Brasil Telecom Selects Harris Microwave Products to Expand Network
November 22 2004 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Brasil Telecom Selects Harris Microwave Products to Expand Network
- Harris Microwave Radios to Support Advanced Voice and Data
Services Across Brazil - RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., Nov. 22
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading
global provider of wireless equipment and services, today announced
that Brasil Telecom S.A., one of Brazil's largest providers of
telecommunications services, has signed a strategic framework
agreement to use Harris' microwave products to expand its wireless
network. The terms of this "umbrella" agreement allow Harris to
deploy its products through Brasil Telecom's newest venture, Brasil
Telecom GSM. Brasil Telecom is deploying Harris' point-to-point
wireless products throughout its network in order to augment the
carrier's backbone for voice and data transmission. This agreement
will lead to installations in Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Mato
Grosso do Sul and Goias. In addition, Harris' next- generation
microwave radio, TRuepoint(TM), has been approved for the Brazilian
market, enabling easy upgrades of its telecommunications networks.
"Brazil is one of the most dynamic telecommunications environments
in the world, so the technologies and services required by its
service providers need to deliver world-class reliability and
scalability," said Juan Diaz, Harris' managing director for Latin
America. "Brasil Telecom will have immediate access to our
'on-the-ground' support, customer service and local repair and
return capabilities." 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/ . About
Brasil Telecom Brasil Telecom provides local wireline services and
national long distance services as a concessionary in region II,
which includes the Brazilian states of Acre, Rondonia, Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Goias, Santa Catarina, Parana, and
Rio Grande do Sul, as well as the Federal District. The company
also has authorization to provide those services in the remaining
Brazilian regions (I and III), as well as international long
distance services all across the country. Brasil Telecom also
provides mobile telephony as well as network, data transmission and
other value-added services in region II. Brasil Telecom provides
data center services through its Cyber Data Centers located in Rio
de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bras�lia, Porto Alegre and Curitiba,
offering telecommunications and information technology solutions
with high performance and infrastructure availability. Brasil
Telecom has 10.7 million lines installed and 296,000 public phones.
For more information, visit http://www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ .
DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Michelle Pampin of
Microwave Communications Division, +1-415-307-1015, or ; or Jay
Nichols of Sterling Communications, Inc., +1-415-749-6550, Web
site: http://www.harris.com/ http://www.brasiltelecom.com.br/
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