Andrew Offers Custom-Designed Terminal Antennas for Wireless Desktop and Handheld Applications.Business Editors ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2001 Andrew Corporation's (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) Wireless Products Group added custom-designed terminal antennas to its portfolio of solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers. Terminal antennas are widely used on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), handheld computers, handheld barcode readers, data terminals, and other portable computing devices. Andrew will work directly with OEMs to design customer-specific terminal antennas for use on these types of "anywhere-anytime" information access devices. A range of antennas for universal aftermarket applications is also available, enabling 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. support customers with small or non-specific requirements. Current available frequencies are 400 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. up to 3.5 GHz. "We're making it as easy as possible for innovative OEMs to work with Andrew for their mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings antenna requirements," said Howard Bottomley, Business Development Manager, Andrew Wireless Products Group. "We can create functional antenna prototypes quickly by using stereo lithography See stereolithography. to develop form and fit models that are then transferred to soft tooling. This way developers can assess the feasibility of prototype designs before committing to expensive production tooling." We can also produce economical short runs of antennas," added Bottomley. "Many OEMs need to produce initial short runs of product, and we've scaled our manufacturing processes to do this cost-effectively." Andrew terminal antennas are available in several variations, including flexible (whip) or rigid designs, with a choice of style, color, and connector type. Antennas typically cover the operating frequency ranges of 400 MHz, IDEN 800 MHz, Amps/PCS, GSM 900/1800, 3G-UMTS, 2.4 GHz Bluetooth, and up to 3.5 GHz. They are also available in other frequencies upon request. Andrew terminal antenna designs can include mechanically reinforced rotation joints that withstand the frequent extend and stow cycling and "rough" treatment that happens to antennas on handheld devices. Andrew can also make terminal antennas that incorporate a mechanical, or RF switch, that allows the addition of higher gain antennas such as the Andrew Cell-Max(TM) antenna without the need for additional sockets or circuitry. By adding a Cell-Max antenna the system can be extended to better enable next generation mobile data, voice and video services in specific areas such as the workplace, and public concourses. Customized cable and stripline feed configurations are also available to support specific coverage requirements. For further information, call the Andrew Customer Support Center at 1-800-255-1479 and request Bulletin Number 10640, or visit www.andrew.com and download the bulletin from the On-line Document Center. 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. is a global supplier of communications systems equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications -- which includes cellular, personal communications services See PCS. , and land mobile radio -- broadcast, and common carrier. Andrew is an S&P 500 company whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (R) 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 Cell-Max is a trademark of Andrew Corporation. |
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