Harris Corporation to Supply TRuepoint(TM) Radios to Vmobile Nigeria for Access Network Expansion
May 17 2005 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation to Supply TRuepoint(TM) Radios to Vmobile
Nigeria for Access Network Expansion - New TRuepoint(TM) Contract
Expands "Super-highway" Backbone Already Supplied by Harris -
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading global supplier of
wireless equipment and services, today announced a new contract
valued at $4.4 million USD to supply TRuepoint(TM) microwave
digital radios to Vmobile Nigeria, one of the country's leading
wireless network operators. The contract represents an expansion of
an existing long-term relationship between the two companies.
Harris currently provides a "super-highway" microwave radio
backbone for Vmobile, covering more than 1500 kilometers from
southwest of Ibadan to southeast of Calabar. Scheduled for
deployment within the next three months, the TRuepoint(TM) links
allow Vmobile to significantly increase its market penetration by
expanding into new territories, and will offer capacity for 500,000
new subscribers. Currently, Vmobile is approaching three million
active subscribers, covering over 60 cities and 2,500 communities
across the six geo-political regions of Nigeria. "This deal
underscores our confidence in Harris' equipment and services," said
Mr. Frikkie Vermeulen, chief engineering officer of Vmobile. "In
addition to the success of our existing relationship, Harris offers
exactly what we need to pursue our aggressive expansion plans,
namely excellent in-country support, high-performance technology
with TRuepoint(TM) and a rapid delivery schedule." "We are proud
that our TRuepoint(TM) product family will be an integral part of
Vmobile's expansion strategy," remarked Darryl Parker, vice
president of International Sales and Service at Harris Microwave
Communications. "We've been developing our relationships in Nigeria
since the early days of the local GSM network, and this latest
contract will further strengthen our relationship with Vmobile."
Harris leads the wireless backhaul industry with its newest product
family, TRuepoint(TM), the first universal platform for
point-to-point digital communications. TRuepoint(TM)'s modular,
software-selectable architecture is able to seamlessly switch
between PDH and SDH applications, enabling service providers to
deliver multiple applications throughout their networks. About
Vmobile Vee Networks Limited (VNL), trading as Vmobile Nigeria, is
a wireless network operator, providing world-class GSM services in
Nigeria. Incorporated in 2000, the company won a digital mobile
license to provide national cellular and international gateway
services in 2001. The company has planned aggressive roll-out and
expansion of network capacity to ensure more comprehensive coverage
of Nigeria by the end of 2005. 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:
Tonya Loggains, Harris Microwave, +1-919-767-3278, or ; or Tom
Cheesewright, Noiseworks, +011-44-1628-628080, or , for Harris
Corporation; or Tunde Oyewole, Vmobile, +011-234-802-222-1111, or
Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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