Andrew Receives Europe*Star Approval for Ku-Band Earth Station Antennas
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ORLAND PARK, Ill., Mar 19, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ:ANDW) has received Europe*Star
approval for the Ku-band versions of its 3.7-, 4.6-, 5.6-, and 7.6-meter earth station antennas. These Ku-band antennas are suitable
for use in multinational private networks, broadcast news reporting, and public switched services.
Andrew Europe*Star approved Ku-band earth station antennas offer guaranteed acceptance for operation on the Europe*Star
systems covering Europe, Southern Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and South East Asia. With Europe*Star
approval, commissioning costs are lower, performance levels are assured, and implementation is faster and cheaper because the
requirement for field-verification testing is eliminated.
Andrew Corporation's satellite earth station system portfolio offers a complete RF solution to companies that are planning
broadband satellite networks and companies implementing satellite systems for government, corporate or public communications
networks.
For further information, call the Andrew Customer Support Center at 1-800-255-1479 and request Bulletin Numbers 10244
(3.7-meter ESA), 10245 (4.6-meter ESA), 10294 (5.6-meter ESA), and 10293 (7.6-meter ESA). Or, visit www.andrew.com and
download the bulletins from the On-line Document Center.
Andrew Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of communications equipment, systems and services.
Andrew products and services provide proven solutions for wireless, fixed-line and broadband wireless telecommunication service
providers, Internet service providers and broadcasters throughout the world. Andrew is an S&P 500 company listed on the Nasdaq
National Market System under the symbol:ANDW.
About Europe*Star
Europe*Star is a satellite owner-operator headquartered in London, with regional marketing offices in Cape Town, South Africa,
and New Delhi, India. Europe*Star operates its own mission control center in Toulouse, France, for tracking, telemetry and control
of the satellites. A joint venture between Alcatel Space of France and Loral Space & Communications of the USA, Europe*Star is
a member of the Loral Global Alliance.
Europe*Star offers satellite capacity on its geostationary satellites, leasing whole and fractional transponders for full-time and
occasional use requirements. Brought into service at the start of 2001, the Europe*Star 1 satellite has five high-power beams
covering Europe, Southern Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia. Its Europe*Star B satellite
provides additional capacity for markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Europe*Star is also an investor in Stellat, a joint venture
with France Telecom, which will launch the Stellat 5 satellite during 2002.
For further information, visit the Europe*Star Website at www.europestar.com.
CONTACT: Andrew Corporation
Greta Brown, 708/349-5661
greta.brown@andrew.com
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