BELLEVUE, Wash., June 13, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unity Wireless Corporation (OTCBB:UTYW), a leading provider of high performance RF (radio frequency) power amplifiers to the wireless industry, announced additional sales to Repeater Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:RPTR), a leading provider of coverage enhancement products and engineering and consulting services to wireless carriers worldwide.
After successfully winning the bid to supply Third Generation (3G) Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) RF power amplifiers and beating three leading competitors, Unity Wireless met Repeater's critical specifications and delivered on time. That accomplishment led to today's pilot order for RF power amplifiers utilized in one of Repeater's current product lines.
"The product team at Unity Wireless has consistently delivered as promised and exceeded our expectations," said John Soliday, Vice President, Research & Development for Repeater Technologies Inc. "Unity created a custom designed RF power amplifier to meet our spec in record time, and the resulting design demonstrates a level of engineering maturity beyond our expectations," he said.
"It is significant that Repeater chose to order from Unity Wireless. It demonstrated their faith in our product and our ability to be a consistent technology vendor to their operation. This repeat sale confirms our ability to generate recurring revenues as we align our strategic product development with global industry leaders like Repeater Technologies," said John Robertson, Chief Executive Officer of Unity Wireless. "We look forward to opportunities to work with them on future product development," he added.
The initial order from Repeater was for the UltraTech Cougar 10-watt single carrier W-CDMA amplifier for use in the 2110-2170 MHz frequency band of 3G networks. The current Repeater order is for the UltraTech Lynx 10-watt single carrier CDMA amplifier for use in the 1930-1990 frequency band in existing wireless networks. Unity Wireless RF power amplifiers have demonstrated the ability to provide better performance on a cost basis for wireless telecommunications networks.
The power amplifier order helps position Unity Wireless to become one of Repeater's prime vendors of RF power amplifiers. The pilot order was delivered during May and June 2001 and is expected by both parties to lead to a long-term supply agreement. "We are pleased that the second quarter has been characterized by a high level of proposal activity," said David Orton, Vice President, Marketing. "The growth of Repeater Technologies' wireless engineering and installation business in 2, 2.5 and 3G markets will also expand our revenue growth," he said.
About Unity Wireless Corporation, www.unitywireless.com
Thousands of Unity Wireless's UltraTech family of high performance RF (radio frequency) power amplifiers are utilized in current wireless networks supporting cost effective, reliable end-to-end voice and data communications. We support current and next generation network technologies including Cellular, PCS (Personal Communications Services -- TDMA, CDMA, GSM), IP Gateways, Paging, WLL (Wireless Local Loop), BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) and 3G (third generation) W-CDMA frequencies. Designed, assembled, tuned and tested in our Burnaby, British Columbia facility, UltraTech amplifiers ensure maximum efficiency and performance.
About Repeater Technologies, Inc., www.repeaters.com
Repeater Technologies, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, develops, markets and sells wireless coverage enhancement solutions primarily to wireless service providers. The company provides wireless network equipment primarily for CDMA-based wireless communications networks. Repeater Technologies offers cost-effective, high-quality products for use in suburban, rural and urban areas, as well as inside office buildings and other coverage-limited structures. Repeater products have been deployed with over 50 CDMA wireless service providers in 12 countries.
This news release includes statements that constitute forward-looking statements, including statements about anticipated demand for the Company's products from Repeater Technologies and other wireless industry participants, the Company's ability to align its product development efforts with the needs of wireless industry leaders, the likelihood that the Company will enter into a long-term supply agreement with Repeater Technologies and the anticipated impact of developments in Repeater Technologies' business on the Company's revenue growth. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.