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PCTEL Awarded Patent for Crowd-Based Network Data Collection
[March 03, 2014]

PCTEL Awarded Patent for Crowd-Based Network Data Collection


BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. --(Business Wire)--

PCTEL (News - Alert), Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a leader in simplifying wireless and site solutions for private and public networks, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had granted PCTEL's patent application titled "System and Method for Acquiring Network Data from Mobile Devices." The patent application, which was submitted in 2011 and issued on February 18, 2014, describes an invention for crowd-based acquisition of wireless network data from mobile user devices and its storage and analysis in a cloud-based processor and data repository. The emergence of smart phones and cloud-based hosting motivated the timely invention of this approach to the increasingly specialized testing and measurement of cellular networks. The patent (8,655,348) was developed by PCTEL's Corporate and RF Solutions engineering team.

At this year's Mobile World Congress (News - Alert), new test and measurement companies exhibited products that will rely upon mobile user elements (e.g., phones, tablets, and "wearables") to dynamically collect network data. PCTEL's patent contemplates all of those applications as well as the transmission, digestion, and analysis of the acquired data.

"PCTEL continues to develop leading-edge technology that carriers and cellular engineers will apply to the optimization and benchmarking of wireless networks," stated Marty Singer, PCTEL's Chairman and CEO. "Our latest patent, along with the introduction of our new SeeGull® IBflex™ and SeeWave™ products, demonstrates our commitment to keping pace with the requirements of the industry and our customers. We hope to encourage others to license the technology described by this patent," added Singer.



About PCTEL

PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), develops antenna, scanning receiver, and engineered site solutions and services for public and private networks. PCTEL RF Solutions specializes in the design, optimization, and testing of today's wireless communication networks. The company's SeeGull® scanning receivers and SeeHawk® visualization tool measure and analyze wireless signals for efficient cellular network planning, deployment, and optimization. PCTEL recently unveiled SeeWave™, an interference detection and location system, at Mobile World Congress. The Company also released the SeeGull IBflex™ scanning receiver, which increases the ease and efficiency of in-building wireless network testing. The IBflex scans all major cellular technologies, bands and WiFi (News - Alert) in a single walk test. The flexible design and its unique "hot swap battery system" reduces total testing time and unwanted interruptions. PCTEL develops and supports scanning receivers for LTE (News - Alert) FDD, TD-LTE, EV-DO, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, GSM, WiMAX, and WiFi networks.


PCTEL Connected Solutions™ simplifies network deployment for wireless, data and communications applications for private network, public safety, and government customers. PCTEL Connected Solutions develops and delivers high-value YAGI, Land Mobile Radio, WiFi, GPS, In-Tunnel, Subway, and broadband antennas (parabolic and flat panel) through its MAXRAD®, Bluewave™, and Wi-Sys (News - Alert)™ product lines. PCTEL also designs specialized towers, enclosures, fiber optic panels, and fiber jumper cables to deliver custom engineered site solutions. The company's vertical markets include SCADA, Health Care, Smart Grid, Positive Train Control, Precision Agriculture, Indoor Wireless, Telemetry, Off-loading, and Wireless Backhaul. PCTEL's products are sold worldwide through direct and indirect channels. For more information, please visit the company's web sites www.pctel.com, www.antenna.com, www.rfsolutions.pctel.com.


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