Ernest; today's SMRA news/new contract....looking good:
Friday February 25, 8:05 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
First Cellular Selects Somera Communications for Wireless Network Expansion
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2000--Somera Communications (Nasdaq:SMRA - news), a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure equipment, today announced that First Cellular of Southern Illinois has selected the company to provide equipment for the expansion of their existing wireless network.
Somera Communications will provide an integrated multi-vendor solution including wireless cell sites, power and transport equipment to support the traffic capacity required by First Cellular's growing subscriber population. First Cellular's multi-million dollar expansion is focused on improving the size and quality of its analog, CDMA digital, paging and CDPD infrastructure.
``Somera Communications offers us a cost-effective alternative for our network expansion with the speed and flexibility needed for our deployment,' said Terry Addington, president and CEO of First Cellular. ``As we double the investment in our infrastructure, the breadth of Somera's product line allows us to use a single partner for a wide variety of our wireless infrastructure needs, saving us time and capital costs.'
``We are pleased that First Cellular, a well-established leader in providing voice, data, and paging solutions to the customers of southern Illinois, has selected Somera to expand their network,' said Dan Firestone, Somera's president and chief executive officer. |
