Andrew Supplies Transportable ESAs to Globecomm Systems.

Business Editors

ORLAND PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001

Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) has received a contract to supply transportable 3.7-meter C-band earth station antennas to Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:GCOM), a leading global supplier of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions. The transportable antennas are part of a multi-million dollar contract awarded to Globecomm by a major international customer.

Andrew Corporation's 3.7-meter transportable C-band antennas offer an exceptional combination of high gain, excellent pattern performance, and versatility. The unique Trifold(R) antenna design enables one-person deployment in less than 30 minutes.

The antennas have aluminum trifold reflector panels that provide excellent thermal expansion characteristics and ensure extremely accurate surface contour.

Andrew transportable ESAs are used worldwide in a wide range of satellite communications applications including fixed, mobile, and direct broadcast services as well as military applications. The antennas meet or exceed ASIASAT, EUTELSAT, PANAMSAT, APSTAR, BRAZILSAT, and INTELSAT requirements.

For further information on 3.7-meter transportable C-band ESAs, call 1-800-255-1479 and request bulletin number 10229. The bulletin can also be obtained from the Andrew On-Line Document Center at www.andrew.com.

Andrew Corporation is a global supplier of communications systems equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications - which includes cellular, personal communications services, and land mobile radio - broadcast, and common carrier. Andrew is an S&P 500 company whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market (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

Trifold is a registered trademark of Andrew Corporation.