Channell Selected to Supply Telstra Saturn of New Zealand for Major Broadband Network Construction Project.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers TEMECULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2000 Channell Commercial Corp. (Nasdaq:CHNL CHNL Channel ) Wednesday announced Channell has been selected by Telstra Saturn New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. to supply outside plant network equipment for Telstra Saturn's new network construction project in Christchurch, New Zealand. Telstra Saturn is building a competitive broadband local exchange network to provide video, voice and data services. A Telstra Saturn network in Wellington, New Zealand is now operational and Telstra Saturn has announced plans for another major network to be built in Auckland, New Zealand within the next 24 months. Specifically, Channell will provide Telstra Saturn with several versions of the industry leading SPH sph abbr. spherical lens Series Broadband network enclosures and copper cable management products. Channell estimates revenues from the project to be in excess of $1.5 million over the next 12-18 months. William H. Channell, Jr., president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , said: "This is a significant project for Channell's AustralAsia Operating Division. The Telstra Saturn networks are state of the art and will now include Channell products developed and produced at several of our global manufacturing and assembly centers. "Clearly, our strategy of deploying focused, direct sales operations in key markets such as New Zealand has resulted in significant new business opportunities for Channell. In addition, our strategic relationship with Telstra, Australia's major network operator, has allowed us to benefit from their international ventures such as this Telstra Saturn project." About Channell Channell Commercial Corp. is a global designer and manufacturer of telecommunications equipment primarily supplied to telephone and broadband network operators worldwide. Major product lines include a complete line of thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. and metal fabricated enclosures, advanced copper termination and connectorization products, fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power management systems and coaxial-based passive RF electronics. With headquarters in Temecula, Channell currently operates its U.S. manufacturing facilities in California and a distribution facility in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . International operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. include manufacturing facilities in Toronto, London, Sydney (Australia) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Channell's customers have included telco and broadband service providers such as AT&T, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , British Telecom, Singapore Telecom, Telekom Malaysia, Telstra, Cable & Wireless, Rogers Canada, Shaw Communications, Optus, Cox Communications, Time Warner, Media One and TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. . Corporate Profile An eight-page Channell Corporate Profile can be viewed at www.channellcomm.com The Corporate Profile includes illustrations of the Local Loop and typical Channell products in the Local Loop. It also includes a discussion of the company's markets, competitive position and growth strategy. Forward-Looking Statements Forward-looking statements contained within this news release are subject to many uncertainties in the company's operations and business environments. Examples of such uncertainties include customer demand, material costs, integration of acquired businesses and worldwide economic conditions among others. Such uncertainties are discussed further in the company's annual report/10K and S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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