Ceragon Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contract from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority for Microwave Solutions and Turnkey Services

Ceragon Networks Ltd. CRNT today announced that it has received orders of approximately $4 million to supply microwave backhaul solutions and turnkey services including installation, project management and commissioning to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA). The NTUA selected Ceragon's FibeAir® IP-10G to power the Navajo Nation's wireless backhaul network. The systems are part of an over 530 mile network which is made up of microwave towers and fiber optics. NTUA's project is a result of a federal grant award from the National Telecommunications Infrastructure Administration to NTUA in 2010 to establish broadband connectivity within the Navajo Nation. The contract to Ceragon is partially funded by the federal grant and is meant to ensure that broadband Internet access and adoption is expanded to all areas across America, bridging the "digital divide." Expanded Internet access will help improve connectivity conditions for the residents of the Navajo Nation. The increased connectivity is expected to spur job creation and improvements to education, healthcare and public safety resources. In a May 4, 2012 report by Recon Analytics, wireless communications is portrayed as "the essential engine of U.S. economic growth by value, jobs, or productivity."