TIL-TEK Receives Updated ISO 9001 Certification
KEMPTVILLE, Canada - November 29, 2002 - Wi-LAN Inc. (TSE:WIN), a global provider of broadband wireless communications products and technologies, announced today that its TIL-TEK Antennas Division has met the requirements for upgrading its Quality Management System (QMS) from the ISO (International Standards Organization) 9001:1994 standard to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. The new ISO 9001:2000 standard creates a basis for a higher level of senior management involvement in an organisation's QMS. It ensures that TIL-TEK's QMS is aligned around its business objectives and is designed to ensure that ultimately improved customer satisfaction and increased profitability is achieved.
"Our achievement of the new ISO 9001 standard is a direct result of our employees' dedication and their commitment to quality and customer service," said Stephen Tilston, General Manager of TIL-TEK. "This standard is the mark of a world-class organization. We have an outstanding group of people and they should be proud of TIL-TEK's accomplishments."
TIL-TEK has been the recipient of numerous business and marketing awards, including the Eastern Ontario Global Traders Award of Merit in Market Expansion in April 2002, and the Business of the Year Award from the North Grenville, Ontario Chamber of Commerce in October 2002.
The TIL-TEK Antennas Advantage
TIL-TEK Antennas provides a complete line of base station and remote antennas in frequencies from 800 MHz to 5.8 GHz, with selected products from 300 MHz to 28 GHz. Applications include cellular, GSM, PCS, DECT, WLL/WLAN and rural point-to-multipoint systems as well as special applications such as radar test targets and Digital Audio Broadcast antennas. With manufacturing facilities in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada and Sao Paulo, Brazil and representation worldwide, TIL-TEK has supplied antennas in over 80 countries for a variety of major wireless projects. Continuing development of new products and technologies and an ISO 9001:2000 certified Quality Management System ensures TIL-TEK will continue to provide cost effective, high quality products.
About Wi-LAN Inc.
Wi-LAN is a global provider of broadband wireless communications products and technologies, specializing in products for Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMAN) supporting both broadband data and voice. Wi-LAN's broadband wireless access products are known worldwide for their high quality and industry-leading technology. Wi-LAN believes its W-OFDM patent is necessary for the implementation of devices using the IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g or ETSI BRAN HiperLAN/2 standards as well as the current drafts of the IEEE802.16a and ETSI BRAN HiperMAN proposed standards. Wi-LAN licenses its W-OFDM technology and has executed non-exclusive W-OFDM license agreements with semiconductor companies. Wi-LAN is the Chair Company of the OFDM Forum (www.ofdm-forum.com). Wi-LAN's common shares trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WIN." Detailed information on Wi-LAN can be found at www.wi-lan.com.
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