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Allen Telecom's Grayson Wireless Division to Supply 911 Caller Location Systems to AT&T Wireless
URL(s): www.attwireless.com
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 16 -- Allen Telecom's (NYSE: ALN) Grayson Wireless Division today announced that AT&T
Wireless (NYSE: AWE) has signed an agreement to purchase Grayson's Geometrix(R) wireless 911 caller location systems for installation in selected
AT&T Wireless markets.
The network-based Geometrix systems are compatible with AT&T Wireless' TDMA (digital) and AMPS (analog) network technologies and existing
customer handsets. AT&T Wireless will install the Geometrix systems to comply with the Federal Communication Commission's Phase II E911
regulations. The system automatically locates and forwards the caller position information to public safety agencies that receive 911 calls.
Terry Garner, President of Grayson Wireless, stated, "We are delighted to have been selected by AT&T Wireless. We look forward to working with
AT&T Wireless and providing them with our Geometrix systems to locate customers in emergency situations. We are prepared to fully support AT&T
Wireless as it brings this enhanced security feature to its customers."
Geometrix location systems allows AT&T Wireless to provide locations of wireless 911 callers to selected emergency response centers that are
equipped to receive such information. AT&T Wireless customers will be able to use their existing handsets and current 911 calling procedures. To
maintain caller privacy, Geometrix systems are designed to provide location information only when a caller initiates a 911 call.
"We chose Grayson Wireless after extensively researching and testing location technologies from a variety of vendors," said Greg Slemons, executive
vice president - network services for AT&T Wireless. "The safety of our customers is paramount to AT&T Wireless and we believe that through our
partnership with Allen Telecom we will successfully deliver innovative, secure and highly reliable E911 technology to our subscribers while working to
comply with FCC regulations."
Grayson Wireless ( www.geometrix911.com ), a division of Allen Telecom Inc., (NYSE: ALN) designs, builds, and markets the Geometrix system,
a state- of-the-art, scalable, cost-effective, network overlay solution intended to allow carriers to meet the FCC's stringent Phase II requirements for
wireless E911 caller location. Geometrix is the first Phase II-compliant wireless location system to be placed into commercial service, and to date
remains the only Phase II-compliant system in service. Geometrix works with the CDMA, GSM, TDMA, AMPS, and iDEN wireless technologies,
and is thus compatible with all wireless phones in use in the United States. In addition to meeting FCC E 911 requirements, Geometrix can also
provide caller-locating support for a wide variety of location-based value-added services.
Allen Telecom Inc. ( http://www.allentele.com ) is a leading supplier of wireless equipment to the global telecommunications infrastructure market.
FOREM supplies sophisticated filters, duplexers, combiners, amplifiers and microwave radios to an array of OEM customers. MIKOM focuses on
providing repeaters, in-building systems and other products that enhance both the coverage and the capacity of a wireless system. Tekmar Sistemi
provides integrated low power fiber optic and cable distributed antenna systems for indoor coverage systems. Decibel Products and Antenna
Specialists manufacture land based and mobile antennas in frequency bands that cover all of the traditional wireless networks. Grayson Wireless
supplies measurement and signal processing systems for testing the performance of a wireless network, network-based wireless caller geolocation
systems for E 911 and value added services. Comsearch offers program management, network planning, engineering, development and installation of
wireless networks worldwide.
AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) is the largest independently traded wireless carrier in the United States, following its split from AT&T on July 9,
2001. AT&T Wireless operates one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America. With more than 17.1 million subscribers, and full-year
2000 revenues exceeding $10.4 billion, AT&T Wireless is committed to being among the first to deliver the next generation of wireless products and
services. Today, AT&T Wireless offers customers high-quality wireless voice and data communications services in the U.S. and internationally.
AT&T Wireless Customer Advantage is the company's commitment to ensure that customers have the right equipment, the right calling plan, and the
right customer services options -- today and tomorrow. For more information, please visit us at www.attwireless.com .
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