Ericsson signs major TDMA contract with CTC Startel in Chile.STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--Ericsson has signed a contract with CTC-Startel, Chile's largest wireless network operator, for expansions of their 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). (IS-136) network. The contract, valued at USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 35.5 million (SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 276 million) is CTC-Startel's fifth expansion order in the past 12 months for a total value of USD 114.2 million (SEK 890 million). The contract is for the expansion of both capacity and coverage of the network and is in response to the rapid subscriber growth experienced during 1998, doubling the number of subscribers to over 500,000. With the introduction of Calling Party Pays legislation in Chile, beginning this quarter, the high subscriber growth is expected to continue. After the elimination of the double tariffing system, requiring both the receivers and callers to pay, countries have frequently experienced a very rapid subscriber growth and increased phone usage. The order includes the latest Ericsson dual-mode (analog/digital) RBS RBS Royal Bank of Scotland RBS Role Based Security RBS Rollback Segment RBS Rare Book School (University of Virginia) RBS Rural Business Cooperative Service RBS Ribosome Binding Site (genetics) 884 radio base stations. The order also includes two new high-capacity Ericsson MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. 2000 mobile switching centers A switching center is a node in a telecommunications Circuit switching network which is connected to either another switching center and/or to end user devices. Switching centers are aware of other centers and possible routes between them such that on demand a center can establish , which are based on the new generation AXE 10 hardware platform. CTC-Startel became the world's first operator to implement this new type of MSC in 1998. There are approximately 90 million subscribers using TDMA/AMPS networks worldwide. TDMA (IS-136) is commercially available as a dual-band (800/1900 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. ) and dual-mode (analog-digital) technology. Over 17 million subscribers are already using TDMA (IS-136) digital services. TDMA (IS-136) already delivers over 85% of the IMT-2000 functionality and is being further enhanced to deliver all IMT-2000 capabilities in the existing 800 and 1900 MHz frequency bands and in the new 2 GHz band. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over. Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: http://www.ericsson.se/pressroom |
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