Digital Microwave Corp. to supply radios for Malaysian cellular network.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 1997--Digital Microwave Corp. (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 :DMIC DMIC Door Mounted Inflatable Curtain DMIC Discrete Memoryless Interference Channel ) today announced that it has received an order valued at approximately $3 million (U.S.) to supply digital microwave radios to RESSCOM Computer and Communications Sdn Bhd SDN BHD Sendirian Berhad (Malay equivalent to incorporated) for use within the Mobikom Sdn Bhd cellular network in Malaysia. Under the terms of the contract, Digital Microwave Corp. will supply 13 GHz and 18 GHz radios from its SPECTRUM II family of radio products. The microwave radios will provide the interconnecting links between Mobikom's base stations and switching centers. The equipment will be installed in the central and southern regions of Malaysia. "We are currently investing to upgrade our cellular infrastructure to provide enhanced service Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; to an increasing customer base," commented Mr. Zamani Bin Zakariah, of Mobikom. "Use of microwave radio, as opposed to leasing lines from third parties, will allow us to save money and extend the impact of this investment." "We are very pleased to work with RESSCOM in supplying the radios needed by Mobikom in the expansion of their cellular infrastructure," commented Charles D. Kissner, Digital Microwave Corp. chairman, president and 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. . "We also are pleased with the continued acceptance and deployment of the SPECTRUM II product line in our worldwide markets." Mobikom is jointly owned by Telekom Malaysia Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is the largest telecommunication company in Malaysia and also Southeast Asia's second-largest telecommunication company. It has a monopoly on the fixed line network and has a considerable market share of the mobile communications market after its , Permodalan Nasional Bhd, Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd, and Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd. Headquartered in San Jose, Digital Microwave Corp. designs, manufactures, and markets advanced wireless solutions for worldwide telephone network interconnection and access. Transmitting and receiving multiple digital lines, Digital Microwave's high performance systems carry voice, data, and digitized video signals across a full spectrum of frequencies and capacities. -0- Note to Editors: SPECTRUM is a trademark of Digital Microwave Corp. For more information, including the Digital Microwave Corp. company profile, product overviews, FY 1996 Annual Report, and links to NASDAQ and SEC, contact http://www.dmcwave.com . CONTACT: Digital Microwave Corp., San Jose Sheryl Lewis, 408/944-1740 Jeanne Harper Condren, 408/944-1817 |
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