Andrew and Datatec join to target the retail in-building wireless market.ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1996--Andrew Corp. and Datatec have announced a relationship which will provide the retail industry with an improved wireless networking See wireless network. solution. Andrew and Datatec will work together to market Andrew Corp.'s unique in-building multi-service wireless network solution which consolidates emerging and legacy services into a single, managed, wireless in-building network. In joining with Andrew, Datatec, a long-time reseller of token ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. infrastructure products to the retail market, is meeting the demand for a universal, vendor independent wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. solution. Datatec will market, implement and support the Multi-Service In-Building Wireless Solution featuring the RADIAX(R) antenna system from Andrew. "Retail stores, hospitals, and many other industries are implementing multiple wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area applications within the same premise," said James Cummiskey, director of worldwide marketing at Datatec. "The Andrew solution is a new phase for in-building wireless communications. By incorporating a single antenna backbone which supports legacy voice, paging data, the emerging 802.11 LAN and 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. services, this system will obsolete today's technology which requires numerous access points and multiple networks for multiple applications." "Datatec designs, plans and builds solutions not only for today, but creates investments for the future. We see a good fit because In-Building Wireless Communications Networks are quickly becoming the standard in communications networks," said Gregory Koss, vice-president/general manager of Andrew Network Products. "Their customer base includes companies such as Toys R Us, Lowes, Walgreens, and Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. Department Stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , which will benefit from this technology. Datatec also adds value by providing the day-to-day contact necessary for strong customer relations." Andrew Corp.'s Multi-Service In-Building Wireless Communications Solution utilizes a patented antenna technology, the RADIAX antenna system, which provides a cylindric radiation pattern for improved coverage. The relationship between Andrew and Datatec provides the ability to join both communication worlds, voice and data, the support and assistance needed to implement this technology. Andrew Corp. is a global supplier of communications systems equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications -- which includes cellular, personal communications systems, and land mobile radio -- broadcast and common carrier. Andrew is a S&P 500 company listed on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol: ANDW. NOTE: There should be an "at" sign in the e-mail addresses listed below. This symbol may not print properly on some computer systems. CONTACT: Andrew Corp. Tim Surin, 708/873-2485 tim.surin@andrew.com or Datatec James Cummiskey, 201/734-3324 jcummiskey@datatec.com |
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