Harris Corporation Completes Network Expansion for Loteny Telecom
February 14 2005 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation Completes Network Expansion for Loteny Telecom -
Harris Provides Wireless Backbone for Leading Wireless Operator on
the Ivory Coast - CANNES, France, 3GSM WORLD CONGRESS, HALL 6,
SUITE N21, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS), a leading global provider of wireless equipment and
services, today announced the completion of a major network
expansion project for Loteny Telecom, the leading wireless service
provider on the Ivory Coast. Harris has provided Loteny with PDH
and SDH microwave radio links and services, and is its sole
provider of wireless backhaul. In addition to providing microwave
digital radios for rapid deployment of voice, video and data
communications services, Harris managed all aspects of design,
installation and service throughout Loteny's expanding Ivory Coast
network. Harris' family of digital microwave radios offers the
fast, easy deployment of short-, medium- and long-range
point-to-point links that Loteny required. "We awarded this major
project to Harris Corporation because of their proven commitment to
service and the speed at which they get networks up and running,"
said M. Yerim Sow, chief executive officer of Loteny Telcom. "As
our relationship with Harris continues to grow, we trust them to
provide us with the quality products and services necessary to
continue to develop and expand our customer base." "Loteny is the
Ivory Coast's number one mobile network, and we are pleased to
provide the solutions that will enable them to increase their
market share," remarked Joseph Joseph, Harris Corporation Microwave
Division's managing director for Middle East and Africa. "Harris'
knowledge of the local African environment has ensured that Loteny
and its customers receive the best service available as demand for
wireless connectivity grows." Harris leads the wireless backhaul
industry with its newest product family, TRuepoint(TM), the first
universal platform for point-to-point digital communications.
TRuepoint's modular, software-selectable architecture is able to
seamlessly switch between PDH and SDH applications, enabling
service providers to use a common platform to deliver multiple
applications throughout their networks. About Loteny Loteny
Telecom, established in 1996, provides cellular service to more
than 850,000 customers in the Ivory Coast, and is a partnership
between Access Telecom and Atlantique Telecom. Additional
information is available at http://www.telecel.net/ . About Harris
Harris Microwave Communications Division, one of four divisions
within Harris Corporation, is the largest supplier of microwave
systems in North America and a leading supplier worldwide. Harris
Corporation is an international communications technology company
focused on providing assured communications(TM) products, systems
and services for government and commercial customers. The company's
operating divisions serve markets for government communications,
tactical radio, broadcast, and microwave systems. Harris provides
systems and service to customers in more than 150 countries.
Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Tom Cheesewright of Noiseworks in England, +011-44-(0)1628-628080,
or , or Michelle Pampin of Harris Microwave, +1-415-307-1015, or ,
or Konate Lassina of Loteny Telecom in Ivory Coast,
+011-225-05-02-2020, or Web site: http://www.harris.com/
http://www.telecel.net/
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