Andrew Deploys Non Line-Of-Site Commercial MMDS Technology for CommSpeed in Prescott, Arizona.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

ORLAND PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002

Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) announced today that it has completed construction of the first commercially deployed non line-of-site MMDS system for CommSpeed in Prescott, Arizona. CommSpeed is Northern Arizona's biggest Internet Service Provider and is the largest privately held provider of high-speed wireless Internet services in the United States. The upgraded network allows CommSpeed to expand its wireless offerings to include service areas for customers not served by their existing system. CommSpeed currently has over 1100 current customers on its Andrew SkyPath(TM) multi-cell broadband wireless network.

Mark Davis, General Manager of CommSpeed, said, "The performance of the SkyPath MMDS solution is beyond our expectations. The Prescott market has extreme line-of-site restrictions due to the heavily treed and hilly terrain. We can now serve customers we never thought possible from our new cell site. We are able to install low-cost CPE equipment below the roofline in many circumstances out to about five miles from the site's 80-foot tower."

James Yard, Vice President, Broadband Wireless System Group, Andrew Corporation, attributes the installation's success to "significant system testing in our Scottsdale research facility and extensive testing in the field. The CommSpeed design criteria stipulated provision of below the roofline, non line-of-site coverage for eighty percent of the homes and businesses within five miles of the cell tower. Our single carrier solutions proved to be robust while still maintaining extremely high data rates through the wide variety of propagational challenges posed by the Prescott site."

At the core of CommSpeed's broadband wireless network is the SkyPath MMDS System supplied by Andrew Corporation's Broadband Wireless Systems Group. This turnkey system utilizes proven MMDS technology, includes a proprietary implementation of a Vyyo platform employing the cable industry's DOCSIS standard and is capable of using DOCSIS-compatible modems. The SkyPath System employs multi-modulation and bandwidth scalability for improved coverage in areas of challenged line-of-sight.

About CommSpeed

CommSpeed is a broadband Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in rural Prescott Valley, Arizona. It is the fastest growing ISP in the area and the largest privately held provider of high-speed wireless Internet services in the nation. With the acquisition of Northlink, a local ISP, CommSpeed is now the largest Internet service in Northern Arizona.

Andrew Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of communications equipment, systems and services. Andrew products and services provide proven solutions for wireless, fixed-line and broadband wireless telecommunication service providers, Internet service providers and broadcasters throughout the world. Andrew is an S&P 500 company listed on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol:ANDW.

For further information on Andrew products and services, including the text of this release, visit our Web site at http://www.andrew.com. For further information about Andrew Broadband Wireless Systems, call 480-315-6800 or send an e-mail message to [e-mail].

SkyPath is a trademark of Andrew Corporation.