CalAmp Partners With Syncom to Supply Communications Networks for Mexico's State-Owned Electric Utility
January 05 2012 - 9:00AM
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CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless
products, services and solutions, extends its global reach with the
announcement of a distribution agreement with Syncom International
that will result in supplying Mexico's state-owned electric
utility, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), with CalAmp's
Viper brand radios for smart grid applications.
CFE generates, transmits and distributes electrical power
throughout Mexico's 31 states and Federal District. The utility is
migrating from 928-960 MHz spectrum to the 406-430 MHz UHF band to
improve system-wide communications reliability. New deployments
will also be in the UHF band. CFE is migrating its communications
on a region-by-region basis, a process that began in mid-2011 and
will continue through 2012.
"This agreement represents another step in our international
expansion strategy," stated Michael Burdiek, President and CEO of
CalAmp. "Teaming with Syncom to provide mission-critical remote
communications and routing equipment to the second largest
government-owned enterprise in Mexico has resulted in a significant
customer win. We're pleased by CFE's confidence in our technical
capabilities and the Viper solution."
Miguel Lomeli, Managing Director of Syncom, stated, "The
combination of a broad and relevant product portfolio combined with
effective international support made CalAmp an obvious choice for
partnership. The rich feature set of the CalAmp Viper radio has
contributed to our mutual success at CFE."
Designed for demanding industrial applications, CalAmp's Viper
communications network equipment is engineered for high-performance
wide area communications. Viper is the ideal choice for extending
IP and serial networks when broad coverage and high level network
security are required. The result is an adaptive network optimized
for performance and operation in the most challenging
environments.
About Syncom Monterrey, Mexico-based
Syncom International S.A. de C.V. specializes in telecommunications
and networked services, and has served public and private sector
clients throughout Mexico with advanced telecommunications products
and systems integration services since 2001.
About CalAmp CalAmp develops and markets
wireless communications solutions that deliver data, voice and
video for critical networked communications and other applications.
The Company's two business segments are Wireless DataCom, which
serves utility, governmental and enterprise customers, and
Satellite, which focuses on the North American Direct Broadcast
Satellite market. For more information, please visit
www.calamp.com.
FOR CALAMP: Joanne Keates Director of Corporate
Communications (805) 419-8239
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