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PEMSTAR
Inc., a leading provider of global engineering, manufacturing and fulfillment
services to technology companies announced today that it has been selected
by LGC Wireless of San Jose, CA to manufacture their latest in-building
wireless networking product, the InterReach(TM) Unison.
The InterReach Unison is an intelligent, flexible, fiber optic wireless
networking system designed to deliver high-quality PCS and cellular
communications within any facility. InterReach Unison has been specifically
designed to meet the needs of large public and private facilities with
a need to support large numbers of PCS/cellular subscribers within the
facility. Prime examples of these types of facilities include airports,
subways, hotels, convention centers, shopping centers, sports arenas
and large multi-tenant office buildings.
"LGC selected PEMSTAR as its strategic manufacturing partner for
Unison because we were impressed with PEMSTAR's expertise with complex
RF and optical technology, their quality systems, and their global manufacturing
footprint," said Alex Gray, LGC Wireless Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer. "We were also impressed with the quality
of the PEMSTAR team."
LGC Wireless' existing products, LGCell(TM) and MetroReach(TM) Focus
have been installed in a number of landmark facilities throughout the
world, including the Venetian Hotel-Resort-Casino in Las Vegas; Seattle's
Safeco Stadium; the Metro subway system in Santiago, Chile; and Malaysia's
Petronas Towers, the world's tallest office buildings. To date, LGC
Wireless has shipped over 2,000 systems worldwide.
"Our PEMSTAR team has advanced manufacturing and testing capabilities
and we're pleased that LGC Wireless is taking advantage of those abilities,"
said Allen J. Berning, CEO of PEMSTAR. "InterReach Unison provides
superior RF performance and it's a product we're proud to associate
ourselves with. As the global market for wireless products and services
expands, PEMSTAR is well positioned to meet the growing demand, while
ensuring that the Unison system remains a leader in high quality, high
performance networking systems at competitive cost."
About LGC Wireless:
LGC Wireless is the leading supplier of products for optimizing the
deployment of metropolitan cellular, PCS and 3G networks, and for providing
mobile users with reliable in-building access to high quality voice
and wireless data. LGC is currently shipping product to more than 20
countries and has installed more than 1,600 systems. Supported wireless
access standards include TDMA, CDMA, GSM, iDEN, and 3G.
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