FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Sept. 20, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unity Wireless Corporation (OTCBB:UTYW), a leading provider of high performance RF (radio frequency) power amplifiers to the wireless industry, announced aggressive expansion of the Company's sales and distribution channels for its Ultratech line of products worldwide has resulted in a substantial increase in inquiries and orders for the supply of RF power amplifiers.
With marketing and distribution agreements in place for the United States market, as well as South America, Europe and Asia, Unity Wireless is now better equipped to provide product for more customers through many of its international distribution partners. Over the past six months, Unity Wireless has experienced a steady rise in qualified product inquiries to approximately 15 per month from one per month prior to March 2001. Of those inquiries received, approximately 30 have been further qualified, accepted and now represent projects currently under development for new customers. Management estimates that projects currently in development represent over US$20 million in potential sales.
Through multiple strategic marketing and sales relationships, Unity Wireless has signed 24 new distributors for its complete line of RF power amplifiers in 18 countries. John Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, reported that, "Worldwide acceptance of our 'can-do' approach to product development and delivery has made it possible for us to find experienced and technically competent partners for product sales and distribution around the world."
Acal, plc., opening separate markets in the U.K., Sweden, France, Germany, Italy and Finland, is a leading value-added distributor providing specialist design-in, sales and marketing services for international suppliers in the fields of Electronic Components, IT Products, IT Parts Services and Industrial Controls. The Group, which has 23 principal trading companies, 11 in Continental Europe, 10 in the U.K., one in the USA and one in Australia, employs approximately 990 people with particularly strong technical sales and marketing expertise.
Asian market penetration is further enhanced by the Company's partnering in Japan with Internix, Inc., one of Japan's largest IC (Integrated Circuit) sales and distribution organizations, with sales to clients such as Fujitsu, NEC and Kyocera amounting to over US$162 million. Pangaea (HK) Ltd. of Hong Kong brings extensive international sales and marketing expertise in China, one of the world's fastest growing wireless markets, to the Unity Wireless distribution network. Their marketing of a wide range of products, including components for mobile base stations and handheld phones, makes Pangaea an ideal distribution and service resource throughout the Far East.
Serving India's burgeoning wireless market is Complus Systems Organization of Bangalore while the RF power amplifier market in Central America will be handled by Technologia TGK C.A. of Venezuela.
These new distributors, in addition to agreements further covering markets in Singapore, China and Russia, multiply the sales growth potential of the Company's established distribution channels in the United States and Korea and positively reflects the Company's global marketing initiatives which began in March of 2001.
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.
This news release includes statements that constitute forward-looking statements, including statements about anticipated demand for the Company's products, future market share and new growth and the anticipated impact of new distributor relationships on the Company's financial results. 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.