California Microwave supplies satellite earth station in Japan for Internet access.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1997-- California Microwave, Inc. (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 :CMIC CMIC CPU Management Interface Controller CMIC Caucasus Media Investigations Center (Baku, Azerbaijan) CMIC Combined Military Interrogation Center (Vietnam) CMIC Configuration Management Information Center ) announced that its Satellite Transmission Systems (STS (Synchronous Transport Signal) The electrical equivalent of the SONET optical signal. In SDH, the European counterpart of SONET, STS is known as STM (Synchronous Transport Module). ) division had won a contract valued at approximately $500,000 from Mitsubishi Corporation Mitsubishi Corporation (三菱商事株式会社 to provide and commission an earth station outside of Tokyo, Japan. The earth station will be used for data distribution services, including DirecPC service, a high-speed, satellite-based Internet access service. Mitsubishi is one of the founders and now the purchasing agent of Space Communications Corporation (SCC SCC - strongly connected component ). The earth station consists of a 4.6-meter Ku-band antenna and an uplink subsystem with both hot and cold stand-by, initially equipped with a redundant uplink and a downlink subsystem. The uplink subsystem comprises Ku-band compact medium power amplifiers and Ku- band upconverters. STS' proprietary Graphical Monitor and Control System will provide centralized monitor and control of the earth station from a single work station. The project is scheduled to be completed in July 1997. Space Communications Corporation, Japan's first satellite business in the private sector, owns and operates two communication satellites, SUPERBIRD-A and SUPERBIRD-B. SCC is planning to launch a third satellite, SUPERBIRD-C in 1997, and will use the new earth station as a hub for DirecPC service via SUPERBIRD-C. California Microwave, Inc. is a leading U.S. supplier of satellite earth station and microwave radio infrastructure products, installed in more than 110 countries. CONTACT: California Microwave, Inc. Stephanie M. Day, 415/596-6629 or Investor Information Line, 888/225-6789 or William Dunk Partners Deborah Passik, 919/929-4100 |
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