Stanford Telecom Completes Installation of Wireless
Broadband Bandwidth-on-Demand Commercial Trial in
Madrid, Spain
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--Stanford Telecommunications, Inc.
(Nasdaq/NMS:STII - news) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Stanford Wireless
Broadband, Inc., has concluded the installation of the first full-featured wireless broadband access system in Madrid, Spain.
Stanford's equipment has been successfully integrated into a state-of-the-art, high-power broadband multicarrier LMDS system designed and
integrated by TTT S.L. of Spain. The ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) system, now entering the operational phase, delivers high-speed data
''downstream'' utilizing TDM (time division multiplexing) technology in the 28 GHz band.
TDM effectively shares bandwidth among a number of end-users and is optimal for combining variable rate and fixed data rate connections on the
same channels.
TDMA bandwidth-on-demand technology is used in the ''upstream'' direction in the 31 GHz band to connect customers to the data center and to
high speed data backbones.
According to Luis Villa, President of TTT S.L., ''Two LMDS transceivers located at Faro de Moncloa in Madrid at a height of 90 meters provide
full omnidirectional (360 degree) two-way coverage to a distance of 8 Kms, practically covering all of Madrid. A two-way studio to transmitter link
connects the LMDS transceivers with the data center located 1.6 Kms away at the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion in
the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
''Our TTT system and technology, incorporating amongst other elements the high-power multi-carrier transceivers, designed by Cable AML Inc.,
and the high speed ATM broadband wireless access system provided by Stanford Telecom will be capable of simultaneously providing high speed
services such as high quality multi-user video conferencing, video-on-demand, broadband private networks, high-speed IP access, voice over IP
telephony, interactive television and more.''
''Stanford Telecom has demonstrated its ability to be first to market with a product that addresses high-speed data connectivity. Stanford's
bandwidth-on-demand technology makes optimum use of the available spectrum,'' according to George Hendry, President of Stanford Wireless
Broadband, Inc.
''The Madrid LMDS project follows the granting of a temporary operating license in the LMDS bands and is the first of its kind in Europe,'' said
Villa.
''The excellent relationships developed during this project will help us continue to expand the system's capacity by incorporating planned future
upgrades that will permit higher transmission speeds and other enhancements. The success of this project demonstrates the possibility of rapidly
deploying high speed data services in Madrid and other cities, putting Spain as a leader in the world's LMDS deployments.''
TTT S.L., with headquarters in Madrid, Spain is a leader in the development, integration and installation of state-of-the-art broadband wireless
LMDS systems.
Cable AML Inc., headquartered in Torrance, Calif. is a leader in the design, development and integration of broadband RF (radio frequency)
equipment at frequencies of 2 to 40 GHz. The company supplies state-of-the-art multicarrier wireless systems for data and video applications
worldwide. Cable AML's Web page can be found at cableaml.com.
Stanford Telecom designs, manufactures and markets advanced digital communications products and systems to establish or enhance
communications via satellites, terrestrial wireless and cable. The Company's technical strengths include: system design, communication waveforms,
modulation and demodulation techniques, ASIC design, radio frequency antennas and converters, software and firmware, asynchronous transfer
mode design and advanced manufacturing techniques and processes.
Stanford Telecom was founded in 1973, maintains headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. and employs over 1,000 people at its various locations around
the United States. Stanford Telecom's Website can be found at stelhq.com.
Statements included in the press release are ''forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are or are based upon projections and estimates that involve
risks and uncertainties such as technology development risk, the licensing process for spectrum in which the Company's equipment operates,
market acceptance of products available and currently under development and other risks detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. As a result, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements included herein.
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