickly and economically. We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Blanca Telephone Company to provide telephone service through wireless technology in an unserved area," stated Thomas Berger, Celcore President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Based in Memphis, Tenn., Celcore develops and markets advanced wireless switching and networking solutions worldwide. With an open and distributed architecture, Celcore's wireless systems are designed for cost-effective implementation to address a broad spectrum of market needs, including AMPS, TDMA and ETACS ETACS Extended Total Access Communications System ETACS Electronic Time and Alarm Control System ETACS Extended Total Access Communication System ETACS Electronic Total Automobile Control System cellular systems; microsystems; wireless PBX, IS-41 and MAP mobility management; wireless local loop systems; GSM, PCS and CDMA systems. CONTACT: Celcore, Memphis Steve Chen, 901/759-5155 |
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