Andrew to Expand and Upgrade the Andrew Institute in Suzhou, China.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. 9, 2000 An industry-leader in telecommunications training, the Andrew Institute provides top-quality, specialized training to customers worldwide 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) today unveiled plans for a major expansion of its Andrew Institute training facility in Suzhou, southeastern China. The newly announced plans represent an important upgrade to the Institute's Suzhou premises, which currently provide product training for Andrew customers from China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . The Andrew Institute will expand its Suzhou facility from a single classroom to two purpose-built classrooms for Connector Attachment and Terrestrial Microwave (TMW TMW Tomorrow TMW The Mana World (game) TMW Tell Me Why TMW Tactical Missile Wing TMW Too Much Work TMW Ten Most Wanted (TV show) TMW Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia - Tamworth ) Training. These classrooms will include unique training areas with scale model towers and TMW antennas used in the intensive, hands-on training courses. The new Suzhou training center will be housed in Andrew Corporation's facility in the Suzhou/Singapore Industrial Park and will be completed by March 2001. "The expansion of the Andrew Institute facility in Suzhou represents not only the popularity of these unique training courses but also our continuing commitment to the market in China," said Guy M. Campbell. President and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Corporation. "The Suzhou training center is particularly important since China's telecommunications market is expanding daily, opening up tremendous opportunities for skilled and trained people." The Andrew Institute in Suzhou has two full-time, locally-trained, Mandarin-speaking trainers. The Institute also brings in course experts from any of its other facilities around the world. All Andrew Institute coursework, including presentations and printed materials, is offered in both English and Mandarin. The Suzhou facility is one of six Andrew-owned and -operated training Institutes around the world. Suzhou's current capacity is for 10 students; however, when the expansion is completed the center will accommodate up to 30 students. About the Andrew Institute As with other Andrew Institutes around the world, the Suzhou facility provides up-to-date instruction on the latest products and techniques. This includes: -- HELIAX(R) connector attachment training. This is ideal for those who require assistance with fitting cables and connectors or would benefit from expanded technical training covering all aspects of HELIAX transmission line installation and the latest industry techniques. Andrew supplies all tools, materials and instruction documentation necessary for each course, and training can be provided either at a customer's site or at the Institute in Suhzou. Courses are customized to meet any level of technical requirement for terrestrial microwave, broadcast and wireless operators. The instructors' experience and thorough working knowledge of transmission line systems ensures that Institute course-work provides attendees with an extremely high level of education. Andrew Institute attendees will be registered with Andrew as having completed Institute coursework and having been instructed on the correct procedures for handling Andrew products. As a result, these high-quality training courses have enabled users of Andrew products worldwide to gain valuable new skills that have increased their effectiveness and the performance of the systems they support. In addition to Suhzou, Andrew Institutes are located around the world, including training centers in Brazil, Canada, Scotland, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. and the US. Globally, the Andrew Institute has trained more than 23,000 people. Past Andrew Institute attendees include Motorola, British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. , R.T. Masts, Lucent Technologies, Northern Telecom, Sprint 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. , AT&T, Cellular One, Western Wireless, Ericsson, VodaFone, Nokia, Siemens, Nortel and Voicestream Wireless. Prospective attendees can register on line for Andrew Institute courses at www.andrew.com. Andrew Corporation is a global supplier of communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. equipment and services. Major markets are 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. - 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. Andrew Institute is a service mark of Andrew Corporation |
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