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Comarco Wireless Test Solutions Supplies Telcel With Network Optimization Equipment Throughout Mexico
Comarco (NASDAQ: CMRO) Wireless Test Solutions today announces that Telcel, Mexico's leading wireless carrier, has purchased 35 Comarco Seven.Five Duo's for GSM, GPRS and EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) to support its advanced network optimization activities for all nine regions in Mexico. Seven.Five Duo combines an integrated multi-band, multi-technology 3G RF scanning receiver in addition to GSM/GPRS and EDGE calling modules with complete voice, data and video Quality of Service (QoS) tests. These fully-integrated features make Seven.Five Duo the only tool that can measure QoS from the perspective of the wireless subscriber while providing the root cause for any QoS problems.
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) March 1, 2005 -- Telcel to use Seven.Five Duo for GSM in all nine regions of Mexico and EDGE in all regions where it is available.
Comarco (NASDAQ: CMRO) Wireless Test Solutions today announces that Telcel, Mexico's leading wireless carrier, has purchased 35 Comarco Seven.Five Duo's for GSM, GPRS and EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) to support its advanced network optimization activities for all nine regions in Mexico. Seven.Five Duo combines an integrated multi-band, multi-technology 3G RF scanning receiver in addition to GSM/GPRS and EDGE calling modules with complete voice, data and video Quality of Service (QoS) tests. These fully-integrated features make Seven.Five Duo the only tool that can measure QoS from the perspective of the wireless subscriber while providing the root cause for any QoS problems.
"We are using Comarco's Seven.Five Duo due to its superior feature set and functionality, along with competitive pricing," says Jorge Bucio Walker, engineering director of Telcel. "We also are very impressed with Comarco's support personnel and facilities in Mexico City. In addition, we like the ease with which the Duo can be expanded and upgraded."
"As one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the World, Mexico is extremely important for us, and we are delighted to have been selected by its biggest wireless operator," notes Greg Maton, senior vice president of Comarco. "We have an outstanding sales, service and technical support operation there, with very strong ties to our engineering and manufacturing facilities in our corporate headquarters in Irvine. This is the model for our aggressive expansion throughout Central and South America."
Telcel has also purchased Comarco's NQDI post-processing software. NQDI is an SQL-based client/server application that enables enterprise-wide data management of all conducted measurements. The system provides a variety of features for data administration, filtering, analysis, and generation of reports, maps and statistics - as well as interfacing with third-party software. The system provides the engineer with detailed analytical and diagnostic capabilities needed to determine the root causes of any service degradation as well as an overview on total network performance. As delivered, NQDI can produce more than 250 standard maps, reports and graphs.
About Telcel...
Telcel is Mexico's leading wireless operator and first in Latin America to deploy Edge. With more than 20 million clients and 75% of the Mexican wireless market, it is the only carrier with complete national coverage and national automatic roaming service in more than 100,000 towns and cities in the country. Telcel, in operation since 1989, offers a wide array of voice and data services in the largest TDMA network in Latin America and in a GSM 1900 network. Telcel is a subsidiary of América Móvil [NYSE: AMX] [NASDAQ: AMOV] [BMV: AMX], one of Latin America's largest cellular communications providers, with nearly 30 million subscribers and telecommunications investments in several countries throughout the Americas region.
About Comarco...
Based in Irvine, Calif., Comarco is a leading provider of wireless test solutions for field test applications, ChargeSource® universal mobile power products and wireless emergency call box systems. Comarco's industry-leading Seven.Five wireless test system for field test applications allows cellular telephone system operators to improve the quality of their cellular phone service through voice, video and data benchmarking and system optimization using advanced QoS algorithms and a unique multi-technology RF scanner. Seven.Five's open architecture supports both current cellular operating system technologies and the new 3G systems being implemented all over the world.
Based on reported year-to-date sales data, ChargeSource is the largest selling line of products able to recharge and power a variety of mobile devices, including laptop computers, cellular telephones, digital cameras, PDAs and other handheld devices, through a single power source. In addition, Comarco's call box systems are in place on most major highway systems throughout the United States and are used by motorists to contact local authorities for rapid assistance. More information about Comarco's product lines can be found at www.Comarco.com, www.wi-fianalyzer.com and www.chargesource.com.
Safe Harbor Statement...
This release may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
A number of important factors could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, the impact of perceived or actual weakening of economic conditions on customers' and prospective customers' adoption of new wireless communications technologies, and, therefore, spending on our products and services; risks related to market acceptance of our products and our ability to meet contractual and technical product performance commitments with our customers; activities by us and others regarding protection of intellectual property; and competitors' release of competitive products and other actions. Further information on potential factors that could affect our financial results are included in risks detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including without limitation our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2004.
Corporate Information...
Comarco Wireless Test Solutions is located at 2 Cromwell, Irvine, CA 92618-1816. The company can be found on the Web at www.Comarco.com.
Editorial Contacts:
Comarco Wireless Test Solutions
Malcolm Levy
949/599-7587
mlevy@Comarco.com
KPR, Inc.
David Kaye or Barbara Evans
818/368-8212
dave@kprinc.com or barbara@kprinc.com
Company Contacts:
Tom Franza
President & CEO
Comarco, Inc.
(949) 599-7440
tfranza@Comarco.com
Dan Lutz
Vice President & CFO
Comarco, Inc.
(949) 599-7556
dlutz@Comarco.com
Investor Contact:
Doug Sherk
Founder & CEO
EVC Group
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dsherk@evcgroup.com
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