Powerwave's Line of 700 MHz LTE Antennas Address Operators Deployment Challenges

By Anshu Shrivastava, TMCnet Contributor

Powerwave (News - Alert) Technologies, a provider of end-to-end wireless coverage and capacity solutions, has said that it’s assisting operators in the rollout of 3GPP LTE (News - Alert) services through a line of antennas optimized for use in the 700 MHz spectrum band.

“This product line is yet another example of how Powerwave stands ready to assist operators in reducing next-generation wireless deployment costs and complexity, speeding rollout, and ensuring world-class reliability,” said Khurram P. Sheikh, chief product and development officer at Powerwave Technologies.

The line of 700 MHz LTE antennas provide the power and performance needed to address wireless operators’ key deployment challenges such as mitigating site-to-site interference, and requirements for passive intermodulation and attaining optimal coverage.

Powerwave’s 700 MHz LTE antennas consist of a single-band antenna covering 698-896 MHz bands and a dual-band solution covering both 698-896 MHz and 1710-2170 MHz bands.

Company officials said that due to the design of these antennas, operators can plan for more coverage with fewer antennas as Powerwave’s components offer “more gain per length compared to other LTE antennas on the market.”

Moreover, Powerwave antennas come with the ability to provide consistent performance across frequency bands. In addition, they are capable of down tilts via the company’s patented Aperture Coupled Patch technology, ensuring consistent performance over the entire band and the elimination of dead zones.

Company officials said that the Aperture Coupled Patch also offers “superior azimuth tracking,” translating into less optimization needed by the network.

Powerwave’s antenna options also include fixed electrical tilt support, and also integrated remote electrical tilt, or “iRET,” functionality under one antenna radome. The company’s iRET capabilities eliminate installation and reliability issues that can occur with typical exterior remote electrical tilt modules.

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