GLOBECOM SYSTEMS
Globecomm Systems Inc. announced commercial availability of its Systems Explorer II Portable Satphone, a satellite phone system that uses Integrated Services Digital Network technology. Explorer II is made in the United States and weighs 32 pounds. The system can be configured from the control unit by moving a cursor to indicate the approximate location on a map. The antenna can be fixed, placed up to 50 feet from the handset and up to 500 feet from the handset using the optional extension cable. Explorer II can be completely deployed and operational within 5 minutes, and repacked and ready to travel in less time, said Globecomm. The satellite communications system features 56/64 kilobits per second high-speed data, which permits dial-up, on-demand access into the worldwide ISDN network, 16 Kbps voice, support for 9.6 Kbps G-3 fax, encryption with STUIII/IIB interface and 9.6 Kbps medium-speed data. (516) 231-9800.
ZETRON
A new paging terminal for resellers was introduced by Zetron. Based on the company’s 2000 series paging terminal, the reseller terminal offers voice messaging, subscriber-recorded voice prompts, automatic notification of voice messages and insured pages. Support for older pager formats such as POCSAG and Golay allows resellers to convert existing paging users to their service. With support for multiple TNPP networking ports, the reseller can offer service from a variety of carriers offering different services and options. The terminal allows subscribers to be added from multiple remote locations. With a capacity of up to 50,000 subscribers and an expandable capacity of up to 58 phone lines, the Zetron terminal is designed for growing businesses. The terminal is capable of accepting TAP alphanumeric input on all its incoming lines without an additional expense for phone lines, dedicated serial ports and modems to support alphanumeric paging. The terminal supports prepaid countdown paging, which allows the operator to sell a set number of pages to a subscriber. (425) 820-6363.
TELLABS
Tellabs plans to showcase at PCS ’98 its new, expanded product line of digital echo cancelers and advanced voice-quality solutions since the completion of its merger with Coherent Communications Systems. Tellabs will feature its new comprehensive array of EC-8000 and 25000 series of digital echo cancelers for personal communications services networks. The company’s c/mor network management system, the first new solution to arise from the merger, also will be exhibited at the trade show. Operators can configure newly installed or existing Tellabs and Coherent equipment from remote locations or a centralized network management center with c/mor. In addition to the new product introductions, Tellabs will demonstrate enhancements to its family of acoustic echo cancellation, level control and noise reduction products. (630) 378-8800.
COMSAT
Comsat Corp.’s Link One service and the Linkway 2000 product provide a new global satellite networking solution that can expand the capabilities of existing satellite networks or be used to deploy and manage new networks. Comsat has completed alpha and beta testing of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode and Frame Relay networking protocols, which Linkway 2000 now supports. Support for Integrated Services Digital Network and Signaling System 7 is scheduled to be commercially available by the end of the year. Comsat plans to have four technologies included on a single platform. Link One technology allows customers’ sites to communicate with each other directly, eliminating the additional equipment and expense of typical “hub-and-spoke” network configurations, said the company. Carriers can use Link One and Linkway 2000 to extend international voice and data networks to remote locations, Internet service providers can more easily connect countries to the U.S. Internet backbone and multinational corporations seamlessly can network their offices worldwide, regardless of the location or the local telecom infrastructure, said Comsat. Customers can manage the network or allocate network management to Comsat. Link One works with a variety of antenna sizes, down to 1.8-meter antennas that fit on rooftops for 2-megabits-per-second traffic streams. The modular Linkway 2000 product allows up to 16 indoor units with a maximum of 32 interfaces to be stacked at one location, providing transmission rates up to an aggregate rate of 32 Mbps using a gateway-sized antenna. Customers can monitor their real-time network usage remotely using standard commercial Web browsers and an Internet or dial-up connection. (301) 214-3420.
MOTOROLA
More than three decades ago, Motorola Inc.’s Pageboy, considered cutting-edge and compact at 5.25 inches by 2.36 inches, was one of 30,000 pagers in use, primarily by medical professionals. Today, more than 50 million Americans, including business professionals, families and teens use numeric, world message, voice or two-way pagers to stay in touch while on the go. Motorola’s smallest pager, Jazz, measures about 3 inches by 1.5 inches by three-quarters of an inch thick. Jazz has a one-line scrolling display, 2,200 total character memory, a telephone directory with caller ID, three event alarms and the ability to store up to 16 personal messages. (561) 739-2000.
