GE MDS Ranked a Leading Global Supplier of Wireless Networking Products
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CANADIAN UTILITY TELECOM CONFERENCE 2007, TORONTO (March 29, 2007) - GE MDS, formerly Microwave Data Systems and a world leader in industrial, wireless, networking solutions with applications in the public safety, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automation, and telecommunications markets, today announced that an independent technology market research firm has listed GE MDS as one of the largest global suppliers of wireless networking infrastructure products.
According to research recently completed by Massachusetts-based Venture Development Corporation (VDC), GE MDS was the third-largest global supplier of wireless networking infrastructure products for use in industrial applications in 2006.
VDC asked users to identify their most important product selection criteria for wireline and wireless network infrastructure products. For access points/networking components the study states, "large shares of users identified quality/reliability, compatibility with existing systems (hardware and software) and durability as their primary selection criteria."
"Users' views on the relative cost of wireless versus wireline networking have changed in recent years," the study continues. "More users now view the costs of wireless networks as less than or equal to wireline, a significant shift from VDC's previous studies. These comparisons most often centered on installation and maintenance costs."
You can learn more about this study by visiting VDC's Web site at vdc-corp.com
About GE MDS
GE MDS--formerly Microwave Data Systems and now a division of GE Multilin--provides organizations handling mission-critical communications with the best combination of range and speed for both fixed and mobile services, all on one infrastructure. Our secure, wireless, networking solutions for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint architectures support both serial and IP/Ethernet interfaces. Durable packaging, reliable links, quick system response times, and an extensive range of operating temperatures, makes GE MDS the leader for industrial wireless performance. Learn more about us at www.gemds.com
Contact:
Deanna Vincent,
GE MDS,
+1.585.241.5539,
dvincent@microwavedata.com
