Europe
: Wireless Facilities announced that it has been awarded a multi-million
dollar contract to provide 3G radio engineering capability for O2
in the United Kingdom.
The
contract is part of a program involving multiple sites in the United
Kingdom and is anticipated to be completed by third quarter of 2005.
Further terms of the award were not disclosed.
"As an industry
leader, O2 is committed to working with the strongest partners possible,
and we are pleased to have found in WFI the technical strengths that
we need to support our 3G program," says Dave Williams, Chief
Technical Officer of O2.
"More
and more carriers have a need to supplement their engineering resources
for their aggressive 3G programs," said Eric M. DeMarco
( inset above ), President and CEO of WFI. "We are pleased
to once again be chosen by a major carrier to provide our proven network
engineering expertise. This will be the 25th 3G project that we have
undertaken in Europe, highlighting our global presence and demonstrating
our growing leadership in one of the largest and most sophisticated
wireless telecommunications markets in the world."
About Wireless
Facilities
Headquartered
in San Diego, CA, Wireless Facilities, Inc. is an independent provider
of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing
for the world's largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers and
for government agencies. The company provides the design, deployment,
integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks
which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced
security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since
its founding in 1994. News and information are available at www.wfinet.com.
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