Channell Ships First Wireless Equipment Orders.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers TEMECULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000 Channell Commercial Corp. (Nasdaq:CHNL CHNL Channel ) Tuesday announced it has commenced shipping new metal enclosure systems specifically designed and manufactured for wireless base stations to Qwest Wireless Owned by Qwest Communications, Qwest Wireless LLC is its cellular phone service offered in the United States. Qwest Wireless is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that operates on Sprint PCS's CDMA network. (formerly U.S. West Wireless, L.L.C.). Channell's new wireless enclosure product line, the RBS RBS Royal Bank of Scotland RBS Role Based Security RBS Rollback Segment RBS Rare Book School (University of Virginia) RBS Rural Business Cooperative Service RBS Ribosome Binding Site (genetics) Series (Rhino(TM)), will be used by Qwest Wireless to house base station electronics and power supplies manufactured by Lucent Technologies and by Ericsson. Based on the initial reception to the RBS Series, Channell is targeting other wireless carriers currently utilizing the popular radio base stations provided by Lucent and by Ericsson. Key features of the RBS Series include modularity, custom mounting and provisioning, security and aesthetics. Drew Zogby, vice-president, marketing said: "We are pleased to have this new business and to be working with these major participants in the wireless market. We intend to take advantage of our core product design, development and manufacturing capabilities to expand our wireless equipment business and establish Channell as the supplier of choice in this rapidly growing market." 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 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 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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