Nextel Argentina Awards Harris $USD1.1 Million Radio Contract

Nextel. (Redwood Shores, CA) has won a contract from <%=company%> Argentina S.R.L. for US$1.1 million to supply digital radio systems for the extension of Nextel's wireless network between the cities in the northern part of the country. The contract was signed during a ceremony with Quebec's Premier Lucien Bouchard, who is currently leading an eight-day economic mission to Argentina and Chile to increase the volume of trade between Quebec and these two countries.

The MicroStar family of digital microwave radios provides low-cost wireless transport solutions in urban or suburban environments and provides an interconnection solution for urban networks. The radios are designed to provide cost-effective, reliable, and expandable site interconnection to wireless service providers.

In Canada, Harris operates two high-technology facilities located in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, and Calgary, AB, each with a mandate to design, manufacture, and distribute microwave radio systems for the worldwide wireless communications industry. Harris Canada employs more than 600 people and exports more than 90% of its production outside Canada.

Edited by Ellen Jensen