Industry’s smallest multi-protocol switching solution to debut at Wireless 2000
COLUMBIA, MD – February 23, 2000 – TECORE®, a leading supplier of software-defined, scalable switching solutions, announced today the availability of an in-building wireless switching platform based on its AirCore® product for the fast-growing corporate enterprise market. The AirCore combines all of the capabilities of a network switching subsystem (NSS) with support for high-speed data and IP protocols in a compact package. The AirCore can be deployed in a variety of applications including wireless office, wireless PBX and campus networks.

TECORE will be demonstrating its innovative switching solutions in booth #8157 at Wireless 2000, Feb. 28 to March 1 in New Orleans.

AirCore is the first and only switching platform on the market that can support multiple wireless protocols, including GSM, CDMA, TDMA and AMPS, as well as a fully integrated prepaid application and tandem switching for long-distance service. The AirCore switching platform for the corporate enterprise market include software applications for standard wireless network elements such as Mobile Switching Center (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), Visitor Location Register (VLR), Authentication Center (AuC), Equipment Identity Register (EIR) and Operation & Maintenance Center (OMC)—resulting in a fully functional NSS in a package measuring only 19" wide, 5-1/4" high, and 15" deep.

AirCore can interface to Base Station Subsystem (BSS) equipment from other suppliers via standard interfaces such as the GSM A interface or CDMA IOS. Corporate end-users will be able to access and modify their service profiles through web-based Internet access for such tasks as changing their call forwarding numbers. In addition, the AirCore can be connected directly to a corporate PBX through IP or circuit switched interface. AirCore supports interfaces such as ISUP and ISDN PRI, as well as MAP and IS-41 protocols for seamless integration with the existing wireless networks and the PSTN. This provides networking between multiple AirCore switching platforms in a corporate campus — and to the wireless network for seamless roaming and handover.

"AirCore provides the most compact switching solution for corporate enterprise applications with features comparable to systems several times its size," said Steve Chen, TECORE vice president of marketing. "This leading-edge architecture dramatically reduces the costs of deploying wireless service in the corporate environment while maintaining full integration with existing corporate PBX and wireless network."

Founded in 1991 and based in Columbia, Md., privately held TECORE is a leading supplier of software-defined, scalable switching systems for the converging wireless, wireline and IP networks. AirCore offers compact footprint, comprehensive feature set and cost-effective scalable capacity from 100 to as many as 100,000 subscribers. TECORE supplies its products to carriers in small- to medium-size, rural and emerging markets through direct sales, system integrators and OEM partners. TECORE is a leading supplier of GSM-1900 switching infrastructure in the small- to medium-size markets, working with operators in six states covering 2 million in POPS. For more information, please visit our web site at http://www.tecore.com.