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Ericsson Mobitex technology enhancements will expand Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless NetworkSM
URL(s): www.ericsson.com
Ericsson will provide Cingular Interactive (formerly BellSouth Wireless
Data) with up to USD 25 million in equipment and software to expand
capacity significantly in Cingular Interactive’s existing Mobitex
network, also supplied by Ericsson. Mobitex is the core of the Cingular
Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network.
Ericsson will supply base stations and new system software to triple
Cingular Interactive’s core Mobitex network capacity. Additionally,
Ericsson will design and develop new products and software to enhance the
network’s performance and functionality. This arrangement supports several
initiatives under Cingular Interactive’s Operation Platinum StandardSM, a
$50 million program to build overall network capacity as well as to grow
coverage in major metropolitan areas in the U.S. to address projected
dramatic subscriber growth.
“The Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network is already one of the
greatest successes in the Mobile Internet market,” said Ericsson senior vice
president Torbjörn Nilsson. “Mobile Internet is the future of
telecommunications, and Mobitex technology from Ericsson is driving
growth of this revolutionary medium in the world’s largest
telecommunications market.”
Cingular Interactive is experiencing more than 100 percent subscriber
growth annually. The company closed 2000 with more than 570,000
subscribers, up from just more than 200,000 in 1999 – an average net
addition of about 90,000 subscribers per quarter during 2000.
“We are pleased to be working with Ericsson to continue growing and
augmenting our award-winning network to accommodate the phenomenal
subscriber growth that is forecasted to take place over the next few years,"
said Donald Kovalevich, President of Cingular Interactive. "Ericsson will
help us deliver an excellent network experience for our customers and
partners during this period of explosive growth."
Mobitex is a dedicated digital mobile data network that uses packet
switching for maximum efficiency. This means that the network is always
instantly accessible. Customers are billed for the number of packets
transmitted – not connection time.
The Mobitex core of the Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network
is the power behind Cingular Interactive's industry-leading services under
CingularSM MyBizSM Interactive as well as such cutting-edge solutions as
the Palm VII™ connected organizer, America Online's AOL Mobile
CommunicationSM, Fidelity® InstantBrokerSM and the BlackBerry™
wireless e-mail solution. Smart Business magazine selected the Cingular
Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network as an MVP Award Winner as the
"Best of the Best" wireless data network in 2001 and 1999.
Ericsson is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in
mobility, Internet and Multi-services, creating and driving a new era of
Mobile, Personal and Broadband Internet. Our mission is to understand our
Customers' opportunities and needs, and provide best-in-class
communication solutions in a timely manner. With more than 100.000
employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for people
all over the world.
Cingular Interactive
Cingular Interactive, headquartered in Woodbridge, N.J., is an expert in
providing proven wireless data communications solutions that eliminate the
barriers between critical information and mobile users; it also provides
telemetry and transactions applications. Cingular Interactive operates its
wireless data service throughout the United States, covering more than 93
percent of urban business population located in 492 Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (MSAs) and non-MSAs with a total population of 200 million people.
Recognized as the industry leader, the company was the recipient of several
major awards from such entities as Microsoft, Smart Business, FedEx, PC
Computing, Frost & Sullivan, Wireless Week and Mobile Insights. Web
site address: www.cingularinteractive.com.
Cingular Interactive is a business unit of Cingular Wireless. Cingular
Wireless is the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S., and is dedicated
to self-expression and customer-friendly service. As a leader in mobile
voice and data communications, Cingular, a joint venture between SBC
Communications and BellSouth, currently serves more than 20 million
customers nationwide. Cingular offers customers advanced technologies in
simple, cost-effective ways that permit them to tap the creative potential of
wireless through their own self-expression. Details of the company are
available at www.cingular.com.
Ericsson Mobitex
Mobitex offers immediately useable solutions and services on a new
generation of wireless handheld devices that deliver real value to companies
and end users. Whether it is Internet messaging and instant access to e-mail
from any location, wireless banking and stock trading services, or location-
based services that provide information when and where it is needed,
Mobitex delivers what users want from a Mobile Internet solution.
For further information, please visit: www.ericsson.com/mobitex.
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