TECORE Announces GPRS Enhancements for Its AirCore Switching Platform; Company To Introduce High-speed Wireless Data Solutions At GSM World Congress.Business Editors GSM World Congress Booth No. C60A COLUMBIA, M.d.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000 TECORE(R), a leading supplier of software-defined, multi-service switching solutions for the converging wireless, wireline and IP networks, announced today the development of General Packet Data 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. ) for its AirCore(R) switching platform. TECORE will be demonstrating its innovative switching solutions in booth No. C60A at GSM World Congress, February 1-4, in Cannes, France. With GPRS enhancements, TECORE offers its customers complete high-speed data capability by introducing packet data to mobile networks, and by fully enabling mobile Internet applications. GPRS is also the ideal bearer for Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) applications, delivering anytime anywhere access to the end users, an important step in the evolution to third-generation (3G). &uot;TECORE's GPRS solution offers a complete, high-speed data capable solution to our customers,&uot; said Jay Salkini, president and chief executive officer of TECORE. &uot;By integrating GPRS capability into our AirCore product, TECORE offers unmatched value and flexibility to enable wireless operators to bring mobile Internet to the market.&uot; Unlike other GPRS solutions on the market today that require operators to add new network elements, TECORE's solution is based on the company's existing carrier-class, high availability AirCore switching platform. TECORE's GPRS solution is composed of the Home Location Register (HLR), Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node ), and Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN GGSN Gateway GPRS Serving/Support Node GGSN Gateway General Support Node (packet radio service) GGSN Gateway Gprs Support Node GGSN General Gprs Serving Node ). Fully compliant to European Telecommunications Standards Institute (body) European Telecommunications Standards Institute - (ETSI) A European version of the ITU-T(?). (ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. ) standards, TECORE's SGSN/GGSN will interoperate with other vendor's Base Station Subsystem The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) is the section of a traditional cellular telephone network which is responsible for handling traffic and signaling between a mobile phone and the Network Switching Subsystem. (BSS See 802.11. BSS - Block Started by Symbol ) equipment. In addition, AirCore's integrated prepaid solution will support GPRS subscribers to offer a significant competitive advantage. Founded in 1991 and based in Columbia, M.d., privately held TECORE is a leading supplier of software-defined, scalable switching systems for the converging wireless, wireline and IP networks. TECORE's innovative AirCore Platform (patent pending) is the first switching platform on the market that can simultaneously support multiple wireless protocols, including GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , 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 AMPS, as well as wireline tandem and a fully integrated prepaid solution. AirCore offers compact footprint, comprehensive feature set, and cost-effective scalable capacity from 100 up to 100,000 subscribers. The AirCore Mobility Server and Gateway enables an IP-based GSM architecture to dramatically reduce the costs of deploying GSM service in the corporate in-building environment while maintain full integration with the GSM network. TECORE supplies its products to carriers in small to medium size, rural, and emerging markets through direct sales, system integrators, and OEM partners. TECORE is a leading supplier of GSM-1900 switching infrastructure in the small to medium size markets, working with operators in six states covering two million in POPS. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.tecore.com. |
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