Endwave Expands Production and Management to Meet Anticipated Demand for Last-Mile Broadband Wireless Access Equipment
Sunnyvale, CA. In a move to meet the anticipated market demand for high-performance broadband wireless access products, Endwave Corporation today announced the expansion of two of its manufacturing facilities in Northern California and the appointment of several key managers, including Mike Roush as vice president of manufacturing and operations, Nick Ingrao as director of wireless programs and Chris Brown as system engineering manager. Driven by the growth of e-business and the need for infrastructure to support increasing bandwidth requirements, Endwave s expansion will more than double its previous production capacity.
As equipment providers struggle to meet service providers supply requirements, Endwave has passed a key milestone, having sold over 50,000 millimeter wave transceivers -- the core engines of broadband wireless access systems -- worldwide to date. The company continues to take strategic steps to increase manufacturing capability to address the market demand forecasted by industry experts.
"Existing cellular and enterprise networks must meet higher bandwidth demands than ever before in order to support increasing voice and data traffic," said Andrew Kreig, President of the Wireless Communications Association. "However, service providers are finding that they cannot obtain the enabling infrastructure they need quickly enough to build out the next generation of their access networks."
"With the Endgate-TRW merger, the company more than doubled in size and added a team of seasoned industry experts to its executive management," said Ed Keible, Endwave s CEO. "Now, with the increased production capacity enabled by the addition of these two new facilities, we are taking another key step in building the critical tools to meet the growing requirements of our customers."
Dedicated to fulfilling its customers needs, Endwave is developing two new state-of-the-art, highly automated facilities in Santa Clara, Calif. and Diamond Springs, Calif. to increase overall production capacity. The new 24,000 square foot Diamond Springs flexible manufacturing plant will focus on the production of transceivers and modules. Diamond Springs is already equipped with three of the world s first automated high-speed module testing systems created by Agilent Technologies. The Agilent 84000 Millimeter wave testing system has improved production rates by shortening measurement times for millimeter-wave transceiver modules to less than one minute.
Endwave s 12,000 square foot Santa Clara facility is focused on the production of Outdoor Units (ODUs) -- the complete outdoor portion of a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint millimeter wave radio -- and is being expanded to triple current production output. Santa Clara is equipped with state-of-the-art, automated equipment to test ODUs over a complete temperature range.
Endwave is also continuing to bring aboard industry experts to enhance its capabilities. Mike Roush, previously vice president of operations for TRW Milliwave, has been appointed vice president of manufacturing and operations. Mr. Roush will spearhead the expansion of Endwave s Diamond Springs manufacturing plant. Nick Ingrao, previously an account manager for TRW Milliwave, has been named director of wireless programs, and will be responsible for managing customer orders and fulfillment. Chris Brown has been appointed system engineering manager, and will be responsible for defining internal system requirements, new product introductions and cost reduction for Endwave products. Mr. Brown was previously a wireless telecommunications product line manager for TRW Milliwave.
About Endwave
Endwave Corporation (www.endwave.com) is a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) subsystems that enable the transmission and reception of data signals in broadband wireless systems. The company has developed and manufactured products used in high speed cellular backhaul, point-to-point access, and point-to-multipoint access applications. These products include RF modules, integrated transceivers, broadband antennas and outdoor units. Endwave has more than 25 issued patents covering its core technologies including semiconductor, circuit and antenna designs as well as its Flip-Chip GaAs MCIC technology. Endwave Corporation is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and is privately held. Contact: Endwave Corporation Jim Bybokas Tel: 408/522-3100 jbybokas@endgate.com or Walt & Company Communications Reena Spektor Tel: 408/496-0900 rspektor@walt.com
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