Meeting with friends or sharing the excitement of one of the world’s
biggest pop acts is easy for concert goers inside The
O2 in London thanks to Andrew,
the CommScope, Inc. division that is a global leader in communications
products and systems.
Andrew supplied a multi-operator ION™(Intelligent Optical Network) fiber distributed antenna system
to O2,
the leading UK mobile operator, in support of a coverage and capacity
system inside The O2 over the last year. Andrew’s
15 ION-M 9/18/21c tri-band remote units take signals from dedicated
operator base stations or repeaters and spread them via fiber-optic
cables throughout the arena to ensure reliable voice and data coverage
for the millions of annual attendees to the entertainment venue.
Andrew has worked often with O2 over the last 10 years, supplying
wireless infrastructure solutions that include the management of most of
the operator’s repeater systems. “We
are pleased that O2 continues to call on Andrew for ensuring its
customers can use the latest voice and data services wherever they are,”
said Andrea
Casini, vice president, Europe, Middle East, North Africa Sales and
Marketing, Andrew. “We are especially proud
to have done so in The O2.”
The O2 recently confirmed its position as the most popular music venue
on the planet, based on Pollstar arena figures that show first quarter
2008 ticket sales of almost half a million, which is the most worldwide.
Many of the world’s greatest acts have played
at The O2.
Andrew is a world leader in providing coverage and capacity solutions,
with a comprehensive
coverage and capacity product portfolio that includes ION
distributed antenna systems, Node repeaters, RADIAX®
radiating coaxial cable, in-building antennas, supporting passive
devices, and worldwide support teams for network design, installation
and testing. The company has more than 15 years of experience in
designing, installing, and managing large and complex radio frequency
distribution systems for metropolitan railways, building owners, and
public mobile radio and telephone operators throughout the world. Major
projects have included the 2006
World Cup stadiums; major venues used during the 2000 Sydney Olympic
Games; the tallest building in the world—Building
101 in Taipei, Taiwan; metro
rails in Beijing, Hong Kong, Moscow and Montreal; and numerous international
airports.
RADIAX is a registered trademark and ION is a trademark of CommScope,
Inc.
About O2
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Telefónica O2 UK Limited is a leading
communications company for consumers and businesses in the UK, with
over 18.7 million mobile customers and over 190,000 fixed broadband
customers as at 30 June 2008.
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O2 is the naming rights partner of The O2, the world-class
entertainment venue.
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Telefónica O2 UK Limited is part of Telefónica
Europe plc which is a business division of Telefónica
S.A. and which owns O2 in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, Germany and the
Czech Republic, and has 43.8 million customers.
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O2 was ranked the 6th best place to work in the Best Companies to Work
for 2008 List and has been awarded a three-star accreditation denoting
an ’extraordinary’
company.
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O2 was launched on 1 May 2002 and now has more customers than any
other UK mobile network.
About CommScope
CommScope,
Inc. (NYSE:CTV)(www.commscope.com)
is a world leader in infrastructure solutions for communication
networks. Through its Andrew®
brand, it is a global leader in radio frequency subsystem solutions for
wireless networks. Through its SYSTIMAX®
and Uniprise®
brands, CommScope is the global leader in structured cabling systems for
business enterprise applications. It is also the premier manufacturer of
coaxial cable for broadband
cable television networks and one of the leading North American
providers of environmentally secure cabinets
for DSL and FTTN applications. Backed by strong research and
development, CommScope combines technical expertise and proprietary
technology with global manufacturing capability to provide customers
with infrastructure solutions for evolving global communications
networks in more than 130 countries around the world.
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.
