Dielectric Communications to acquire TCI International, Inc.
Dielectric's acquisition of TCI further broadens Dielectric's varied product offerings to U.S. broadcasters for TV and FM products and international broadcasters in the High Frequency and Medium Frequency spectrum. The addition of TCI also brings Dielectric into the field of signal processing, which includes spectrum monitoring and management, direction finding, signal collection and specialized products for military and communications intelligence customers.
Dielectric will continue to operate the TCI facility in Fremont, California.
According to Lewis Kling, President of Dielectric, "With 70% of their sales generated outside the US, the addition of TCI to Dielectric's group will offer an opportunity for significant growth worldwide. We also look forward to adding signal processing products, systems and services to the diverse products that we currently offer."
"We are excited about joining Dielectric and what it means to our customers. The technology, manufacturing, and marketing synergies of our two companies provide a new level of service to the global RF community," says John W. Ballard III, President and CEO of TCI.
TCI is a developer of broad-bandwidth products, systems and applications for broadcasting, spectrum management, communication intelligence collection, and specialty radio communications.
Dielectric Communications (www.dielectric.com), based in Raymond, Maine, is the nation's largest manufacturer of high power digital and analog TV and FM broadcast antennas, transmission line and RF systems, and a world leader in broadcast transmission system design. Dielectric is a unit of SPX Corporation. SPX Corporation is a global provider of technical products and systems, industrial products and services, service solutions, and vehicle components. The Internet address for SPX Corporation's home page is www.spx.com.