Cingular Selects Carrier Access for Wireless Backhaul Solution
Friday March 19, 11:25 am ET
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2004--Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq:CACS - News) announced today that Cingular Wireless has expanded Carrier Access' contract for cell site backhaul solutions to support Cingular's network expansion.
In the multi-year contract, Cingular will deploy Carrier Access' MASTERseries(TM) Cell Site Access Gateway to meet its current requirements for efficient n x T1 cell site to mobile switch center transport, while simultaneously preparing its network for future packet-based transport and advanced protocol processing. Deployments are to begin immediately.
"We're proud to be working with Cingular Wireless, helping them to add functionality, significantly reduce capital and operating costs, and pave the way for their next generation backhaul network," said Reini Florin, VP-Wireless Sales, Carrier Access.
The Carrier Access MASTERseries Cell Site Access Gateway provides wireless service providers an unparalleled combination of scalability, multiservices protocol processing, and reliability. The platform has been deployed in mobile wireless networks in 25 different countries and is currently used by eight of the top 10 carriers in the U.S.
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