Wanlitong Paging And Glenayre Launch New Nationwide Network In China
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Wanlitong Paging of Hong Kong has launched the first phase of a new high speed nationwide paging network in China. Supported entirely by Glenayre's FLEX-based 280 MHz paging infrastructure, Wanlitong's network is providing Chinese character paging services to eighteen cities throughout every region of China.
''Wanlitong is providing a competitive nationwide network in China and Glenayre is very pleased to be chosen as the infrastructure supplier,'' said Henry Tsang, Glenayre's nationwide account director of China operations. ''We look forward to supporting Wanlitong in expanding the network to over 100 cities.''
''The selection process included lengthy discussions with different vendors whose performance was observed as satisfactory,'' said Mr. Wu Zhao Hui, Wanlitong Paging Network Project Director. ''We finally selected Glenayre because of its technological superiority, reasonable price, and quality references for its nationwide paging projects. With its high quality service in launching this project, we consider Glenayre as one of our preferred vendors for the future.''
The new network is operating with Glenayre's GL-3000 Wireless Messaging Switches, GL-T8321 Transmitters, and GL-C2000 Transmitter Controllers.
Wanlitong's network is providing coverage to Beijing, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Shijiazhuan, Taiyuan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Chaoyang, Jieyang, Shantou, Zhengshan, Jiangmen, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Zhengzhou and Quanzhou.
Glenayre Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: GEMS - news) is a worldwide provider of personal communications products and systems serving the paging, cellular, PCS, telco, voice processing and point-to-point wireless service provider markets. Glenayre's net sales exceeded $390 million in 1996 and the company employs approximately 2,100 people worldwide.
FLEX is a trademark of Motorola
SOURCE: Glenayre Technologies Inc |
