Powerwave Helps Wireless Operators Usher in New European Mobile Broadband Era, Leverage Digital Dividend Spectrum
Optimized to Support Forthcoming Digital Dividend Frequencies, New Lineup of Antennas, Tower Mounted Amplifiers and Cross-band Combiners Speed Time-to-Market
GSMA Mobile World Congress 2010, BARCELONA, Booth 8b109 - Feb. 15, 2010 -
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end wireless coverage and capacity solutions, today announced a new lineup of wireless infrastructure solutions to enable European wireless operators to leverage new 4G wireless broadband spectrum resulting from the forthcoming European Digital Dividend initiative. The new products include new digital radio products and antenna offerings, as well as a new Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA) and Diplexer Cross-band Combiner.
“The GSM Association calculates there will be a billion people using mobile broadband by 2012, so there is tremendous demand for innovative wireless solutions that enable operators to roll out 4G wireless services quickly and cost-effectively, taking full advantage of monetizing these new spectrum allocations,” said Khurram P. Sheikh, chief product and development officer, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. “Powerwave has taken a leading role in helping operators in North America deploy 4G advanced wireless networks, and via our new product line up, we are fully prepared to assist European wireless operators in doing the same.”
New Single-and Dual-Band Antennas Optimized for Digital Dividend Frequencies
Offering high efficiency, low interference, and superior gain per length, Powerwave’s new family of single- and dual-band antennas enables EMEA operators to quickly and cost-effectively deploy new services leveraging Digital Dividend frequencies. New products include Powerwave single-band antennas covering 790-960 MHz and multiband antennas covering 790-960 MHz/1710-2170 MHz/2300-2700 MHz.
Options include fixed electrical tilt support, as well as integrated remote electrical tilt (iRET) functionality under one antenna radome. Powerwave’s iRET capabilities deliver maximum performance and improved aesthetics, and eliminate installation and reliability issues that can occur with typical exterior remote electrical tilt modules. iRET can contribute to reduced operating costs because of fewer tower climbs, lease additions and overall site visits.
Further setting Powerwave antennas apart are the products’ ability to provide consistent performance across frequency bands and down tilts via Powerwave’s patented Aperture Coupled Patch technology, ensuring consistent performance over the entire band and the elimination of dead zones, and reducing the total cost of ownership since operators can cover more area with fewer cell sites. The Aperture Coupled Patch also offers superior azimuth tracking, translating into less optimization needed by the network.
Additionally, the antennas boast superior upper side lobe suppression for reduced site-to-site interference – a critical requirement for 4G networks. This advanced design enables operators to boost capacity by reusing frequencies at adjacent sites. Powerwave antennas also offer high efficiency – as much as one dB in gain above competing offerings.
New LTE Diplexer Cross-band Combiner
Powerwave’s LTE Diplexer is a two channel (698-894 MHz/1710-2170 MHz) high/low port Cross-band Combiner that allows European Digital Dividend LTE (4G) signals to be combined onto a common antenna or cable feed lines with existing DCS and/or UMTS 2G/3G systems. Ultra efficient, the LTE Diplexer offers one of the industry’s lowest guaranteed insertion loss levels and highest guaranteed RF power handling, along with leading isolation and inter modulation distortion for optimum signal quality.
Optional DC Auto-Sense enables the product to meet multiple site needs irrespective of DC/AISG feed options from different base transceiver stations. Additional options include sniffer (coupler) port and Layer 1 AISG parallel-to-serial internal embedded modem, which allows for a convenient and low-cost method to connect the AISG Master Control Unit to the feed line – eliminating the need for separate external Current Injector Layer One Converter (CILOC) and Power Distribution Unit (PDU) components.
Twin 700 Digital Dividend EMEA Tower Mounted Amplifier
Powerwave is also introducing a new Twin 700 Digital Dividend EMEA Tower Mounted Amplifier, which has been updated to support forthcoming 700MHz Digital Dividend frequencies in EMEA. The TMA improves base station receive sensitivity, reducing dropped call rates and improving uplink data rates, for an improved user experience.
The new offering builds on Powerwave’s reputation of offering the most field-proven TMA design in the industry with more than 1.7 million installed since 1994, providing customers with a low total cost of ownership over the life of the product. With a balanced amplifier design and bypass functionality, Powerwave TMAs offer the highest level of performance and reliability in the smallest available package size and lowest weight. This industry-leading compact footprint reduces installation costs and complexity by minimizing tower loading.
About Powerwave Technologies
A global leader in end-to-end wireless coverage and capacity solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including Antennas, Base Station Solutions and Coverage Solutions. Powerwave’s product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including Next Generation Networks in 4G technology such as WiMAX and LTE. Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at http://www.powerwave.com/. Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
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