Cingular Wireless Selects Agilent Technologies' OSS Solution to Support Compliance with E911 Mandate; acceSS7 Location for Abis Monitoring Provides RF Data to Enable U-TDOA Location.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2003 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A) today announced that Cingular Wireless has selected the Agilent acceSS7 Location solution for Abis monitoring. Cingular plans to use the solution to comply with the requirements of Phase II of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) E-911 mandate, which requires service providers to provide location information for wireless 911 callers to public emergency service agencies. Cingular is the second-largest wireless service provider in the United States and a long-time user of both Agilent acceSS7 surveillance and troubleshooting applications and Agilent OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. Fault Manager for its TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). and GSM networks. Cingular will use acceSS7 Location Abis monitors to observe its GSM radio access network GRAN is an abbreviation of GSM radio access network. It consists of Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) and Base Station Controllers (BSC), which are together referred to as a BSS. Its purpose is to manage the radio link between mobile phones and a telecommunication core network. , providing the required RF channel information to enable the U-TDOA (uplink time difference of arrival) location network. This approach allows U-TDOA to work across all GSM radio access network vendors' infrastructure utilizing all types of handsets to allow emergency personnel to direct services to 911 callers. "This solution represents how Agilent's expertise in OSS and network monitoring helps wireless service providers meet their business objectives and comply with a wide range of industry and regulatory demands," said Tom Walls, vice-president and general manager of Agilent's Telecommunications Systems Division. Agilent in Communications Agilent Technologies is a leading provider of components, test, measurement, monitoring and management solutions for the communications industry. Agilent enables designers, manufacturers and service providers to accelerate the delivery of next-generation devices, networks and services. Agilent's broad set of solutions and services includes optical, wireless, Internet and broadband technologies that span the entire communications life cycle. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 32,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6 billion in fiscal year 2002. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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