MDS Products Earn Acceptance by USDA Rural Utilities Services Program
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (March 13, 2006) - Microwave Data Systems (MDS), a world leader in industrial, wireless, networking solutions with applications in the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automation, telecommunications, public safety, and online transactional markets, today announced the acceptance of several of its products by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Services (RUS) Program.
The RUS Program provides financial, technical and other support functions to help rural communities in America to expand and keep their technologies current.
The accepted MDS products include two of the company's licensed radios--the MDS LEDR 700 and LEDR 900-which are typically used for point-to-point applications, such as wireless backbones for SCADA systems and as backhaul to extend existing telecommunications channels.
Also accepted, are the license-free MDS iNET 900TM and MDS iNET II networking solutions, which provide long-range wireless Ethernet; and the MDS Five Series transceivers used for backhaul and connecting buildings and campuses.
Under the rural development utilities program, the USDA works with rural cooperatives, non-profit associations, public bodies and for-profit utilities to provide, maintain and update essential services and utilities like electric, telecommunications (along with distance learning and telemedicine), water and the environment, in rural America.
About Microwave Data Systems
Microwave Data Systems 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 MDS the leader for industrial wireless performance. Learn more about us at www.microwavedata.com.
Contact: Deanna Vincent
Microwave Data Systems
+1.585.241.5539
dvincent@microwavedata.com
