TECORE Wins Second Wireless Network with Telsom Mobile; First Network Connecting Somalia and Somaliland Under One Operator.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2003 TECORE(TM) Wireless Systems, a new generation system provider for wireless networks around the world, announced today that it received an order from Telsom Mobile for a GSM network deployment in Somaliland. This network, operating as Telsom Somaliland and serving the capital Hargeysa and surrounding cities, is the first wireless network connecting Somalia and Somaliland under one network operator, facilitating cross-border commerce as well as regional and international roaming. TECORE, in partnership with AirNet Communications Corporation, previously installed its AirCore(R) Mobile Switching Center 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 (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. ) at Telsom Mobile now providing the highest quality wireless service to subscribers in Mogadishu, Somalia. The new turn-key network deployment includes the AirCore(R) MSC with integrated revenue-generating features, such as Roaming, Prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. , Short Message Service Center (SMSC SMSC Short Message Service CenterSMSC Standard Microsystems Corporation (New York) SMSC Spiritual Moral Social Cultural (education) SMSC Stephenville Medical and Surgical Clinic ) and voicemail, as well as AirNet(R) AdaptaCell(R) Broadband Software-Defined Base Stations. "By meeting the specific cost, coverage and capacity needs in the first phase of Telsom Mobile's deployment, TECORE was able to rapidly deliver a high-capacity MSC to serve more subscribers than any other operator in Mogadishu," said Jay Salkini, TECORE's chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Telsom Mobile has placed this order with us to expand their system coverage and open up lucrative roaming opportunities." "We are delighted with the success of the first wireless network deployment from TECORE and AirNet," said M. A. Jama, CEO of Telsom Mobile. "We awarded them the expansion of our system because we knew they could quickly provide an integrated software-based, feature rich solution. With its all-in-one MSC and broadband base stations, TECORE was an obvious choice to dramatically reduce our total cost of ownership and maximize our return-on-investment." About Telsom Mobile Telsom Mobile is a leading mobile service operator in Somalia and a standing member of the GSM MOU GSM MoU Global System for Mobile Communication Memorandum of Understanding . Telsom, which is a Joint Venture Company between the two foremost telecommunication service providers in Somalia, Somatel and Telcom Somalia, was established in February 2001. Headquartered in Mogadishu, Somalia, the company controls the biggest market share of GSM users in Somalia. About TECORE TECORE Wireless Systems supplies turn-key wireless mobility networks for regional and country-wide deployments and solutions for migrating existing networks to advanced digital wireless technologies while expanding coverage and capacity. The company's turn-key solutions include its AirCore(R) Mobile Switching System at the core of the network in conjunction with GSM/GPRS, 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. and 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). base station solutions to deliver fully-integrated feature-rich services. With over twenty-five network deployments worldwide, TECORE has also achieved certification to the prestigious 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. 9001:2000 Quality Standard. Named one of the "20 Firms for the Next Generation", TECORE is a global leader in converging wireless and IP networks and wireless enterprise systems solutions. For more information, please visit the TECORE website at www.tecore.com. AirCore(R), AirNet(R), and AdaptaCell(R) are registered trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. |
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