Cellular enhanced 911 service trials set for West Virginia.NEW ORLEANS New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1995-- Lockheed Sanders and Clear Communications Clear Communications was a telecommunications company based in New Zealand. Until merging into Telstra's operations in 2001, it was the biggest rival to Telecom New Zealand. Group Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., have agreed to establish a technical and market trial for cellular telephone enhanced 911 service in southwestern West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. . Lockheed Sanders' new cellular phone location products, Smart Look and Micro Look, will be used to provide an emergency location service for cellular telephone users throughout a rural 3,000-square mile, six-county area. American Communications Construction Inc. (ACCI ACCI Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ACCI American Council on Consumer Interests ACCI Association of Crafts & Creative Industries ACCI American Consortium of Certified Interpreters ACCI African Center for Crop Improvement ACCI Air Compliance Consultants Inc. ), Atlanta, will install the equipment and provide marketing and distribution services for Smart Look and Micro Look. Under the agreement, a Sanders Smart Look unit will be installed in five of Clear Communications' base stations near Logan, W.Va. The system is designed to identify and locate unmodified cellular phones in the covered area. The companion Micro Look hand-held units will be provided to designated ambulance, police, fire and other public safety organizations for their use in quickly pinpointing the location of cellular phone users who call the 911 emergency number. Smart Look and Micro Look can also be used to enhance roadside assistance and rescue services and to support other location-based services See mobile positioning. such as stolen vehicle recovery. The technical and market trial is scheduled to begin in March, 1995, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Stephen Johnston, Clear Communications' chief executive officer. Clear is a telecommunications management company that provides cellular telephone service and management services to other network operators. Its West Virginia operations are located in Logan, W.Va. ACCI, an affiliated company of the Clear Communications Group, Inc., offers engineering and program management services ranging from the initial phases of site planning and design to final acceptance testing and hand-over. In addition to providing the trial Smart Look installation, ACCI plans to offer distribution and installation services to service providers. Lockheed Sanders, an operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of the Lockheed Corporation, is engaged in the development, manufacture, sale and support of advanced electronic systems that serve a broad range of defense and non-defense markets. Its products bridge virtually the entire electromagnetic spectrum electromagnetic spectrum Total range of frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. The spectrum ranges from waves of long wavelength (low frequency) to those of short wavelength (high frequency); it comprises, in order of increasing frequency (or decreasing , including acoustic, radio frequency, microwave, millimeter wave, and optical applications. Its telecommunications systems product lines include location equipment, smart antennas, and related management services. CONTACT: Lockheed Sanders Joe Wagovich, 603/885-2816 |
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