Digital Microwave Corporation To Provide First Microwave Radios For Brazilian B-Band 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)--Oct. 6, 1997--Digital Microwave Corporation (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 initial orders valued in excess of $3.0 Million from Nortel (Northern Telecom) for deployment in the first phase of the B-Band cellular network. The contracts, received in the second fiscal quarter, call for Digital Microwave Corporation to supply 15 GHz, 18 GHz, and 23 GHz SPECTRUM II radios. These are the first microwave radios selected for the B-Band cellular build-up in Brazil. SPECTRUM II radio shipments began in August and are expected to continue through the beginning of 1998. Nortel has emerged as a major supplier of TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). network infrastructure in Brazil. Earlier in the year, the Americel Consortium, led by Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for and TIW Tiw (tē`  ), Norse Tyr (tür), ancient Germanic god. , was awarded the first B-Band cellular
license to operate in the midwestern Brazil region (Area 7), which
includes the capital city of Braslia and the states of Goias and Mato
Grosso Mato Grosso (mä`t grô`s) [Port.,=thick forest], state (1996 pop. . Americel then selected Nortel as the infrastructure supplier.
Barry Dahan, Director of Broadband Networks of Nortel Caribbean and Latin America, said "Because of their quick reaction capability and extensive product portfolio, Digital Microwave Corporation was our partner of choice for providing the microwave radio links for the cellular network development. Their worldwide customer support and service organization will be instrumental in establishing cellular service in Area 7, supporting our infrastructure build-up in Brazil." Chuck Kissner, Digital Microwave Corporation 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. , said, "We are pleased to partner with Nortel in the development of the extensive B-Band cellular network in Brazil. We are confident that our products and support capability are good complements to Nortel's market presence and experience in addressing the requirements of the Americel consortium." Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Digital Microwave Corporation 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 Corporation. For more information, contact http://www.dmcwave.com . CONTACT: Digital Microwave Sheryl Lewis, 408/944-1740 (financial community) Jeanne Harper Condren, 408/944-1817 (press) jeanne_condren@dmcwave.com |
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