TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 17, 2001 - TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI) (www.tsiconnections.com) today announced it has joined the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA.) WECA’s mission is to certify interoperability of Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) products and to promote Wi-Fi as the global wireless local area network (LAN) standard across all market segments. TSI is a leading provider of interoperability solutions to wireless operators, wireline carriers and content providers in North America, Latin and Central America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. TSI joined WECA in order to advance its vision for open and transparent clearinghouse solutions within and between licensed and unlicensed wireless networks.
“We are pleased to see TSI join WECA. They bring an expertise that will broaden the already significant core expertise of the WECA membership. We look forward to their contributions to current and future WECA initiatives,” Said David Cohen, WECA’s Chairman.
Paul Wilcock, TSI’s vice president-business development, said “TSI is committed to promoting vendor-neutral, non-proprietary roaming and clearing solutions that support the widest possible range of equipment, architecture, service and billing options for both wireless ISPs and wireless carriers providing public and enterprise services. We are pleased to bring our knowledge and expertise to WECA.”
About TSI
TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI) is a global
supplier of interoperability solutions to more than 300 telecommunications
operators throughout North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. TSI
delivers state-of-the-art technical and business solutions that simplify the
complex challenges of a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Products
include inter-standard wireless roaming and Internet solutions, SS7 intelligent
network services, fraud and carrier access billing solutions, and many other
service bureau applications. TSI is based in Tampa, Fla., U.S.A. For more
information, visit www.tsiconnections.com.
About the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) is a
nonprofit organization formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of Wi-Fi (IEEE
802.11b) products and to promote Wi-Fi as the global, wireless LAN standard
across all market segments.
WECA has instituted a test suite that defines how member products are tested to certify that they are interoperable with other Wi-Fi-certified products. An independent test lab, Agilent's Interoperability Certification Labs (http://www.agilent.com/cm/service/products/aicl.shtml), conducts the testing. When a product successfully passes the test, the company will be granted the Wi-Fi seal of interoperability and may display the Wi-Fi logo on that product and its corresponding collateral material.
This testing assures that products bearing the Wi-Fi logo will work with each other.
Membership in WECA is open to all companies who support the Wi-Fi standard, including any member manufacturer that would like to submit its Wi-Fi-based product for interoperability testing. WECA now comprises over 100 members from the world’s leading companies. For more information, please visit www.wi-fi.org.
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CONTACT:
TSI
Richard
Marulanda,
813/273-3591
rmarulanda@tsiconnections.com
or
Bock
Communications
Valerie
Christopherson or Kirsten Brundahl, 714/540-1030
714/540-1060 (Fax)
vchristopherson@bockpr.com
kbrundahl@bockpr.com