AeroComm Announces Expansion to House Growing Manufacturing, Engineering and Sales Operations

January 3, 2005
Lenexa, Kansas, USA

Fueled by record sales that increased nearly 100% in 2004, AeroComm Inc., a global provider of robust short-range wireless solutions for industry, announces its move into a larger and more versatile world headquarters this month. The 30,000-square-foot office, R&D lab and manufacturing facility, located in the southwestern suburbs of Kansas City, will allow AeroComm to triple in-house engineering and manufacturing capabilities.

AeroComm attributed last year's growth to several factors, including the most comprehensive lineup of radio frequency (RF) products, the emerging need for wireless connectivity in industry, and a successful strategy to serve new markets beyond the company's traditional stronghold.

"For a private company in today's economy, we have held an extraordinarily strong position. This evidences how well our proprietary RF solutions and services have taken hold in the industrial market," said Dan Miller, President and Cofounder of AeroComm.

"We've created a market that has confidence in our products," said John Eckart, Vice President of Sales. "Anticipating the consequential growth in sales, we began planning for our new site some time ago. With three times the manufacturing capacity, the new facility will help us continue on this incredible growth path."

The company anticipates further exponential sales growth in 2005, due in part to new RF product developments like waterproof enclosures, ethernet interfaces, masterless protocol, Zigbee standard modules, and higher-power European band products. Accordingly, the new building will accommodate AeroComm's mounting need for a world-class manufacturing area, where its industry-leading modules and devices are assembled and tested.

Reflecting AeroComm's pioneering ethos, the building also incorporates features that bolster both business functions and employee innovation. An example is the vast new state-of-the-art engineering space, which supports product design and testing as well as assistance with OEM integration of robust ISM band RF transceivers.

Concluded Michael Varady, AeroComm's CEO and Cofounder, "The move to our new headquarters is yet another milestone in our consistent 15-year track record of investing in both products and customers. Our new facility will directly enhance our ability to serve our current partners and emerging markets for years to come. It's a place where we can continue to excel with wireless."

About AeroComm

Formed in 1990, AeroComm Inc. has played a major role in the short-range RF industry for over a decade with consistent technological advances in both performance and price. The company made waves in 1994 by gaining FCC approval for the first 2.4GHz spread spectrum transceivers. Soon after, it introduced its groundbreaking $200 digital sequence commercial module. In 1996 AeroComm shifted to frequency hopping for greater interference immunity in any environment. Its innovative design techniques resulted in superior modules using inexpensive materials-producing a cost-per-module that suited vastly more applications. AeroComm broke the $100 price barrier in 1998. Responding to the growing demand for affordable yet versatile wireless, it quickly developed the first complete line of 2.4GHz OEM RF transceivers. These products were backed by the company's own fully-automated radio testing system, measuring all critical parameters and assuring the highest quality.

Today the company continues to support a myriad of applications where wireless was previously cost-prohibitive. Its robust proprietary technology, manufacturing and testing guarantee reliable communication, while lower frequencies and fewer parts allow for reduced prices. Additionally, AeroComm has adopted the motto of "Instant Wireless"-a commitment to facilitate fast and easy RF integration. Its comprehensive development tools and personal engineering support help OEMs reduce R&D schedules, expenses and uncertainties while accelerating time to market. The company's breakthrough RF232 transparent protocol further simplifies the wireless effort by making transceivers perform as wires. Visit www.aerocomm.com for more.

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