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Andrew Launches Low Cost Satellite Antenna Product Line For Homes, Businesses.


WESTCHESTER Westchester is the name of some places in the United States of America:
  • Westchester, Los Angeles, California
  • Westchester, Florida
  • Westchester, Illinois
  • Westchester County, New York
  • The Westchester, a shopping mall in White Plains, New York
, 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 introduced its new ValuStar(TM) line of low cost, premium quality all-steel The All-Steel was produced by the All-Steel Motor Car Co. or St Louis, Missouri from 1915 to 1916. Also known as the Alstel, it had a rather conventional 4-cylinder engine, but had a unique narrow platform backbone frame that enclosed the propeller shaft and gearbox.  antennas for the direct-to-home (DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. ) and receive-only very small aperture terminal (communications) Very Small Aperture Terminal - (VSAT) A kind of ground station used to contact a communications satellite such as INMARSAT.  (VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 Kbits/sec of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbits/sec) are called "TSATs. ) markets.

The new ValuStar antennas range in size from 60 centimeters to 1.5 meters and are typically used in broadcast (one way) satellite communication systems for distributing video, audio, and/or data content. They offer customers the best possible value by incorporating low cost design-for-manufacturing features along with the highest level of performance and quality, a unique combination in the general purpose DTH and VSAT markets.

"Andrew's new mid-range ValuStar antennas combine low-cost design features with the high quality manufacturing and warranty of our premium antennas," said George Jusaites, product line management, Satellite Communications Group, Andrew Corporation. "The result is a product that arrives at the site in good condition, is easy to install, and performs well for years to come."

ValuStar antennas--available today--are ideal for DTH satellite equipment dealers and installers seeking a low-cost antenna solution that is easy to install and offers excellent performance value. They also are an excellent choice for VSAT networks that require low cost receive-only user terminals for price sensitive projects.

Andrew's Satellite Communications Group provides a complete line of antennas from 43 centimeters to 11.5 meters for all enterprise, government, and consumer satellite communication applications. Andrew-designed and -built products--which cover C, Ku, K, X, and the emerging Ka band--include type approved earth station antenna hubs and gateways for broadband broadband

Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies).
 and broadcast, VSAT broadband antennas for consumer and enterprise customers, DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter.  antennas for home satellite broadcast systems, and complete installation and testing services.

About Andrew Corporation

Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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: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 500 company founded in 1937.

ValuStar is a trademark of Andrew Corporation.

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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