Andrew Supplies RF Subsystem and Installation Services for Hutchison Telecom Paraguay's Wireless Services Network.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)--Oct. 18, 2001 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. (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) announced a contract to supply wireless infrastructure equipment and installation services for the expansion of the Hutchison Telecom Paraguay S.A. (formerly operating as Comunicaciones Personales S.A.-- Copesa) wireless services network in Paraguay. Andrew and its Paraguayan agent Proseco, will supply and install the complete RF subsystem in the Asuncion area, along network Route Number 1 from Asuncion to the city of Encarnacion (south of Paraguay) and to several cities located on Route Number 2 from Asuncion to Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este (Spanish for City of the East) is the capital of Alto Paraná department of Paraguay, located at the Rio Paraná at . (east of Paraguay). Antennas, cables, and accessories for the contract have been ordered, and installation will take place during the last quarter of calendar year 2001. Hutchison Telecom Paraguay S.A. (HTP HTP High-Throughput HTP High-Test Peroxide HTP Highest Takes Precedence (stage lighting) HTP Hack the Planet HTP Hannovers Telefon Partner GmbH (German telephone operating company) ), part of the Hutchison Telecom Group, is licensed to provide mobile services nationwide in Paraguay using the 1900 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. spectrum. HTP (an existing Paraguayan operator known as Copesa at the time of Hutchison's acquisition in July 2000) was relaunched with an expanded network and increased subscriber capacity in March 2001. The contract with Andrew will increase HTP's capacity to provide mobile phone services to the community in Paraguay. "We are pleased to help HTP expand its infrastructure and enable individuals, businesses and visitors to Paraguay to have improved mobile communications services at competitive prices," said Francisco Sola, Andrew Corporation's South America Sales Manager. Andrew with its global network of manufacturing plants, including a newly expanded manufacturing facility in Paraguay's neighboring country of Brazil, is well placed to bring locally manufactured product into the HTP network. Andrew will supply a complete RF subsystem including: base station antennas; HELIAX(R) coaxial cable, connectors, and installation accessories; and tower-mounted amplifiers that will accelerate HTP's expansion process. Proseco, Andrew Corp.'s agent in Paraguay, will supply communication towers, installation, and local technical support. Andrew Corporation 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 HELIAX is a registered trademark of Andrew Corporation. |
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