- New TRuepoint(TM) Contract Expands "Super-highway" Backbone Already Supplied
by Harris -
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS), a leading global supplier of wireless equipment and
services, today announced a new contract valued at $4.4 million USD to supply
TRuepoint(TM) microwave digital radios to Vmobile Nigeria, one of the
country's leading wireless network operators. The contract represents an
expansion of an existing long-term relationship between the two companies.
Harris currently provides a "super-highway" microwave radio backbone for
Vmobile, covering more than 1500 kilometers from southwest of Ibadan to
southeast of Calabar.
Scheduled for deployment within the next three months, the TRuepoint(TM)
links allow Vmobile to significantly increase its market penetration by
expanding into new territories, and will offer capacity for 500,000 new
subscribers. Currently, Vmobile is approaching three million active
subscribers, covering over 60 cities and 2,500 communities across the six
geo-political regions of Nigeria.
"This deal underscores our confidence in Harris' equipment and services,"
said Mr. Frikkie Vermeulen, chief engineering officer of Vmobile. "In
addition to the success of our existing relationship, Harris offers exactly
what we need to pursue our aggressive expansion plans, namely excellent
in-country support, high-performance technology with TRuepoint(TM) and a rapid
delivery schedule."
"We are proud that our TRuepoint(TM) product family will be an integral
part of Vmobile's expansion strategy," remarked Darryl Parker, vice president
of International Sales and Service at Harris Microwave Communications. "We've
been developing our relationships in Nigeria since the early days of the local
GSM network, and this latest contract will further strengthen our relationship
with Vmobile."
Harris leads the wireless backhaul industry with its newest product
family, TRuepoint(TM), the first universal platform for point-to-point digital
communications. TRuepoint(TM)'s modular, software-selectable architecture is
able to seamlessly switch between PDH and SDH applications, enabling service
providers to deliver multiple applications throughout their networks.
About Vmobile
Vee Networks Limited (VNL), trading as Vmobile Nigeria, is a wireless
network operator, providing world-class GSM services in Nigeria. Incorporated
in 2000, the company won a digital mobile license to provide national cellular
and international gateway services in 2001. The company has planned aggressive
roll-out and expansion of network capacity to ensure more comprehensive
coverage of Nigeria by the end of 2005.
About Harris
Harris Microwave Communications Division, one of four divisions within
Harris Corporation, is the largest supplier of microwave systems in North
America and a leading supplier worldwide. Harris Corporation is an
international communications technology company focused on providing assured
communications(TM) products, systems and services for government and
commercial customers. The company's operating divisions serve markets for
government communications, tactical radio, broadcast, and microwave systems.
Harris provides systems and service to customers in more than 150 countries.
Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com .
SOURCE Harris Corporation
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CONTACT:
Tonya Loggains, Harris Microwave,
+1-919-767-3278, or tonya.loggains@harris.com; or Tom
Cheesewright, Noiseworks, +011-44-1628-628080, or
tomc@noiseworks.com, for Harris Corporation; or Tunde Oyewole,
Vmobile, +011-234-802-222-1111, or toyewole@vmobile-nigeria.com
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