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CommScope Makes Tracks with New Web Interface
CommScope’s WebTrak feature puts factory testing results online
RICHARDSON, Texas – July 9th, 2007 – CommScope, Inc. (NYSE:CTV) a global
leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, today announced
the significant expansion of WebTrak™, a Web program that puts cabling factory
test results online.
“We’ve all filed important paperwork in a place where we couldn’t possibly
forget, and then, as soon as there’s a need to reference it, the paperwork is
missing. The same can happen with cabling,” said Mark Peterson, Senior
Vice President, Global Marketing, Enterprise, CommScope. “For every
length of CommScope cabling sold, factory testing and diagnostic performance
results are attached to the cable spools. On occasion, this paperwork is misplaced.
However, with WebTrak, installers can interface with the CommScope Web, easily
retrieving data online and securing crucial paperwork.”
“We‘ve received phone calls from customers who have misplaced their paperwork,
and at times, the process to find individual reports can be lengthy,” said Peterson.
“For this reason alone, we believe that WebTrak provides a huge benefit
for installers and IT personnel. As an installer completes testing, he can look
online using WebTrak to compare the test performance to the original specifications.
The installer can receive instant feedback without needing to keep track of
a physical report.”
The patented and trademarked WebTrak process provides Internet access to
factory test reports. For optical fiber cables, paper tests will continue to
ship with cabling reels. For Internet access to the test reports, the process
is simple: all installers need is the WebTrak ID number or, for optical fiber
cable, the serial number. This number is printed on the cable jacket.
Installers can enter this number on the CommScope Web site and pull up
the cable’s factory test results in PDF format from anywhere in the world at
any hour. To access a test report for Uniprise products you can click on http://www.uniprisesolutions.com/webtrak
To access a test report for SYSTIMAX products you can click on http://sx.commscope.com/eng/support_document/webtrak
For UTP copper cables, the results include Near End Crosstalk (NEXT), Power
Sum Crosstalk (PSNEXT), Equal Level Far End Crosstalk (ELFEXT), Power Sum Equal
Level Far End Crosstalk (PSELFEXT), Return Loss, Impedance, Attenuation and
propagation delay. For optical fiber cables the results include
cable construction and attenuation data for each optical fiber at two test wavelengths.
The service is already offered on CommScope’s Uniprise® UTP cabling,
but it will be extended to the 71, 81 and 91 series SYSTIMAX® copper
cables, and all CommScope enterprise fiber cabling.
“Occasionally, vendors may face delays due to the need to secure essential
testing documentation. We believe that CommScope provides the best solution
to any potential delay,” said Peterson. “The immediacy of the release
of data from WebTrak should bring piece of mind to the contractors and to the
end users.”
About CommScope
CommScope (NYSE:CTV) is a world leader in infrastructure solutions for communications
networks. Through its SYSTIMAX® Solutions and Uniprise™ brands, CommScope
is the global leader in structured cabling systems for business enterprise applications.
It is also the world’s largest manufacturer of coaxial cable for Hybrid Fiber
Coaxial (HFC) applications. Backed by strong research and development, CommScope
combines technical expertise and proprietary technology with global manufacturing
capability to provide customers with high-performance wired or wireless cabling
solutions.
This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on
information currently available to management, management’s beliefs, as well
as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking
statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those currently expected. For a more detailed description
of the factors that could cause such a difference, please see CommScope’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking
statements, the company does not intend, and is not undertaking any obligation
or duty, to update these statements as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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