ADC INTRODUCES NEXT-GENERATION BROADBAND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FOR MMDS SYSTEMS.

ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com ), a global supplier of fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services for broadband multiservice networks, has introduced the Axity Base Transceiver Station (BTS), an integrated, carrier class transceiver station designed specifically for multicell deployments. With this technology, broadband wireless carriers can address capacity issues of super-cell network architectures and fill out coverage areas.

"The Axity BTS is the only product currently on the market that's specifically designed for mini-cell architecture, with both transmit and receive paths integrated within the system," said Sean Martin, vice president and general manager of ADC's Broadband Wireless Group.

"It's important for our customers to move quickly and meet their customers' needs. This system enables them to do that as quickly as possible, at a relatively minimal expense."

"As the overall consumer and business demand for high-speed, broadband access services increase, wireless broadband is poised to become a very important part of the total mix. Service providers are demanding flexible, space-efficient and cost effective solutions to meet this growing demand," said Patti A. Reali, senior analyst with Gartner Dataquest, a San Jose-based market research and consulting firm. "Suppliers such as ADC are on the right track with their broadband wireless access platforms and should be poised to gain an increasing share of an exploding worldwide market."

The Axity BTS offers N+1 redundancy for carrier-class reliability, with one sector more than needed under full load to serve as a backup in case a primary sector fails. Its modular structure and hot-swappable components simplify repair and maintenance. It accommodates early deployments of single carriers and can expand to multiple carriers as capacity demand increases. The Axity BTS supports up to four sectors in both downstream and upstream paths, and additional sectors or carriers can be added as needed. The unit is available for either outdoor or indoor deployment. The outdoor unit can be configured with integrated data access equipment for a complete outdoor base station. The indoor unit is rack-mountable in a standard 19-inch cabinet.

The Axity BTS can be deployed in hot spots as an underlay to a super-cell, or it can be deployed throughout a coverage area independent of a super-cell for uniform capacity. The multicell architecture using the Axity BTS can be engineered for a variety of cell radiuses from 1 to 10 miles, depending on capacity needs. The smaller the cell radius, the greater the capacity possible in that cell. This allows carriers to match their capacity to market demand.