BeamReach Networks Executes Three-Year Manufacturing Contract with ISIS Surface Mounting; ISIS to manufacture BeamPlex broadband wireless access systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 BeamReach Networks, the leading developer of broadband wireless See wireless broadband. access systems based on adaptive beamforming technology, has awarded a three-year manufacturing contract to ISIS Surface Mounting of San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . ISIS will manufacture the base stations and the subscriber remote units for BeamReach's new generation broadband wireless access system, BeamPlex, now heading into volume production. As part of the agreement, ISIS's Philippines-based, high-volume manufacturing partner, IMI IMI International Masonry Institute (Washington, DC) IMI Israel Military Industries IMI Institute of the Motor Industry IMI International Market Insight IMI Imposto Municipal Sobre Imóveis (Portugal) (Integrated Microelectronics microelectronics, branch of electronic technology devoted to the design and development of extremely small electronic devices that consume very little electric power. , Inc.), will provide manufacturing services as volumes increase. "We chose ISIS as our manufacturing partner because we were impressed with their high level of quality during the prototype phase, their responsiveness, and their demonstrated skill in manufacturing RF products," said Bob Kelsch, BeamReach CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "ISIS can manufacture both lower volume, complex designs, such as our base stations, as well as high volume, low cost designs, such as our subscriber units A Subscriber Unit, or SU is a broadband radio that is installed at a business or residential location to connect to an Access Point to send/receive high speed data wired or wirelessly. Devices commonly referred to as a Subscriber Unit include cable modems, mobile phones, etc. , both in the U.S. and in Asia through their established partnership with IMI." "We are thrilled to have been awarded the BeamReach manufacturing contract," said Chris Hoolhorst, president of ISIS. "BeamReach has developed a state-of-the-art system and technology with large global market potential that is ideally suited to our expertise and manufacturing capabilities. We are looking forward to a significant long term partnership with BeamReach." About ISIS ISIS Surface Mounting is a contract electronic manufacturer providing a full range of in-house production capabilities and services. An ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9000/2000 registered company, ISIS has been providing world-class manufacturing services to small and large companies since 1987. ISIS has state-of-the-art expertise for a wide range of technology-related products, including linear, digital, and radio frequency. ISIS services include prototype board level and box build assembly and testing, production board level, box build, system integration, worldwide distribution, and complete warranty support. IMI (Integrated Microelectronics, Inc.) is ISIS's offshore manufacturing partner in the Philippines, and is also an ISO-certified world-class contract electronic manufacturer. IMI has over 1 million square feet of manufacturing space and over 10,000 employees. IMI handles high volume manufacturing projects for ISIS. About BeamReach Networks BeamReach is a leading provider of broadband wireless access systems based on its patented Adaptive MultiBeam OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies. technology. BeamPlex(TM) is a revolutionary 4th generation system using adaptive beamforming and null A character that is all 0 bits. Also written as "NUL," it is the first character in the ASCII and EBCDIC data codes. In hex, it displays and prints as 00; in decimal, it may appear as a single zero in a chart of codes, but displays and prints as a blank space. steering that concurrently delivers high capacity, high data rates, and large coverage area in a minimal amount of spectrum. The non-line of sight operation, large capacity and coverage properties of the system combined with subscriber self-installation and provisioning capabilities makes it the ideal solution for service providers to deliver broadband wireless services on a wide scale. Please visit www.beamreachnetworks.com. |
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