California Microwave wins $10 million satellite communications network award from Sudan, Africa.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1995--CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . (Nasdaq National Market: 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 it has won a multi-phase contract for a major domestic satellite communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. from SUDATEL, a privatized telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. in Sudan. Phase one of the contract is valued at approximately $10 million. The company has added $5 million to its backlog and expects to add the balance during the third quarter of its current fiscal year. Phase one of the network will provide voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. among 37 cities and villages throughout the country. California Microwave's 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). ) subsidiary will supply its Flex-Net integrated digital satellite network. The Flex-Net to be used on the SUDATEL network will consist of a hub station at Khartoum and a demand-assigned-multiple-access (DAMA) service overlay providing interconnectivity between all other remote stations in the network. Phase two will expand the network to 72 earth stations. Privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned , Wireless Gaining in Africa According to Pyramid Research, Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based market research firm, "In Africa, two major telecom currents -- the influx of private-sector players and the deployment of wireless technologies -- are gaining momentum and promising to transform the telecom landscape. "As regulatory environments begin to loosen, and capital markets mature, Africa is increasingly turning to the private sector to finance telecom development in both basic and value-added service areas." STS will begin deliveries on the network within 120 days and expects to complete phase one within 14 months and be well into the manufacturing process on the next phase. California Microwave, Inc. is a leader in satellite and wireless communications. Founded in 1968, the company operates facilities in seven states and sells into more than 110 countries. California Microwave is the number one U.S. supplier of telecommunications satellite earth stations and microwave radios used in wireless communications. Its strategy calls for significant expansion in the wireless area. In fiscal 1995, international sales were $224 million, or 48% of total sales. CONTACT: California Microwave, Inc. Stephanie M. Day, (408) 720-6229 or William Dunk Partners Deborah Passik, (214) 960-9611 |
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