Comba Telecom Announces Portfolio of Camouflaged Antennas for Asia Pacific Market

Antenna Concealment Solution Helps Wireless Operators Overcome Site Issues and Facilitate Network Rollout and Enhancement

SINGAPORE, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited ("Comba" or "the Group", Hong Kong stock code: 2342), a leading wireless enhancement solutions provider launched its portfolio of camouflaged antennas for the Asia Pacific market at the CommunicAsia2011 event held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore between 21^st to 24^th June 2011.

Increasingly, mobile operators are encountering challenges in network rollouts and enhancing wireless coverage.  These challenges may come in the form of local regulations on visual environment and resistance from site owners, where the necessary antennas are perceived as unsightly and unseemly for the surroundings.  Such issues often cause delays to projects and often the operator has no recourse but to use non-optimal sites or locate the antenna behind a structural facade, with adverse effects on performance and negative impact on project costs. 

Helping operators to address these challenges, Comba has developed a portfolio of indoor and outdoor camouflaged antennas with a variety of engineered exteriors that can blend into the environment to overcome siting issues.  The portfolio consists of two main types of antennas according to requirements: customized camouflaged antennas and integrated camouflaged antennas.  Comba's customized camouflaged antennas are a cost-effective solution where a camouflaged exterior is designed and fitted to standard antennas to match the surrounding environment with minimal effect on antenna performance.  The Comba integrated camouflaged antenna is a highly engineered piece of equipment where the camouflaged exterior is the actual antenna radome, thereby allowing optimal antenna performance without the degradation of signal gains and VSWR typical of traditional camouflage solutions.

Ms. Carol Ye, Deputy General Manager for Comba's Antenna and Sub-Systems division said, "Siting issues are a serious problem for operators with actual financial impacts.  For example, project costs may increase due to site approval delays, optimization costs may increase if an operator is forced to deploy from non-optimal site, and potentially lost revenue streams due to churn caused by customer dissatisfaction over delays and poor quality of the resultant coverage.  Therefore, we are delighted to bring our latest antenna solutions to the market.  Comba's camouflaged antennas are developed with aesthetics and performance being a priority and are a proven solution with deployments in other parts of the world.  Our antennas have been used by our customers in a variety of settings, from residential areas to historical sites where the visual ambience must be maintained.  With this in mind, we work closely with our customers to ensure that their network objectives are reached."

Comba is displaying a selection of its camouflaged antennas at CommunicAsia 2011 at Stand #1N2-07, Hall B.

About Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited

As one of the leading wireless solution providers in the world, Comba is primarily engaged in the R&D and manufacturing of wireless enhancement products including RRU, base station subsystems & antennas, and wireless transmission & access systems. The Group also provides complete turnkey solutions and services to its global customers. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Comba's global operations include manufacturing platforms in mainland China, R&D centers in mainland China and the USA, and over 40 offices worldwide. In September 2009, Comba was named "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion" by Forbes. In March 2010, it was included into the Hang Seng Composite Index Series (under the Information Technology category). In May 2011, Comba secured winning places in five categories in FinanceAsia's Top Companies Poll, namely, "Best Mid-Cap" (first place), "Most Committed to a Strong Dividend Policy", "Best Corporate Social Responsibility", "Best Corporate Governance", and "Best Managed Company". For further information, please visit: www.comba-telecom.com

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