Digital Microwave Corporation Opens Brazil Factory
Ceremonies in Brazil Mark Opening on September 9, 1999
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Microwave
Corporation (Nasdaq: DMIC) announces the opening of the
Campinas, Brazil, factory which is the Company's new Latin
America center for manufacturing of digital microwave radios
used for transmission of voice, video and data in
telecommunications networks. The factory will produce radio
products that will be deployed in the Mercosur countries of
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Opening ceremonies
are scheduled in Campinas on September 9 to mark the
inauguration. The opening of the factory located on the Rua
Fernao Pompeu de Camargo , 999, marks the implementation of
plans announced previously in March of this year when the
facility was leased.
The Campinas factory will initially be dedicated to the
final assembly and testing of Digital Microwave Corporation's
XP4 product line of radios, which is noted worldwide for its
cost effectiveness, compact size and ease of installation.
The radios are an economical alternative to the deployment
of wired network connections, such as fiber optics and
copper, as new networks are established, and they are used
extensively for the interconnection of base stations in
cellular networks. XP4 radios operate over licensed
frequencies ranging from 7 to 38 GHz in capacities of 2xE1
to E3. The XP4 product line also is available in frequencies
of 15 to 38 GHz, at capacities of 4xDS-1 to DS-3, for use in
North America.
The new Brazil factory is planned for sequential growth in
production capacity over time. Initial plans target 400
terminals per month. The factory is working with Solectron
in Sao Jose dos Campos as its preferred printed circuit
assembly supplier. By calendar end 2000, it is anticipated
that with growth in market demand for microwave radios at
various frequencies and capacities, the factory production
will grow, and that it will expand into production of other
Digital Microwave Corporation products. The Company's
microwave radio product line is recognized as one of the
most extensive available from any one company in the world.
"As of the end of the Company's Fiscal 1999 in March of this
year, more than 20% of the Company's revenues were from
Latin America. The growth of telecommunications networks
in this sector of our global business has allowed us to take
this significant step in establishing this facility in
Brazil," commented Charles D. Kissner, Digital Microwave
Corporation Chairman and CEO.
"The selection of Campinas as the location of the plant
allows us not only to locate close to many of the major
telecommunications companies in Brazil, but also to take
advantage of the transportation infrastructure supporting
the Mercosur countries and the qualified work force in this
area," added Reinaldo Morilha, Digital Microwave Corporation's
Director General in Brazil.
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Digital Microwave
Corporation provides microwave radio solutions to connect,
enable and grow communications networks worldwide. The
Company's broadband to medium- and low-capacity radios
transport data, voice, and video for public and private
networks in metropolitan to rural environments. Digital
Microwave Corporation brings value to customers through its
vast array of quality systems, services and support.
For more information, contact dmcwave.com .
SOURCE: Digital Microwave Corporation
CONTACT: Jeanne Harper Condren of Digital Microwave Corporation,
408-944-1817, or jeanne_condren@dmcwave.com;
or Reinaldo Morilha of Digital Microwave Corporation Brazil,
+55.19.233.6959, or reinaldo_morilha@dmcwave.com |
