BUSINESS SUMMARY
DSC Communications Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital switching, transmission, access and private network system products for the worldwide telecommunications market. The products of the company allow telecommunications service providers to build and upgrade their networks to support a wide range of voice, data and video services. The company's comprehensive product line include digital switching systems, intelligent network products, cellular switching systems, digital loop carrier products and digital cross-connect products. DSC also manufactures high-capacity cellular switches for Motorola, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless communication systems throughout the world. The company supplies its products to a domestic and international customer base including local exchange telephone companies, cellular telephone companies, international telephone companies, various Fortune 1000 companies and utility companies. During 1997, the company acquired Celcore, Inc., a manufacturer of global systems for mobile communications and Advanced Mobile Phone Service, a manufacturer of switch system products.