Hughes Network Systems Supplies Broadband Wireless to Largest Mobile Operator in Central Europe
08 1월 2004 - 12:31AM
PR Newswire (US)
Hughes Network Systems Supplies Broadband Wireless to Largest
Mobile Operator in Central Europe System Will Connect Cellular Base
Stations and Wi-Fi Hot Spots for Era/PTC in Poland GERMANTOWN, Md.,
and WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems,
Inc. (HNS), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite and
wireless access systems, announced today it has been awarded a
contract with cellular operator Era/PTC (Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa)
to deploy the AIReach(R) Broadband 9000 wireless access system in
major cities in Poland. HNS' 26 GHz AIReach point-to-multipoint
system will be used to provide wireless backhaul connections to PTC
cellular base stations and Wi-Fi hot spots in Warsaw and other
major cities in Poland. "The AIReach broadband wireless system is
very flexible and cost-effective for our access network, since it
can provide both IP/LAN and E1 connections," said Boguslaw
Kulakowski, Chairman and CEO of PTC, in announcing the contract
award. "It requires fewer antennas than point-to-point microwave
alternatives, and thereby enables faster and lower cost
provisioning of new cell sites and Wi-Fi hot spots." With more than
6 million subscribers today, PTC is the largest cellular operator
in Poland and Central Europe. "We are pleased to be selected by PTC
for this important cellular project. The AIReach system is a highly
versatile transmission platform, supporting PTC's GSM, Wi-Fi, and
UMTS networks," said Tom Hsu, senior vice president and general
manager of the Broadband Carrier Networks division at HNS. "The
system will allow PTC to readily migrate cell sites from today's
GSM with E1 links, to UMTS with ATM interfaces, and then to 3G IP
RAN with Ethernet interfaces, all using a single AB9000 radio at
each cell site," according to Keary Cannon, vice president of
Broadband Carrier Networks at HNS. "In addition, the system's
bandwidth-on-demand capabilities make it extremely efficient for
interconnecting public wireless LAN access points." The AIReach
Broadband 9000 hub/base station supports multiple E1, E3 ATM, STM-1
ATM, or 10/100BaseT interfaces, while the remote terminals
collocated with cellular base stations support multiple E1,
10/100BaseT and ATM ports at speeds up to 30 Mbps, configurable for
both dedicated and bandwidth-on-demand traffic. About Polska
Telefonia Cyfrowa Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp z o.o. is the leading
wireless services provider in Poland with 5.6 million subscribers,
a 36.2% share of the total Polish market. Operating under its
commercial name "Era," PTC is leveraging its subscriber base,
experience, and established infrastructure to be a leader in the
introduction of higher margin products and services in the Polish
market. This move is supported by PTC's strategic shareholders,
Deutsche Telecom (NYSE:DT), Vivendi Universal S.A. (NYSE:V), and
Elektrim S.A. (through Elektrim Telekomunikacja Sp. z o.o.). PTC
operates services using both national GSM 900 and GSM 1800
licenses. In December 2000, the Company was granted a Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) license. About Hughes
Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS) is the world's
leading provider of broadband satellite network solutions for
businesses and consumers, with more than 600,000 systems ordered or
shipped to customers in 85 countries. HNS pioneered the development
of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it markets
globally under the DIRECWAY(R) brand. In addition, HNS is a leading
manufacturer of DIRECTV(R) satellite television receivers, having
shipped more than 14 million to date. Headquartered outside
Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS maintains sales
and support offices worldwide. HNS is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hughes Electronics Corporation (HUGHES). HUGHES (NYSE:HS) is 34
percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82
percent owned by News Corporation Ltd. For additional information,
please visit http://www.hns.com/. HUGHES, Hughes Network Systems,
AIREACH, and DIRECWAY are trademarks of Hughes Electronics
Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. DATASOURCE: Hughes Network Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Polska
Telefonia Cyfrowa-ERA Communication (PR) Office,
+48-(22)-413-43-00, or Fax: +48-(22)-413-61-78, or ; or Judy Blake
of Hughes Network Systems, Inc., +1-301-601-7330, or
+1-301-428-1672, or Web site: http://www.hns.com/
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