Cisco Extends Broadband Fixed Wireless Leadership Through Addition of New World Ecosystem Partners.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000 Bechtel, Fluor, Getronics and Netro Strengthen Cisco's Ecosystem Partner Program To give service providers new options for providing broadband fixed wireless services to customers, Cisco Systems, Inc. (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 :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today announced four new Broadband Fixed Wireless Ecosystem partners. Bechtel, Fluor and Getronics are focused on integration, deployment and implementation of carrier-scale, complex networking and Radio Frequency (RF) solutions. Additionally, Netro Corporation's AirStar(TM) broadband wireless access system will be made available to qualified system integrator partners. These partnerships will extend Cisco's ability to satisfy growing customer demand for broadband wireless solutions. "With the addition of Bechtel, Fluor, Getronics and Netro to the Ecosystem, our customers have the flexibility to choose among best-of-breed solutions," said Constantin Loudiadis, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Wireless Access Business Unit. "The broadband fixed wireless market is rapidly emerging, and Cisco has taken this opportunity to focus on meeting customer demands and getting solutions to market quickly. By teaming with industry leaders in systems integration and implementation, we are addressing the market needs of today." Bechtel, Fluor and Getronics will integrate Cisco's MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service or Microwave Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 2.2-2.4 GHz range. broadband fixed wireless solutions and core infrastructure products to create New World wireless networks. Cisco's MMDS solutions implement Vector Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing See FDM. (communications) frequency division multiplexing - (FDM) The simultaneous transmission of multiple separate signals through a shared medium (such as a wire, optical fibre, or light beam) by modulating, at the transmitter, the separate signals into separable (VOFDM (Vector Orthogonal FDM) A radio frequency technology that enables a wireless connection to provide the same performance as a cable modem. Known to be reliable in areas with a lot of interference, VOFDM is being developed and supported as an open standard for wireless ) in order to overcome line-of-sight issues common to microwave radio networks. These solutions currently are in trials with MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom and Nucentrix. In addition, Cisco has reached an agreement with Netro Corporation in which qualified Ecosystem system integration partners will have access to Netro's AirStar broadband wireless access system. Netro's leading millimeter-wave broadband wireless access equipment complements Cisco's Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) and Internet Protocol (IP) core infrastructure solutions. The Netro AirStar system also extends Cisco's Ecosystem offerings to the 10GHz, 26GHz, 28GHz and 39GHz LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 28 GHz range in the U.S. and 24-40 GHz overseas. It requires line of sight between transmitter and receiving antenna, which can be from one to four miles apart ranges, complementing Cisco's 2.5GHz MMDS and 5.7GHz UNII UNII Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure UNII Undistributed Net Investment Income (closed-end mutual funds) solutions for the US market. As a significant element of the New World Ecosystem, the Cisco-Motorola alliance has led to key wireless opportunities and successes in the mobile wireless market including the first major deployment of integrated mobile data, voice and video services in an all IP-based cellular infrastructure. Cisco and Motorola have already successfully deployed the first live commercial General Packet Radio Service (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ) network at customers BT Cellnet and T-Mobil, and continue to drive other mobile wireless trials worldwide. Cisco and Motorola are also continuing the development of the Centres of Excellence that enable operators and service providers to experience the latest in IP-based networking technologies. About the Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program The Cisco New World Ecosystem is a community of technology partners enabling service providers to rapidly deploy innovative networking services. Cisco and its partners offer a wide range of solutions for Broadband Access, Packet Telephony, Voice Applications, OSS/BSS and Solution Integration/Deployment. Cisco New World Ecosystem partners support open, standards-based architectures and a shared commitment to interoperable, multi-vendor solutions. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems, the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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