Comverse Technology's messaging equipment selected by American Portable Telecom for its digital wireless PCS network; Initial order worth more than $6 million
BusinessWire, Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 08:24
WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1996--Comverse
Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:CMVT) announced today that it has received
an initial order worth more than $6 million for the company's
TRILOGUE(R) INfinity system from American Portable Telecom (NASDAQ:APTI).
The Comverse system will enable APT to provide a variety of
enhanced telecommunications services, such as call answering, call
return, and message notification via short message service, on its
new digital wireless Personal Communications Services (PCS) network.
Kobi Alexander, chairman, president, and CEO of Comverse
Technology, said, "Digital wireless services such as PCS represent
the next generation of mobile telecommunications offerings, and we
are very pleased to play an important role in American Portable
Telecom's launch of PCS. Comverse is a world leader in the
provision of messaging platforms to network operators launching PCS
and other digital wireless services. More than 60 wireless network
operators worldwide, including more than 40 digital wireless service
providers, have selected TRILOGUE for their enhanced services."
"The TRILOGUE platform will provide greatly expanded utility for
our customers," noted David B. Lowry, vice president of engineering
for American Portable Telecom. "TRILOGUE is a proven, flexible,
cost-effective solution. The platform's superior architecture and
functionality will allow us to rapidly implement new, advanced
personal communications services in the future, keeping APT's
wireless service ahead of the competition."
Lowry also cited Comverse's long experience and proven track
record for system integration into GSM (Global System for Mobile
communications) networks around the world. American Portable
Telecom has selected GSM as the standard for its digital wireless
communications service.
Comverse Technology's TRILOGUE INfinity enhanced services
platform, which is marketed to both wireless and wireline network
operators, enables PCS and other digital wireless network operators
to provide, among other services, voice/fax/text messaging,
information services, interactive voice response, call return, which
allows subscribers to reply to messages through a single keystroke,
and Short Message Service Center (SMSC), which allows the display of
brief text messages on the PCS handset. Through its new IP/SN
(Intelligent Peripheral/Service Node) capabilities, TRILOGUE can
also support next-generation Intelligent Network services such as
personal number, call screening and mobile attendant.
American Portable Telecom Inc., headquartered in Chicago, holds
licenses to provide digital wireless PCS service in six major
trading areas covering a population (POPs) of approximately 27.3
million people. APT's markets include Columbus, Houston, Kansas
City, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Pittsburgh and Tampa-St. Petersburg-
Orlando. APT intends to launch commercial service by early 1997.
Comverse Technology Inc., headquartered in Woodbury, designs,
develops, manufactures and markets computer and telecommunications
systems for a variety of communications processing applications,
including multimedia messaging and information processing systems
marketed under the name TRILOGUE(R) and multiple channel, multimedia
digital monitoring and recording systems marketed under the names
AUDIODISK(TM) and ULTRA(TM).
CONTACT: Comverse Technology Inc., Woodbury
Kobi Alexander/Paul D. Baker
516/677-7200
or
American Portable Telecom, Chicago
Arianne Venuso, 312/399-4184
KEYWORD: NEW YORK ILLINOIS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET |
