Centennial Communications Launches Digital Wireless Service in Dominican Republic With 3G-Ready Lucent Technologies Network Infrastructure.Business & Technology Editors NEPTUNE Neptune, in Roman religion and mythology Neptune, in Roman religion and mythology, god of water. He was presumably an indigenous god of fertility, but in later times he was identified with the Greek Poseidon, god of the sea. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000 Network Ready for Mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. , Doubles Capacity for Voice Services Without Adding New Base Stations Centennial Communications Centennial Communications (NASDAQ: CYCL) and its subsidiaries (Centennial Wireless (U.S.), Centennial Dominicana and Centennial de Puerto Rico) provide wireless and broadband telecommunications services to wireless telephone subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CYCL) today announced it has brought high-tech mobile communications to the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. with the launch of its digital wireless service, enabled by equipment, software and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. support from its strategic supplier, Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LU). The wireless service uses the latest digital technology called 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. (Code Division Multiple Access), providing voice quality comparable to fixed line telephones. Thanks to Lucent's base station design, Centennial can effectively double the capacity for voice traffic without additional base stations. What's more, Centennial will be able to offer increasingly faster mobile Internet and data transmission services from the same network infrastructure. "Centennial Dominicana is offering a truly personalized mobile communications service that is on a par with our highly successful service offered by Centennial de Puerto Rico," said Michael J. Small, the company's president and chief executive officer. "With the strong community of interest between the largest and the fastest-growing economies in the Caribbean, customers traveling to and from the Dominican Republic can be assured of consistent, reliable service." Centennial Dominicana offers all-digital Personal Communications Services See PCS. in the same frequency as Centennial de Puerto Rico. This commonality allows customers to use the same phone in either market, with identical calling features and advanced services like voice mail. "Centennial was one of the first operators to partner with Lucent in the launch of commercial CDMA, and we're gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to continue our close collaboration as they begin operation in a fast-growing market like the Dominican Republic, " said William Wiberg, president of Lucent's cellular and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. business. Lucent's Flexent(TM) wireless networks meet Centennial's growth needs way into the future, featuring both a capacity and data-handling technology that can grow incrementally. CDMA technology is evolving to so-called third generation (3G) wireless. With improvements currently under test, by next year Lucent's CDMA networks will support data transmission rates faster than those available from the typical home Internet dial-up service. Lucent's Flexent CDMA base station enhancement is based on one of the new global 3G standards established by International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. to improve data transmissions over mobile networks and promote global roaming capabilities with the same device. With higher data transmission, Mobile Internet access will be enriched with more graphical display capability such as digital maps featuring directions to a retail store offering discounts when a customer arrives in the neighborhood. About Centennial Communications Centennial is one of the largest independent wireless telecommunications providers in the United States and the Caribbean, with approximately 18.7 million Net Pops and more than 664,000 wireless subscribers. Centennial's Domestic operations have approximately 6.3 million Net Pops in small cities and rural areas. Centennial's Caribbean integrated communications operation owns and operates wireless licenses for 11.4 million Net Pops in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and provides voice, data and Internet services on wireline networks in the region. Centennial also holds minority shares representing 910,000 Net Pops in U.S. cellular operations controlled and managed by other operators. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and an affiliate of The Blackstone Group are controlling shareholders of Centennial. For more information regarding Centennial, visit the company's website at www.centennialcom.com About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers the systems, software, silicon and services for next-generation communications networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as broadband and mobile Internet infrastructure; communications software; communications semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and professional network design and consulting services. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com. Forward Looking Statements Cautionary statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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