About Powerwave
 
 
 
 

Company Information

 
Company Name: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

Year Founded: 1985

 

Ticker Symbol: (NASDAQ: PWAV)

 

Headquarters: Santa Ana, California, USA
 

Powerwave Mission


In pursuit of providing advanced wireless solutions, we are dedicated to profitable and sustainable growth. This is achieved through operational excellence and innovative technology. Driven by customer satisfaction, we deliver highly reliable products on time, through a focus on continuous improvement and teamwork.

 

Powerwave is dedicated to delivering on its promises, exceeding expectations and building strong and lasting relationships with its customers.

 

Products and Solutions


As a powerful global supplier of end-to-end wireless infrastructure solutions, Powerwave offers a broad product portfolio, including:

  • Antenna Systems
  • Base Station Systems
  • Coverage Systems

Powerwave has an extensive product line which includes base station Antennas, Antennas with Remote Electrical Tilt (RET), Clean Site™ Solutions, Tower Mounted Amplifiers (TMA), Filters, Power Amplifier Products, RF Conditioning Products, Full Range of Repeaters and Network Element Management Software, along with VersaFlex Enclosure solutions.

 

Our product portfolio covers most major frequency bands and air interfaces. It is coupled with operational and engineering expertise, as well as experience forged by delivering into countless networks throughout the world with our entire range of wireless infrastructure products. This includes Single Carrier and Multi Carrier Power Amplifier products, base station antennas, tower mounted amplifiers (TMAs), coverage solution products, various filter products and a wide range of repeater products.

 

Leveraging comprehensive RF and digital signal processing capabilities, Powerwave provides network operators and OEMs with cost-efficient, reliable base station solutions. Highly integrated components provide greater efficiency and reduced power consumption, which provides our customers faster time to market and lower total cost of ownership.

 

Powerwave delivers turn-key innovative commercial and public safety coverage and capacity solutions that give network operators, facilities owners and neutral hosts an edge over the competition. Designed for even the most challenging indoor and outdoor environments, Powerwave’s modular and integrated solutions are designed to reduce capital and operating exepnses, speed rollout of services and help improve coverage, signal quality and capacity.

 

Powerwave History


Powerwave Technologies (NASDAQ: PWAV) was founded in 1985. Originally operating under the name Milcom International, Inc., the company initially sold radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers for use in analog wireless networks. 

 

In 1993, the company entered the Air-to-Ground market, where amplifiers are used in both ground stations and commercial aircraft to amplify telephone transmissions among airline passengers and ground-based networks. By 1995, the company began selling multi-carrier, ultra-linear RF power amplifiers for installation in digital cellular networks being built in South Korea. In 1996, the company changed its name to Powerwave Technologies and completed its initial public offering of common stock. In 1999, Powerwave acquired Hewlett-Packard’s RF amplifier business, which was focused on designing and manufacturing RF amplifiers for cellular, PCS and wireless local loop systems. This acquisition helped Powerwave expand its product portfolio in key single carrier markets, such as GSM and TDMA.

 

In 2001, Powerwave acquired Toracomm Ltd., a provider of transceiver designs for wireless base stations and handsets, LTCC and alumina-based RF modules, linearized PA designs for single/multi-carrier applications and 3G baseband cores for wireless base station transceivers. This acquisition gave Powerwave a broad range of in-depth RF, DSP and system design and simulation expertise.

 

In 2003, Powerwave acquired Ericsson Amplifier Technologies, Inc., which was a subsidiary of Ericsson located in New York that focused on multi-carrier power amplifiers.

 

In 2004, Powerwave acquired LGP Allgon, a global provider of wireless infrastructure equipment and coverage solutions. With this acquisition, the Powerwave product line was expanded to include: Antennas, Tower Mounted Amplifiers, RF filters, Combiners, Repeaters, Boosters, indoor coverage solutions and a wide range of integrated products for use in wireless networks worldwide.

 

In 2005, Powerwave acquired Kaval Wireless, a leading supplier of in-building and outdoor wireless coverage solutions. This acquisition extended Powerwave’s product breadth and market reach in the coverage solutions marketplace with special emphasis on the public safety and government markets.

 

Also in 2005, Powerwave acquired certain assets of REMEC, Inc.’s Wireless Systems business, including its RF conditioning products, filters, tower-mounted amplifiers and RF power amplifiers.

 

The REMEC acquisition further expanded Powerwave’s leadership position in the wireless infrastructure marketplace while deepening and strengthening its customer relationships. 


Today, Powerwave is the premier global source for end-to-end wireless infrastructure solutions. The company leads the industry in bringing new technologies to market that enable its network operator and OEM customers to build the next-generation wireless systems of tomorrow - today.

 

Powerwave strives to offer products of exceptional quality and value. Built to withstand the demands of today’s wireless networks, Powerwave’s products are designed for use in cellular, PCS and 3G base stations throughout the world.

 

Committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement, Powerwave consistently invests in the development of world-class capabilities to ensure flawless execution from initial concept to delivery. With global R&D and manufacturing facilities, Powerwave is positioned to provide the best value to its OEM and wireless network operator customers.