Natural MicroSystems Corp. announced the latest member of its TX family of communications resource boards, the TX3000. The TX3000 is an ISA bus card that provides a powerful and highly flexible hardware platform for a wide variety of data communications and networking applications, including SS7, X.25, SNA and IP routing. The company said developers of communications systems can use the TX3000 boards in wireless network controllers and switches, intelligent peripherals for public and private telephone networks and as part of Natural MicroSystems’ Fusion platform for Internet telephony. (508) 650-1300.
IEX Corp. introduced its daVinci Service Node, an enhanced services platform that provides call routing and customized call treatments under a unified service creation and control environment. The system supports multiple clients and high volume transaction rates. It offers features including incoming call screening, prepaid cellular, specialized mobile radio group calling, caller ID, reverse billing, cellular 800 calling, conferencing, enhanced call routing, debit card, international callback and personal number routing. (214) 301-1300.
Coherent Communications Systems Corp. launched an echo canceler designed specifically for digital wireless networks. The company said its Wireless Echo Canceler delivers echo-free quality on both the mobile and public switched telephone network ends of a call. Previous echo cancelers only addressed one side of the conversation, Coherent said, and had to be used in pairs to process the entire voice path. (703) 729-6400.
Centigram Communications Corp. and Priority Call Management Inc. added conferencing capability to Centigram’s MobileManager suite of service applications. MobileManager subscribers can create as large as a nine-party conference call from any telephone without using a third party conferencing service, the company said. Subscribers can create a conference using inbound and outbound dialing, and once in a conference, subscribers can temporarily or permanently drop out of the call to perform other tasks. Subscribers also can pull selected conference participants into a private discussion and then rejoin the original conference. The MobileManager runs on Centigram’s Series 6 and Priority’s ORYX platforms. (408) 944-0250.
Northern Telecom Inc. introduced two new models to its S2000 family of micro base transceiver stations. The company said the base transceiver stations offer Global System for Mobile communications network operators up to 50 percent reduction in cell site footprint requirements and triple subscriber capacity. The company said the S2000 is well suited for 1900 MHz F-band personal communications services licenses where closely located, high capacity cells are needed to provide sufficient coverage in a limited amount of spectrum. The S2000H is suited for highway and rural environments, the company added. The S2000 BTS family will be available for 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz networks later this year. (800) 4-NORTEL.
The SmartCell Exchange is the latest in a line of SmartCell private branch exchange systems from Allen Telecom Group Inc. The modular system provides the flexibility of wireless local loop, stand alone cellular and cellular with roaming capabilities, the company said. SmartCell is an extension for existing cellular or wireline systems, it said, allowing providers in mature markets to fill system gaps or expand capacity. (216) 349-8400.
Analog Devices announced three new chipset software products for cellular base stations and Global System for Mobile communications handsets. The Diversity Receiver Chipset is a combination of the company’s dual-channel IF sampling analog-to-digital converter and its dual-channel decimating receiver chip. It can address a variety of air interface standards including GSM, Code Division Multiple Access and Interim Standard 136, as well as proprietary modulation schemes for paging systems and wireless fixed access receivers. The Multi-Channel Wideband Receiver combines a wideband analog-to-digital converter capable of sampling at 65 msps and a decimating receiver chip that enables the same radio to be tuned to different channels and different air interface standards. Finally, the Handsfree Chipset provides echo cancellation for full-duplex conversation and advanced noise suppression for maximum near-end to far-end speech quality, the company said. (617) 937-1428.
Innovation Inc. developed its Intelligent Integrated Communications System to aid in efficient base station system deployment. The system includes radio, electrical, environmental and structural systems to help establish a fully operational base station that can be delivered ready for utility hook up and antenna connections, the company said. Integrated for both macro and microcell applications, all models are engineered to minimize the footprint for deployment with further modular expansion as needed, and can be integrated with radio equipment from leading providers, the company added. (800) 417-5609.
Comsearch introduced its IQAnalyzer, a software tool designed to streamline mobile network performance analysis. The technology independent product allows users to input data from any widely-deployed test and measurement equipment format, the company said. The IQAnalyzer allows users to evaluate their system against competitor’s systems. It also captures and reports on data such as independent verification of network performance and cell cluster parameter tuning. (703) 620-6300.
Subscriber Computing Inc. introduced its Inter-Query and Inter-Sell Internet products as optional modules available as part of its integrated customer management and billing system, Communications Resource Manager. Inter-Query is designed to give wireless subscribers access to up-to-date information regarding balances, invoices, additional services available and other commonly asked questions. Inter-Query is able to reprint, e-mail and fax previous invoices, update address information and accept credit card payments. Inter-Sell provides wireless resellers Internet access to their wireless provider for quick activation of services for subscribers, inventory inquiries and revenue and billing information. Inter-Sell allows resellers to activate and deactivate cellular or paging subscribers, test equipment, add or delete packages or services, order equipment and phone numbers, view inventory levels and access revenue information. (714) 260-1500.
Hewlett-Packard Co. began providing an automated, receiver-based drive system that provides rapid verification of radio frequency coverage for Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services networks. The system is designed to locate gaps in coverage by driving a vehicle into the service area to collect data. The HP E7450A system includes drive-test software and a digital PCS receiver. It can be integrated with a customer’s existing computers, antennas, mapping software and global positioning system receivers. (800) 452-4844, extension 5183.
