[38 Ghz Altium meets ETSI standards for European market.]
Monday June 5, 7:59 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Digital Microwave Corporation
Digital Microwave Completes 155-Mbps Fixed Wireless Access
Rollout With European Availability of Altium 38-GHz Radio
Already Successfully Deployed in the U.S., First Wireless
Solution of Its Kind At 38-GHz Addresses Rapidly Growing
Broadband Access Market in Europe
ATLANTA, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Microwave Corporation
(Nasdaq: DMIC - news), one of the world's foremost solutions
providers for broadband wireless access, today announced that
its award-winning Altium(TM) broadband fixed wireless access
products now conform to European telecommunications standards
for 155-Mbps wireless solutions in the high-capacity 38-GHz
radio frequency band. The wireless products have passed the
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
qualification tests, enabling shipments to begin to European
customers and other markets where the ETSI regulations are
observed.
Digital Microwave (DMC), which will change its company name
to DMC Stratex Networks in August, is an independent wireless
solutions provider with a leading market share in the
broadband fixed wireless access and mobile wireless solutions
markets. The industry-leading Altium and DMC's other wireless
access solutions will be on display at Supercomm in its booth
No. 6645 during the show this week.
Already deployed throughout the U.S., and now available in
Europe, the 38-GHz Altium one-of-a-kind solution is designed
to meet the most stringent requirements of ultra-high-speed
wireless access networks. Altium is the highest-speed, most
spectrally efficient wireless access solution shipping today.
It uses 128 QAM modulation to deliver 155-Mbps wireless
fiber-like capacity in only 28-MHz of radio frequency
bandwidth, half that of other available wireless products.
This efficiency allows wireless-based service providers to
dedicate less of their licensed spectrum for installed
systems, providing for the best dollars-per-Mbps-per-MHz
metric today.
DMC has received Altium orders at a record-setting pace, and
the solution has proven to be the most successfully launched
product in the company's 16-year history. Altium product line
revenue in FY2000, which ended March 31, 2000, was more than
$47 million for the year and $18 million for Q4. Included in
these results were orders by major U.S. CLECs.
``Demand for high-capacity wireless solutions is growing on a
worldwide basis, and we're pleased to make our 38-GHz Altium
155-Mbps product available to our customers in global
markets,'' said Sam Smookler, DMC president and CEO. ``At
155-Mbps, Altium is one of the fastest solutions shipping
today for delivering data, voice and video communications.''
Altium's reliability has tested to be better than fiber, and
the ring or hot-standby configurations allow for a high
degree of path protection. Wireless has the advantage over
laying fiber cables in saving installation time as well, and
it is the only option for delivering the necessary capacity
in many areas where laying fiber is impractical and cost
prohibitive.
Altium is now available in the 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18,
23, 24, 26, 28, 31 and 38-GHz radio frequency bands, so
providers can now roll out the diverse wireless access
applications customers need using one platform.
With headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Digital Microwave is
one of the world's foremost solutions providers for broadband
wireless access -- enabling the development of complex
communications networks worldwide. Since its founding in
1984, the Company has achieved international recognition for
quality, innovation and technical superiority in delivering
data, voice and video communication systems, including
comprehensive service and support. Continuing its focus on
the wireless broadband networking market, DMC is
strategically positioned to continue its solutions-based
leadership in wireless high-capacity transmission technology.
Additional information can be found on the Company's web site
at www.dmcstratexnetworks.com.
NOTE: Digital Microwave Corporation announced on May 16,
2000, that it is changing its name to DMC Stratex Networks.
While the Board of Directors has approved this name change,
it won't become the legal name of the company until it is
approved by shareholder vote during the annual meeting
Aug. 8, 2000.
SOURCE: Digital Microwave Corporation |
