Just contracts after contracts, Here is another one......
Swisscom Mobile Signs Agreement With DSC On Signaling Technology
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Dallas, February 18, 1998... DSC Communications Corporation today announced that Swisscom Mobile, one of the world's leading mobile operators, has awarded the company a contract for the supply of DSC's INfusionT advanced switching systems. DSC's powerful open standards STP (Signal Transfer Point) systems will enable Swisscom Mobile to deploy a sophisticated, high-capacity signaling network for the delivery of advanced GSM services. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Peter Zb„ren, head of switching networks, Swisscom Mobile, explains: "Based on DSC's proven technology, we can offer our private and business customers the services they need, with dependable high performance. With significant growth in mobile telecommunications services and with the added demands of network interconnection from international partners, DSC's future-proof STP systems will ensure Swisscom Mobile can deliver high-quality services and secure network interconnections."
DSC is a leading provider of advanced switching and intelligent networking (IN) equipment, with a family of products known as INfusion. Designed to function together or separately, these IN components enable a network operator to introduce new services rapidly, cost-effectively and in a scalable manner.
Chris Wade, vice president, Europe Middle East Africa sales, DSC Communications, said: "Our world-leading stand-alone STP systems are high-reliability, high-capacity systems with features allowing Swisscom Mobile to cost-effectively deliver existing and future advanced services to its customers. DSC's open standards approach has allowed us to seamlessly interface our INfusion STP products around the world with existing advanced digital switches, supplied by other equipment manufacturers. We have supplied STP systems to leading providers of advanced telecommunications services, including carriers in Germany, the UK, Czech Republic, Israel, Japan, Australia, Korea, Mexico and extensively in the United States."
DSC's INfusion STP interconnects Swisscom Mobile's existing switches, HLRs (Home Location Registers), EIR (Equipment Identity Register), IN, voicebox and interfaces to other networks in many countries. The system also features a highly modular architecture based on DSC's high-speed data transfer technology. Administration, maintenance and database translation functions can be centralized with the INfusion STP system.
Swisscom Mobile will be installing the stand-alone STP systems at its two international gateway sites. DSC's facility and staff in Darmstadt, Germany will provide local project management, technical service and customer support.
Swisscom Mobile operates a digital cellular mobile telecommunications network, based on GSM900 and GSM1800, throughout Switzerland. By the end of 1997, Swisscom Mobile achieved more than 1,000,000 subscribers. Swisscom Mobile today has roaming agreements in commercial operation with over 125 network operators in 75 countries.
DSC Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DIGI) is a global provider of advanced telecommunications products, including digital switching, transmission, access and network management systems. DSC's integrated network solutions support voice, data and broadband services, such as intelligent networking, wireless and switched digital video applications. DSC had 1997 annual revenues of approximately $1.6 billion and is active in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information about DSC and its products, please visit the company's web site at dsccc.com.
INfusion is a trademark of DSC Communications Corporation. |
