Global InformationAndrew Corporation information
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| Company type | Communications Hardware Supplier |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | January 1, 1937 |
| Founder | Victor J. Andrew |
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Fate | Merged with CommScope |
| Successor | CommScope |
| Headquarters | Orland Park, Illinois , United States |
Key people | C. Russell Cox (President) Edward J. Andrew Sr. (Chairman) |
| Subsidiaries | Andrew California Company (ACC)
Andrew Antenna Systems (AAS) Andrew Antenna Corporation Ltd. (AACL) Andrew Antenna Products Ltd. (AAPL) Andrew Antenas Limitada (AAL) |
| Website | web |
Andrew Corporation, a former hardware manufacturer for communications networks, was founded by Victor J. Andrew in the basement of his Chicago, Illinois home[1] in 1937, and further established in Orland Park, Illinois in 1953.[2] Andrew was a renowned global telecommunications company that played a significant role in the development of wireless communication technologies.
Andrew Corporation products included antennas, cables, amplifiers, repeaters, transceivers, as well as software and training for the broadband and cellular industries.[3] The corporation supported customers in 35 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, with manufacturing plants in 12 countries, at one time employing over 4,500 people. Andrew's sales in 1999 exceeded US$791 million. Specific product applications include antennas,[4] cables,[5] amplifiers[6] as well as software and training in radio and other wireless communication systems.
In 1992, Andrew Corporation was on the Chicago Tribune's "Chicago's Top 100 Companies",[7]
Andrew notably held subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Scotland,[8] and throughout the United States (California,[9] Texas). In 1986 Andrew acquired Scientific Communications, Inc. (SciComm),[10] and Kintec Corp, further acquiring The Antenna Company in 1996. Andrew acquired Channel Master's Smithfield, North Carolina satellite dish factory, equipment, inventory and intellectual property in an $18 million deal[11][12] after that firm filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 2, 2003.[13][14][15]
Andrew Corporation was acquired by CommScope for $2.6 billion in June 2007.
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- ^ "CommScope to Acquire Andrew for $2.6 Billion". www.commscope.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ Eddings, Rory (2007). "Novel Approaches for Tracking on Earth Station Antennas in Ka-Band". 25th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (Organized by APSCC). doi:10.2514/6.2007-3100. ISBN 978-1-62410-007-9.
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- ^ Van, Jon (11 April 2003). "Westell boosts its modem capacity ; Andrew Corp. adds to healthy telecom signals". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.2. ProQuest 419880702.
- ^ "Profiling Chicago's Top 100 companies". Chicago Tribune. 16 May 1993. p. S20. ProQuest 1824019450.
- ^ "ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Andrew Catalog 26" (PDF). World Radio History. 1969. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "ANDREW SCICOMM INC. - GARLAND, TX - $108,525 in Defense Contracts in 2000". www.governmentcontractswon.com. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Andrew Corp. May Not Close Plant in Smithfield After All". WRAL. 27 June 2006.
- ^ "Andrews buys TV accessories biz". Chicago Business. 23 November 2003.
- ^ "Channel Master Files for Bankruptcy" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "Channel Master Files Chapter 11". TVTechnology. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "Mixed Signal". Triangle Business Journal.