Andrew Unveils PerforMax Wideband Antennas for 3G Single and Multiband System Rollouts.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)--Sept. 20, 2000 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) has unveiled the versatile PerforMax(TM) dual-polarized antenna, offering continuous coverage in GSM 1800, US PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. and 3G (UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. ) frequency bands. This compact, lightweight antenna provides wideband performance over the frequency band 1710 to 2170 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. . The antenna is suitable for full 3G-frequency band operation and can also be used for dual band systems. "The imminent roll-out of 3G networks worldwide creates the need for high performance, multi-band panel antennas," said Jim Giacobazzi, Vice President Base Station Antennas, Andrew Corporation. "In Europe, the new PerforMax wideband antenna can be used for GSM 1800 services and gives an easy migration path for UMTS service rollouts. In Latin America, it can be deployed for 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz PCS services and will support 3G frequencies when they are authorized. In the US it can be used for existing PCS services," added Giacobazzi. The PerforMax wideband antenna's compact size: height 1383mm (54.4 inches), width 173mm (6.8 inches), and depth 89mm (3.5 inches) as well as lighter weight at just 6 kg (13.2 pounds) enables it to be installed unobtrusively, even in areas constrained by space issues or planning restrictions. The antenna's wrap-around radome can be easily painted to blend in with local surroundings. The new antenna comes complete with a mechanical mount that is easy to assemble and provides continuous downtilt adjustment to 12 degrees below the horizon. The PerforMax antenna is available in fixed electrical downtilts of 0 degrees, 2 degrees, 4 degrees, and 6 degrees for improved system design flexibility. For more information, call the Andrew Customer Support Center at 1-800-255-1479 and request packet number 547 (bulletin number 10527.) 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 Corporation's 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 PerforMax is a trademark of Andrew Corporation. |
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