Comtech and Open Telecom Expand Wireless Messaging Presence in Caribbean With Motorola Flex Technology.JAMAICA and TRINIDAD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1998-- Motorola Satellite Paging Systems To Provide FLEX(TM) Messaging, E-Mail Access, Off-Island Roaming Capability To meet Caribbean consumers' increased demand for advanced wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , Comtech Ltd. and Open Telecom Ltd., subsidiaries of Computers & Controls Holdings Ltd., announced Tuesday they are upgrading their paging networks through the purchase of two Motorola Paging Systems Group (PSG PSG, n polysomnograph; polygraph performed during sleep. Physiological variables such as pulse, blood pressure, and respiration are monitored and charted. ) FLEX(TM)-based satellite paging systems, the first FLEX(TM) systems to be deployed in the Caribbean. The additional capacity afforded by the 900 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. fixed site systems will allow Comtech, based in Jamaica, and Open Telecom, based in Trinidad, to offer high-capacity digital paging services to their customers. Both systems, designed to be Internet roaming Accessing your own ISP locally when traveling abroad. Organizations such iPass have alliances with ISPs around the world that let international travelers access the Internet by dialing up a local telephone number. compatible, will support full Internet access See how to access the Internet. . Computers & Controls is a leading Caribbean communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. with subsidiaries in Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados and Guyana, with expansion plans for other islands. "Motorola offers the most advanced paging technology available today," said Lindsay Gillette, managing director of Open Telecom. "Upgrading our technology to utilize Motorola's FLEX(TM)-based protocol will allow us to provide our customers with an inexpensive, highly reliable, efficient way to communicate with their friends and family. "This technology will allow us to offer our customers advanced features such as confirmed message delivery, roaming between Trinidad and Jamaica and access to e-mail, to be added to the system through 1999." "We turned to Motorola for an advanced systems solution to help us maintain our paging leadership position in Jamaica. Motorola's leading-edge messaging technology will allow us to reach the high-growth youth market and provide families with a safe, easy way to communicate," said Everton Davis, managing director of Comtech. "We are proud to be the first to deploy the advanced FLEX(TM)-based paging protocol in two of the largest English-speaking countries in the Caribbean," said Rick Castaneda, vice president of Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. Operations, Motorola Paging Systems Group. "With Motorola's advanced paging infrastructure, providers like Open Telecom and Comtech will be able to continually upgrade their technology to offer customers advanced wireless communications features." Open Telecom, based in Port of Spain Port of Spain, city (1990 pop. 50,878), capital of Trinidad and Tobago, on the Gulf of Paria. It is the industrial and commercial center of the country. From 1958 to 1962, Port of Spain was the capital of the dissolved Federation of the West Indies; in 2005 it became , is one of the largest computer and wireless companies in Trinidad, and owns several ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. companies on the island. Comtech, based in Kingston, has represented Motorola Radio Systems, Paging and Cellular Subscriber Divisions for almost 10 years and is the largest supplier of wireless services and equipment in Jamaica. The FLEX(TM) Protocol, created by Motorola, is the global de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for one-way high-speed paging. Adopted by operators in all of the top ten world's largest paging markets, Motorola's FLEX(TM) paging protocols include FLEX(TM) one-way, ReFLEX two-way and InFLEXion inflection, inflexion the act of bending inward, or the state of being bent inward. voice transmission technologies. Motorola Paging Systems Group delivers advanced paging solutions for service providers worldwide. PSG systems solutions include the full range of FLEX(TM) protocol-based paging infrastructure including terminals, radio frequency controllers, transmitters and receivers. PSG service solutions include network design and engineering, test-bedding, training, and an award-winning customer service hotline. Further information is available at http://www.pagingsystems.com. Motorola is a global leader in advanced electronic systems and services. It liberates the power of technology by creating software-enhanced products that provide integrated customer solutions and Internet access via wireless and satellite communications, as well as computing, networking, and automotive electronics. Motorola also provides essential digital building blocks in the form of embedded semiconductors, controls and systems. Sales in 1997 were $29.8 billion. Motorola, FLEX, InFLEXion, and ReFLEX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. (c) 1997, Motorola Inc. All rights reserved. |
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