Andrew Announces All-In-One Amarra Cables for Fiber-Fed Base Stations.

Business Editors

ORLAND PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001

New Cables Combine the Power of Copper Wiring With the

Bandwidth and Speed of Fiber Optic All in One Complete Cable

Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) announced the Amarra(TM) line of fiber feeder cables for fiber-fed, remotely mounted base station radios. Amarra cables include three copper wires for power connections and from one to twelve single-mode or multimode optical fibers for signal connections. The new cables may be integrated quickly with the existing wireless infrastructure for use on communications towers, rooftops, and monopoles, they can also be buried underground. Amarra cables are an excellent choice for 2.5G and 3G fiber-fed installations that also require power from a central source. Typical fiber-fed system applications include: CDMA, WCDMA, TDMA; Pico, Micro, and Macro base stations; and fiber-fed repeaters.

Standard Amarra cable has a black polyethylene jacket and corrugated copper armor shield that ensures a robust cable for outdoor use and shields against Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). This combination also provides weatherproofing and maximum protection for the optical fibers.

For ease of installation and maximum performance, the new Amarra cables are available with ST(R), FC, SC, or FC/APC (single-mode only) factory-installed fiber-optic connectors. Standard Amarra cable assemblies come complete with attached connectors and equipment entry fittings that are completely weatherproof for the highest level of water-blocking.

A cable assembly kit is available; this includes assemblies with entry fitting, connectors, hangers, junction box, and attached hoisting grip. An optional junction box is also available, this organizes and terminates the copper conductors and stores coiled excess lengths of copper wiring and fiber.

Andrew also offers Amarra cable with an ultra-flexible outer jacket, with or without EMI shielding. These versions of Amarra cable are suitable for sites where the cable is installed in conduits.

All Amarra cables have a full 10-year warranty. For further information on Amarra cables, call Andrew Corporation at 1-800-255-1479 and request bulletin number 10523. This bulletin is also available from the Andrew Corporation On-Line Document Center at www.andrew.com.

Andrew Corporation is a global supplier of communications systems equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications - which includes cellular, personal communications services, and land mobile radio - broadcast, and common carrier. Andrew is an S&P 500 company whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the symbol: ANDW.

For further information on Andrew products and services, visit our Web site at http://www.andrew.com.

Amarra is a trademark of Andrew Corporation. ST(R) is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies.