Wireless infrastructure solutions supplier Powerwave (News - Alert) Technologies reportedly has announced the general availability of its new family of wideband Nexus FT single and dual-band repeaters for North American commercial and public safety frequencies.
“Powerwave has found that the limited availability and high cost of real estate, complex permitting requirements and public opposition to large-scale base stations and towers are key factors preventing operators in the United States and Canada from constructing macro cell sites,” said Dave Quinn, vice president of wireless solution group at Powerwave.
He said that to give customers another option in overcoming these obstacles, the Nexus FT repeaters are designed to be unobtrusive and are deployable on existing infrastructure such as lamp poles, utility poles or the sides of buildings.
He also said that this can reduce the zoning and permitting requirements, and provides high-quality coverage close to the mobile user to ensure 3G and 4G capabilities can be realized in the coverage area.
The single and dual-band Nexus FT repeaters feature a modular design that supports multi-carrier and multi-band operation. According to the company, the design offers high-capacity and long-reach fiber optic distribution, which enables deployment up to 15 miles from an existing base station hotel.
Also, it eliminates the need to install additional macro cell sites to cover larger geographic regions. These repeaters have been optimized for use in outdoor distributed antenna systems, company officials say.
Leveraging company’s multi-carrier power amplifiers, Nexus FT repeaters allow application in a multitude of indoor environments such as subways, airports, office buildings, shopping malls and stadiums. Company officials said that Nexus FT repeaters reduce power requirements at the remote site, which makes them ideal for “green” deployments.
Plus, the linear performance of the Nexus repeaters delivers built-in support for global system for mobile, code division multiple access universal mobile telecommunications system, evolution-data optimized and future communications protocols.
Nexus FT repeaters support 800MHz Public Safety, 800MHz iDEN, 850MHz Cellular, 900MHz iDEN, 1900MHz PCS and AWS frequencies, and managed remotely through through Powerwave’s Netway Manager, an simple network management protocol (SNMP)-based platform.
“The enhanced linearity, efficiency, and reliability of Powerwave’s Nexus repeaters delivers a powerful, yet cost-effective means for operators to extend the capacity and reach of their wireless networks,” Quinn said.
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