VimpelCom Extends Deal

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTX), the leading independent supplier of turnkey wireless transmission solutions, announced that VimpelCom has extended its contract with the company to supply microwave transmission solutions for its mobile infrastructure build-out through the end of 2008. A long-standing customer of Harris Stratex Networks, VimpelCom is the leading mobile operator in Russia, providing its services under the Bee Line GSM brand.

VimpelCom extended its contract for Harris Stratex Networks to supply itsEclipse(TM) Super-PDH and SDH transmission solutions to specific regions within Russia. The majority of the contract is for Eclipse, an advanced nodal wireless networking platform delivering cost-efficient transport for native Ethernet and TDM traffic and offering a migration path to all-IP networking.

VimpelCom will use Eclipse's Super-PDH(TM) networking capability, a Harris Stratex Networks innovation that supports nodal network architectures and makes backhaul networks more cost-effective. With software-scalable capacity and flexible traffic interfaces, Eclipse nodal Super-PDH networks are more efficient and future proof than other wireless backhaul solutions.

"The contract extension is a testament to our continued performance as a supplier and to the performance of the Eclipse transmission system in the Russian mobile environment," said Andrew Zmuda, vice president, Sales, Europe, Middle East and Russia, at Harris Stratex Networks. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to continue to support VimpelCom's growing mobile network, while continuing to expand our footprint in the Russian market."

Harris Stratex Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: HSTX)