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Harris Corp. Supplies Volga Telecom of Russia with Microwave Radios for Cellular System Backbone, Voice and Data Traffic REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation , a leading global provider of digital wireless equipment and services, has supplied Volga Telecom of Russia with Megastar(R) radios to provide backhaul for its network, including its cellular systems. Volga Telecom is a regional fixed-line operator in the process of consolidating the mobile phone operators in its region into the Volga Mobile Company. The consolidation is expected to be completed by the end of 2004. Currently Volga Telecom, headquartered in Nizniy Novgorod, is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Russia and operates as a multi-service provider for 11 regions within the Privolzhskiy Federal Region. Harris Megastar 155 radios provide Volga Telecom with true broadband capability along with powerful propagation characteristics that ensure a reliable and robust network. Megastar is deployed at more than 3,000 sites around the world in networks of all types. It offers high and very high capacities along with a high degree of scalability, allowing Volga to meet current and future needs. The system expands capacity easily and cost- effectively as the number of subscribers grows. "We chose Harris because we were impressed with the capabilities of the Megastar radio system, which was installed within a short period of time in accordance with an aggressive schedule," said Vladimir F. Lulin, general director of Volga Telecom. "We are also impressed with Harris' strong local presence, including technical support and training that is available to us via the TECOM Group." TECOM Group, a Harris dealer based in Nizniy Novgorod, provides a variety of services including equipment delivery, installation, commissioning and customer training. "We are very pleased to be working with Volga Telecom on its mobile network consolidation project," said Darryl Parker, vice president of international sales for Harris' Microwave Communications Division. "Volga's selection of Harris validates our commitment to quality products and services in support of Volga's need to provide efficiency and capacity in its network." Volga Telecom is a subsidiary of Telecommunication Investment Joint Stock Company (Svyazinvest), one of the largest telecom holding companies in the world. Its charter capital was formed by consolidation of shares owned by the federal government in regional telecom operators, set up in the process of telecom sector privatization. Svyazinvest incorporates seven large, mega- regional telecom operators and OJSC Rostelecom, the national domestic long- distance and international operator. Volga Telecom is the third largest in Svyazinvest structure. Harris Microwave Communications Division, one of five divisions within Harris Corporation, is the largest supplier of microwave systems in North America and a leading supplier worldwide. The division delivers wireless solutions to service providers of all types, including public network operators; fixed wireless operators; transportation; state, local and federal agencies; and power utilities. Its product line, the broadest in the industry, spans 2 to 42 GHz and includes both microwave and millimeter wave systems for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint architectures. Harris Corporation, which also provides broadcast, network support, and government communications systems and products, serves customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com/ DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Michelle Maeder of Harris Microwave Communications Division, +1-530-945-2581, or Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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