REDMOND, Wash.-The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium has been formed to champion Interim Standard 136 Time Division Multiple Access and IS-41 wireless intelligent network technologies.
“The UWCC was designed as a cooperative decision-making business entity with the express goal of promoting TDMA/WIN solutions,” said Leo Nikkari, executive director. “This technology choice certainly provides a very competitive global offering today and we believe that this integrated approach will sustain and enhance its overall market position.”
The UWCC Consortium said its objectives are to promote deployment of IS-136 and IS-41 products and services worldwide; stimulate subscriber and operator growth using TDMA/WIN on a global economic scale to optimize terminal costs for consumers; provide product availability and information to make it easier for operators with systems based on Advanced Mobile Phone Service technology to convert to TDMA/WIN technology-based networks; expedite deployment of TDMA/WIN into all global markets; and to continue development of enhanced seamless TDMA/WIN services.
UWCC held international conferences during the past year in Cancun, Mexico, and Singapore. Its first event as a formal consortium will be held Oct. 28 to Oct. 30 in Barcelona, Spain.
UWCC’s membership has not been announced but is known to include Ericsson Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc., Northern Telecom Ltd., Hughes Network Systems Inc., Pacific Communications Sciences Inc., AT&T Wireless Services Inc., BellSouth Cellular Corp., Rogers Cantel Inc. and Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems.
