U.S. Cellular selects teleSys software to provide Enhanced Network Services
MACH7-iSTP Offers Wireless Telecommunication Solutions for Business Customers
Burlingame, California
July 23, 2001
teleSys Software, Inc. today announces that it has signed a network services agreement with U.S. Cellular (AMEX: USM) to deploy the MACH7-iSTP Gateway system -- a high-speed SS7 signaling network. The system will enhance U.S. Cellular's wireless office service and provide its business customers with affordable, secure network connectivity, while enabling the company to take advantage of the efficiencies of an Internet Protocol network.
Under the agreement, U.S. Cellular will leverage teleSys' advanced technology to provide its wireless office subscribers with a single-phone, single-number system that services as a wireless office phone on the enterprise telephone network, while automatically connecting customers to the external cellular network when outside the office. The system will enable subscribers of this service to make and receive calls in a building or campus environment using all the features of their office phones, such as call transfer and forwarding, four- or five-digit dialing, and three-way calling. Calls made or received within range of the system will not incur per-minute airtime charges.
"The new MACH7-iSTP Gateway system will enable U.S. Cellular to expand its wireless telecommunication services," said Larry Sipovic, product development manager for U.S. Cellular. "It will improve the level of quality, support, and technology that we provide to our business customers and create a more efficient architecture for our network."
"We are extremely pleased that U.S. Cellular has selected the MACH7-iSTP Gateway system to enhance its network services," said Bobby Bahl, CEO of teleSys Software. "Our system's reliable, field-proven technology will provide U.S. Cellular with the flexibility to offer its customers new and enhanced wireless communication applications."
About U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular Corporation, the nation's eighth largest wireless service carrier, provides wireless service to more than 3 million customers in 146 markets throughout 25 states. The Chicago-based company operates on a customer satisfaction stragey, meeting customers' needs by providing a comprehensive range of wireless products and services, superior customer support and a high quality network. U.S. Cellular is listed and traded as USM on the American Stock Exchange. For more information about U.S. Cellular, visit the company's website at www.uscellular.com
About teleSys Software
teleSys is the premier provider of solutions for the next-generation intelligent network, delivering open-systems software and hardware. teleSys is a privately held corporation based in Burlingame, CA, teleSys' products support multiple protocol architectures and run on highly available open-systems platforms. The company's products change the reliability and availability paradigm by delivering greater than 99.999% (5 nines) availability in a software-based solution. teleSys has successfully developed and integrated a set of network elements that have been deployed in the networks of majoy wireless carriers. For more information on teleSys, visit the company's website at www.telesys.com
For more information, contact:
Amit Chopra
teleSys Software, Inc.
(650) 692-2297
achopra@telesys.com
and /or
Michele M. Merrell
U.S. Cellular
(773) 399-4922
mmerrell@uscellular.com