Telecel of Bolivia Selects Celcore for Cellular Network Expansion; First system operational less than two weeks after contract signing.MEMPHIS Memphis, city, ancient Egypt Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. , Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1997--Celcore announced today that it has signed a contract to supply five cellular systems to Telecel of Bolivia for expansion of their network. Telecel is 97.5% owned by Millicom International Cellular S.A. Celcore deployed a similar system for Millicom in Smolensk, Russia. Telecel operates a cellular network covering the cities of La Paz La Paz, city, Bolivia La Paz (lä päs), city (1992 pop. 713,378), W Bolivia, administrative capital (since 1898) and largest city of Bolivia. The legal capital is Sucre. , Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Cochabamba and Puerto Suarez and has recently been granted a license extension to cover six additional states in Bolivia. The Celcore systems are being deployed across a geographically dispersed region covering the cities of Sucre Sucre, city (1992 pop. 131,769), S central Bolivia, constitutional capital of Bolivia and capital of Chuquisaca dept. Since 1898, La Paz has been the administrative capital of Bolivia. , Oruro, Potosi, Paraji, and Trinidad. Traffic from the systems will be interconnected to La Paz, the capital, and each site will be connected to the local Public Switched Telephone Network (PTSN PTSN Public Telephone Switched Network ) for local switching to reduce backhaul costs. With Celcore's advanced distributed network architecture, operators can facilitate the interconnection of smaller cities across a geographically dispersed region in a highly cost- effective manner. Under the terms of the contract, valued at over $3 million 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. , Celcore will supply its GlobalSwitch(TM) Mobile Switching Centers, GlobalCell(TM) AMPS base stations, a GlobalHub(TM) for roaming with Telecel's existing network, and a Network Management System. Ancillary equipment such as microwave, power, antenna, and the associated installation, project management, and training services are also included. The first system installed at Sucre is already operational less than two weeks after contract signing. "We are very pleased to be selected by Telecel for the cellular network expansion in Bolivia," said Tom Berger, Celcore president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "The rapid deployment and successful turn up at Sucre exemplifies the efficiency and professionalism of Celcore personnel. This project strengthens our presence in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and continues our growth as a global supplier of high-quality cellular systems." Millicom International Cellular S.A., based in Luxembourg, is a leading developer and operator of cellular telephone services worldwide with operations in 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. , Asia, Europe, and Africa. It currently has interests in 31 operations in 20 countries which have a combined population of approximately 415 million people. Celcore is a privately-held company based in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A., with regional offices in the U.S., Singapore, Beijing, Jakarta, and Bangalore, India. Founded in 1992, Celcore designs and markets analog and digital cellular systems around the world for small to medium-sized markets with low-subscriber density. Based on a scalable, distributed network architecture, Celcore's portfolio of AMPS, GSM, and Wireless Local Loop products have low start-up and operating costs. Celcore cellular systems are deployed in North America, South America, Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific. For additional information on Celcore and its products, visit them on the world wide web at http://www.celcore.com CONTACT: Celcore Inc., Memphis Steve Chen, 901/624-4389 |
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