SR Telecom Wins Contract From Duke Energy For WiMAX
26 5월 2006 - 11:58PM
PR Newswire (US)
Duke Energy will deploy the symmetry MX platform for advanced SCADA
applications MONTREAL, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SR
Telecom(TM) Inc. (TSX: SRX), the leading provider of licensed OFDM
solutions, today announced the first order of a multi-year contract
with Duke Energy. Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 corporation traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. Duke Energy
Gas Transmission is a North American leader in developing natural
gas energy infrastructure and in connecting major natural gas
supply sources in growing markets. Duke Energy Gas Transmission
chose the SR Telecom symmetryMX(TM) solution to support voice and
broadband data services. This will include system and data
monitoring and control services for natural gas pipeline facilities
throughout the Rocky Mountain region of northeastern British
Columbia. Shipments and deployment are scheduled to begin in Q3 of
2006. "We have been very pleased with the performance and
reliability of our existing SR Telecom solutions. We are
enthusiastic about advancing to the symmetryMX fixed-WiMAX solution
offered by SR Telecom", said John Foss, Senior Telecommunications
Specialist, of Duke Energy. "The symmetryMX solution will enable us
to enhance our monitoring and control functions in a cost-effective
manner. This will yield substantial operational efficiencies and
improve our business metrics." "We are proud to be a partner of
Duke Energy and to continue our support of their high-performance
network with our advanced solutions. SR Telecom has been developing
and deploying flexible, robust, and reliable wireless performance
management solutions to Duke Energy and other companies for more
than 20 years," said William Aziz, President and CEO of SR Telecom.
"Our symmetryMX solution builds upon our significant technical and
deployment experience and offers advanced WiMAX functionality that
allows for remote management of pipeline data in real time." About
Duke Energy Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) is a North American
leader in the long-haul transportation and storage of natural gas.
For more than a half- century, DEGT and its predecessor companies
have developed the critically important pipelines and related
energy infrastructure that connect natural gas supply sources to
premium markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company's assets
include more than 18,500 miles of transmission pipeline and more
than 250 billion cubic feet of storage capacity in the U.S. and
Canada. DEGT also has natural gas gathering, processing and
distribution assets and natural gas liquids operations that are
among the largest in Canada. More information can be found at:
http://www.degt.duke-energy.com/. Duke Energy is a diversified
energy company with a portfolio of natural gas and electric
businesses, both regulated and unregulated, and an affiliated real
estate company. Duke Energy supplies, delivers and processes energy
for customers in the Americas. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.,
Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company
is available on the Internet at: http://www.duke-energy.com/. About
SR Telecom SR Telecom designs, builds and deploys advanced,
field-proven broadband fixed wireless access solutions. SR Telecom
products are deployed by large industrial companies to manage data
and carrier-class voice services in many diverse areas around the
globe. SR Telecom has its head office in Montreal, Canada and its
products have been deployed in over 120 countries. SR Telecom
provides WiMAX solutions for voice, data and Internet access
applications With its new symmetryMX solutions. SR Telecom is a
principal member of the WiMAX Forum, a cooperative industry
initiative, which promotes the deployment of broadband wireless
access networks using a global standard that is being certified for
interoperability of products and technologies. For more
information, visit http://www.srtelecom.com/. FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS Except for historical information provided herein, this
press release may contain information and statements of a
forward-looking nature concerning the future performance of the
Company. These statements are based on suppositions and
uncertainties as well as on management's best possible evaluation
of future events. Such factors may include, without excluding other
considerations, fluctuations in quarterly results, evolution in
customer demand for the Company's products and services, the impact
of price pressures exerted by competitors, and general market
trends or economic changes. As a result, readers are advised that
actual results may differ from expected results. SR Telecom and
symmetryMX are trademarks of SR Telecom Inc. All rights reserved
2006. All other trademarks are property of their owners.
DATASOURCE: SR TELECOM INC. CONTACT: SR Telecom: William E. Aziz,
President and CEO, (514) 335-2429, Ext. 4613; Maison Brison: Rick
Leckner, (514) 731-0000
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