DTS strengthens senior management team with new VicePresident of Engineering.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 1997--

Thomas Mitchell Joins Senior Staff

Digital Transmission Systems, Inc. (DTS) (NASDAQ: DTSX; BSE and PHLX: DTS), a leading telecommunications equipment manufacturer, today announced that Thomas Mitchell has joined the senior

He was formerly Director of Advanced Product Development at Arris Interactive.

Mitchell has been in the electronics industry for more than 30 years, working for computer and communications companies in the design and development of next-generation products. A senior member of the IEEE, Mitchell earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and a M.S. degree in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

"We are very pleased to welcome Tom Mitchell to the company," stated Andy Salazar, President and CEO. "His extensive experience will particularly enhance the development of DTS's new product lines."

Founded in 1990 and headquartered near Atlanta, DTS designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of telecommunications products worldwide. The Company's primary customers include long distance carriers and wireless service providers. The Company's products include the FlexT1(R) (domestic) and FlexE1(TM) (international) integrated network access product lines, as well as FlexSentry(TM) centralized network control systems and the FlexAir(TM) and SKYPLEX(R) wireless spread spectrum digital transport products.

For more information about DTS and its products, phone 1-800-FLEX-DTS (1-800-353-9387) or visit the DTS Web site at http://www.dtsx.com .

CONTACT: Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.

Kathleen J. Howard (Shareholders)

770/798-1300 ext. 226

khoward@dtsx.com

or

Bonnie Bajorek (Media)

770/798-1300 ext. 265

bbajorek@dtsx.com