AIRNET ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH COMSYST OF AUSTRALIA.MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1996--AirNet Communications Corporation announced today a strategic alliance with Comsyst Pty Ltd PTY LTD Propriety Limited (company structure in Australia) . of Sydney, Australia to distribute and support Airnet's software-based, broadband wireless See wireless broadband. infrastructure equipment products and systems in the Australian and Southeast Asian markets. "We are excited about the alliance with AirNet as we believe that the AirNet intelligent wideband solution is undoubtedly the way of the future," said Mario J. Fairlie, Comsyst's president and chief executive officer. "There is a natural match between AirNet's base station technology and the marketing, systems integration and support capabilities of Comsyst." This new alliance is part of AirNet's fast-paced, dynamic strategy for worldwide market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" of its leading-edge wireless base station systems and products for the analog and digital cellular, wireless local loop and personal communication services (communications) Personal Communication Services - (PCS) Telecommunications services that bundle voice communications, numeric and text messaging, voice-mail and various other features into one device, service contract and bill. PCS are carried over cellular links, most often digital. (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) industries. "Our global business plan is to join forces with strategic partners like Comsyst, who have strong local relationships and the capability of distributing and adding local value to AirNet's products," said Bernard R. Smedley, AirNet's president and chief executive officer. "Together, we will be well positioned to address the new wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. opportunities in Australia and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. ." Comsyst is a leading systems integrator specializing in RF solutions for telecommunications and broadcasting. Its areas of specialization include RF repeaters and radio communications inside tunnels - such as Comsyst's current major project to develop radio communications in the bridge tunnels for the new Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. airport. Comsyst has developed a repeater for mobile data networks which, as of this week, is in field trial in Asia. The company is also developing a range of wideband ultra-linear amplifiers for use in multi-carrier wideband base stations. Comsyst Pty Ltd, headquartered in Sydney, Australia with offices in Indonesia, Vietnam and USA, is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that develops, designs, implements, commissions, and supports radio frequency (RF) and related systems. AirNet Communications Corporation, based in Melbourne, Florida, designs, manufactures, distributes, and supports high-capacity, software-based, protocol-independent base stations. AirNet offers cost- effective, flexible products and services for the wireless communications industry, including analog and digital cellular, personal communication services (PCS) and wireless local loop networks. AirNet is a trademark of AirNet Communications Corporation. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies or organizations. CONTACT: Kathleen Magee AirNet Communications Corporation 407/984-1990 or Neville Lee Comsyst Pty Ltd 61-2-9878-1188 or Mario Salvadori MarSalvaCom 847-255-8033 |
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