Andrew Extends Repair and Maintenance Offerings For Wireless, Fixed Line Telcos.--New Services Lower Cost, Quicken A popular financial management program for PCs and Macs from Intuit, Inc., Mountain View, CA (www.intuit.com). It is used to write checks, organize investments and produce a variety of reports for personal finance and small business. Turnaround Of Equipment Repair and Maintenance-- WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- Andrew Corporation Andrew Corporation is an American multinational producer of communications devices. Andrew is a global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of communications equipment, services, and systems. , a global leader in communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. and products, has expanded its services offerings designed to support wireless operators and fixed line telecommunications carriers with leading-edge repair and maintenance capabilities. Andrew After-Market Services leverages the company's expertise to maintain and support radio frequency equipment that is in service in US networks, helping operators and carriers minimize their capital investment in spare equipment and improve the overall reliability and quality of their networks. The foundation for Andrew's After-Market Services offerings is CellSite Industries (CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International ), a leading provider of wireless transmission equipment repair, which Andrew acquired earlier this year. The CSI acquisition enabled Andrew to Andrew To (Chinese: 陶君行) is a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, Hong Kong. He is also the Secretary of The Frontier. His wife, Jackie Hung, is a leader of Civil Human Rights Front and Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese. expand the various repair and maintenance services for which it previously used third party vendors. In addition, Andrew's extensive market presence enables it to expand CSI's services to a broader range of customers. "We are proud to make available our support and maintenance centers to all telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. operators," said Mickey Miller Michael "Mickey" Miller (né Swann) is a fictional character in the soap opera EastEnders. He is played by Joe Swash, and made his first appearance on 15 April 2003. Background Mickey is the son of Mike Swann and Rosie Miller. , group president, Wireless Network Solutions, Andrew Corporation. "We now are offering a compelling combination of expertise, technology, speed, and pricing that is a huge benefit to all companies who need repair and maintenance of telecom equipment from a variety of manufacturers." Andrew After-Market Services features new capabilities such as the Multi-vendor Automated Test Equipment, which sets a new standard for customer support by offering localized diagnostic and repair capabilities. With its MATE technology, Andrew can identify and repair equipment failures while on the customer site, saving repair time, product shipping costs, and lowering spare inventory requirements. MATEs located at customer locations diagnose no-trouble failures and repair soft failures in radios, resulting in a high percentage of products being returned to the field immediately. Andrew After-Market Services provides other tangible advantages to customers, including shortened lead-time on repairs. Andrew's ability to repair in an average of three to five days can result in a significant reduction in spare inventory requirements. "With expanded after-market service capabilities, Andrew is deepening deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. Noun 1. deepening - a process of becoming deeper and more profound its commitment to customers," said Miller. "From the early stages of network planning and design Network planning and design is an iterative process, encompassing topological design, network-synthesis, and network-realization, and is aimed at ensuring that a new network or service meets the needs of the subscriber and operator [1]. , to product development and installation, and through testing, optimization, and services, Andrew supports the entire lifecycle of wireless networking See wireless network. to add greater value for our customers." About Andrew Corporation Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANDW) designs, manufactures, and delivers innovative and essential equipment and solutions for the global communications infrastructure market. The company serves operators and equipment manufacturers from facilities in 35 countries. Andrew (www.andrew.com), headquartered in Westchester, IL, is an S&P Mid-Cap 400 company founded in 1937. Forward Looking Statements Some of the statements in this news release are forward looking statements and we caution our stockholders and others that these statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from expected results include fluctuations in commodity costs, the company's ability to integrate acquisitions and to realize the anticipated synergies and cost savings, the effects of competitive products and pricing, economic and political conditions that may impact customers' ability to fund purchases of our products and services, the company's ability to achieve the cost savings anticipated from cost reduction programs, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the timing of cash payments and receipts, end use demands for wireless communication services, the loss of one or more significant customers, and other business factors. Investors should also review other risks and uncertainties discussed in company documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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