U.S. Intelco Wireless and Motorola ink PCS equipment pact.ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1996--U.S. Intelco Wireless (USIW USIW Universal Society of the Integral Way USIW Uitpakken Spelen Inpakken Wegwezen (Dutch band) ) has reached a Personal Communications Services See PCS. (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. ) equipment procurement agreement with Motorola's Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG CIG Ceiling (height above ground level to base of clouds) CIG Conference Intergouvernementale (French: Intergovermental Conference) CIG Conservation Innovation Grants (USDA NRCS) ) which will help independent telephone companies and other PCS providers who are members of the Independent PCS Consortium obtain volume discounts and favorable terms and conditions on system buildouts. "As PCS implementation begins to take center stage, the ability to bring systems on line quickly and cost effectively becomes critical, particularly for the smaller providers that we represent," said Roger Moore, President/CEO USIW's parent company, USTN. "Purchasing through the USIW agreement with Motorola will allow the smaller player to save time on contract negotiations and get better pricing than they could on a stand-alone basis." Motorola wireless radio infrastructure equipment features Code Division Multiple Access (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. ) technology, which is an advanced digital technology which transmits voice and data signals more efficiently than today's analog wireless systems. "We're very pleased to be working with USIW to furnish independent telephone companies and small PCS providers across the country with the best in class PCS technology and equipment available," said Jack Finlayson, corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola CIG's Pan American Wireless Infrastructure Division. "USIW will greatly enhance Motorola's efforts to reach and support PCS providers." USIW provides comprehensive PCS services, such as educational seminars, financial modeling, business plans, market analysis, engineering/design, and procurement services to independent telephone companies and other PCS providers. USIW is part of USTN Holdings, Inc., recently formed by the merger of U.S. Intelco and Independent Telecommunications Network (ITN ITN n abbr (Brit) (= Independent Television News) → chaîne de télévision commerciale ITN (Brit) n abbr (TV) (= Independent Television News) → ). The merged company provides SS7, billing, database and other intelligent network services to more than 1,000 ITCs, RBOCs, interexchange carriers, and operator service providers nationwide. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems and services. Motorola's 1995 sales were $27 billion. CONTACT: Motorola CIG Laura Cain, 847/632-3889 or U.S. Intelco Wireless Dick Martin, 360/493-6243 |
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