Thursday June 22, 7:31 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
International FiberCom AeroComm Subsidiary Ships More Than 100 Ultra-Q Active Filters for Use in Telecommunication and Utility Industries
Eliminates Interference, Enhancing Strength, Quality and Range of Signal
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000-- International FiberCom Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:IFCI - news) Thursday announced that its AeroComm subsidiary has completed shipment of more than 100 units of its proprietary, patent-pending Ultra-Q active filter this year to a number of companies in the telecommunication and utility industries.
The Ultra-Q active filter is used to enhance signals for cellular communication, MAS, Paging, UHF and VHF frequencies, eliminating all other signals and allowing only the desired signal to pass through. Currently, 14 companies in the telecommunication and utility industries, with a total of more than 4,600 potential deployment sites, are beta testing the Ultra-Q filter.
This filter, in effect, provides a stronger signal, which can result in such benefits as a reduction in the number of dropped calls and increased range. According to International FiberCom Chairman & CEO Joseph Kealy, AeroComm anticipates ongoing monthly shipments of Ultra-Q active filters as additional companies successfully complete their beta testing.
Kealy commented: ``These initial shipments are a validation by major companies in the telecommunication and utility industries of AeroComm's proprietary wireless technology. With the rapid deployment of wireless devices throughout North America, the number of different signals is increasing exponentially. These signals attack one another, weakening a desired signal and decreasing its range and effectiveness. AeroComm's Ultra-Q filter effectively eliminates interference from all other frequencies, enhancing the strength, quality and range of the desired frequency,'' he said.
``We are pleased with the initial acceptance of our technology as a solution to a growing wireless connectivity problems. These shipments are another step toward our goal of full commercial production of the Ultra-Q filter,'' Kealy added.
A computerized unit, the Ultra-Q active filter is frequency agile and is the only product on the market that can provide a Q of 28,000. This compares with old technology cavity filters that can only achieve Qs of 300 and are substantially larger in size. Because it is field programmable, the user can adjust the frequency on location. The Ultra-Q is a band pass filter that passes the desired frequency or frequencies and eliminates all other interfering frequencies from the pass band.
In many systems, adjacent channel interference is a side effect of the FCC mandated refarming because channels are so closely spaced. The Ultra-Q high Q and narrow 3dB bandwidth gives excellent adjacent channel protection and will not introduce any insertion loss. Ultra-Q is available at 150-170MHz, 450-512MHz and 928-952 MHz.
International FiberCom is a leading end-to-end solutions provider for the telecommunications industry, offering a broad range of engineering-based solutions designed to enable and enhance voice, data and video communications through fixed and wireless networks. The company designs, deploys, and manages internal and external networks infrastructure for leading wireline, wireless and broadband telecommunications providers in the U.S.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements, by their very nature, include risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this release. A wide variety of factors could cause or contribute to such differences and could adversely impact revenues, profitability, cash flows and capital needs. Such factors, many of which are beyond the control of the company, include the following: the company's success in obtaining new contracts; the volume and type of work orders that are received under such contracts; the accuracy of the cost estimates for projects; the company's ability to complete its projects on time and within budget; levels of, and ability to collect accounts receivable; availability of trained personnel and utilization of the company's capacity to complete work; the company's ability to complete proposed acquisitions and, upon their completion, to integrate the acquisitions into its organization and manage its growth; competition and competitive pressures on pricing; and economic conditions in the United States and in the regions served by the company. A more complete listing of cautionary statements and risk factors is contained in the company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 1999 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
