Andrew Corporation products included antennas, cables, amplifiers, repeaters, transceivers, as well as software and training for the broadband and cellular industries.

Specific product applications include antennas,[4] cables,[5] amplifiers[6] as well as software and training in radio and other wireless communication systems.

Andrew acquired Channel Master's Smithfield, North Carolina satellite dish factory, equipment, inventory and intellectual property in an $18 million deal[11][12] after that firm filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 2, 2003.

After 10 years in their Chicago facility, Andrew Corporation moved operations to Orland Park, Illinois, a suburb about 15 miles south of the 75th Street location.

[19] The location was strategically chosen for its proximity to the Rock Island and Wabash Metra train lines,[19] as well as its potential for future growth.

These components played a pivotal role in satellite communications, radar systems, and microwave transmission networks,[31] supporting a wide range of applications in the aerospace and defense sectors.

As mobile telecommunication networks began to flourish, Andrew Corporation ventured into manufacturing base station antennas[32] in the 1960s.

[37][38] Andrew Corporation held a multitude of international offices and factories, the most prominent of these being located in Canada, Scotland, Australia, and Brazil.

ft.) was in countries outside of the United States, including China,[39][40] Scotland,[8] Czech Republic,[41] Brazil,[42] Mexico, Australia,[43] Germany, Canada,[44] Italy, and India.

In the years after his passing, many new executives and chairmen were hired externally, having never worked at Andrew Corporation, but with experience in the field of telecommunications from other companies.

Having acquired these competitors (mainly SciComm and Kintec Corp.), Andrew Corp. was able to obtain U.S. Military[65] and international contracts for antenna receivers and optical tracking equipment, and by 1987 sales in the company's government products division had climbed by 88 percent.

In 2005, Ralph Faison (President and CEO,[66] former Board of Directors member) mediated an acquisition of Andrew Corporation by ADC Telecommunications[67] out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Immediately after the terminated Andrew/ADC merger in 2006, CommScope, a telecommunications company based in Hickory, North Carolina, put forward a rival bid of $1.7 billion,[69][70] which was quickly rejected.

Ralph Faison justified his decision on the 2007 Andrew/CommScope merger by stating "CommScope has a strong position in the corporate-wireless market, an area where Andrew was weak.

The Aileen S. Andrew Foundation (ASAF) provides scholarships[77] and grants to foster individual growth and enhance communities through education, humanitarian efforts, and the arts.