Excel switches to be deployed in major telecom installation in Thailand.HYANNIS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 1997--Excel, Inc. announced today that the company's programmable switches will be an integral part of what is expected to be the largest installation of enhanced services equipment in Thailand. Excel partner Boston Technology, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BSN BSN abbr. Bachelor of Science in Nursing ) recently signed the $10 million contract with TelecomAsia Corporation Public Co., Ltd. and Sahaviriya Infortech Computer Co., Ltd. The contract calls for Boston Technology to supply state-of-the-art ACCESS NP (tm) voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. platforms in TelecomAsia's Personal Cordless Telephone (PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. ) network serving Bangkok, the largest metropolitan area in Southeast Asia. Through a 25-year build-transfer-operate contract with the state-owned Telephone organization of Thailand (TOT), TelecomAsia is building 2.6 million new phone lines in Bangkok. TelecomAsia will offer value-added services over its all-digital network to generate additional revenue. Boston Technology's Access NP platform, which incorporates the Excel LNX LNX Linux (operating system) LNX Links programmable front end switch, offers an advantage by providing a large number of ports per system and supporting high speed call processing. The ability to quickly and easily develop new applications to respond to customer demands is also critical in offering value-added services and meeting feature customer requirements. "The integration of the Excel programmable switch into Boston Technology's Access NP Network Services Platform reinforces our committment to provide the best in technology and service support to our customers," said Francis E. Girard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Technology. "The high degree of programmability that Excel's switches offer enable us to provide the advanced technology and quick protocol development required for rapid international deployments." The Access NP platforms will support hundreds of thousands of Personal Cordless Telephone subscribers in Bangkok with call answering, partitioned mailboxes, message notification and paging. The Access NP will be implemented as Service Nodes in a unique network configuration using Personal Handyphone System (PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base ) and Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) Technologies. "We are proud to be a part of Boston Technology's network-based voice messaging service solution in Thailand," said Bob Madonna, President and Chief Executive Officer of Excel, Inc. "Our relationship with Boston Technology is tremendously important to Excel and we are pleased that they have selected us as their vendor of choice for programmable switch technology." About Excel, Inc. Excel, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and supports a family of open architecture, programmable switches used in over 50 countries in a wide variety of telecommunications applications including Advanced Intelligent Networks (AIN), Personal Communications Services See PCS. and Networks (PCS/PCN), wireless and wireline service provisioning, a wide variety of enhanced services, and service bureau operations. Founded in 1988, Excel is based in Hyannis, Massachusetts. About Boston Technology, Inc. Boston Technology, Inc. (NYSE:BSN) supplies innovative systems, software and services to telephone long distance, cellular, 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. , cable and other companies in the telecommunications industry that enable them to provide voice mail, integrated internet messaging and other services to their customers. Boston Technology is a worldwide market leader serving half the world's top 20 largest telephone companies in 13 countries. The company is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified and the winner of a 1996 President's "E" Award The President's "E" Award is an award presented by the United States Department of Commerce to "to persons, firms, and organizations engaged in the marketing of products who make significant contributions to the expansion of the export trade of the United States". for Excellence in Exporting. Boston Technology was founded in 1986 and is based in Wakefield, Massachusetts. CONTACT: Excel, Inc. Boston Technology Karen Steele Lynne Dacy (508) 862-3145 (617) 224-8860 ksteele@xl.com ldacy@bostech.com www.xl.com www.bostontechnology.com |
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