I assume this is more good news for CDMA, meaning more good news for QCOM.
From another source:
Metawave Introduces Smart Antenna System for
Lucent 850 Minicell Base Station
New interface is part of aggressive expansion of Metawave
product line
REDMOND, Wash. - September 13, 1999 - Metawave©
Communications Corp., a leading provider of smart antenna
systems for cellular operators, today announced the
immediate availability of a new version of its SpotLight ©
2000 system for the 850 CDMA Compact Minicell base station
from Lucent© Technologies. The new interface is the fifth
introduced by Metawave in nine months.
*We*re committed to making the benefits of the SpotLight
2000 system accessible to as many cellular operators as
possible,* said Lowell Anderson, Metawave*s director of
product management. *Lucent*s 850 Minicell has been the
base station of choice for many providers as they migrate
from analog to digital service, and we*re delighted to be
able to offer them the CDMA capacity gains that smart
antenna technology can deliver.* SpotLight 2000 also
interfaces with the Lucent Series II base station as well as
the SC9600©, SC4812, SC2450 and HD II base stations from
Motorola© and the CDMA Metro Cell from Nortel©.
SpotLight 2000 is a cost-effective, targeted solution for
increasing the capacity of CDMA networks. With the system*s
unique Sector Synthesis* technology, network managers can
optimize the antenna pattern to match RF and traffic
conditions of a particular cell site. Such optimization,
which cannot be achieved with conventional antennas, enables
traffic load leveling across the sectors, reduces handoff
overhead and controls interference at network hot spots.
This, in turn, clears capacity headroom for traffic growth.
Actual SpotLight 2000 deployments in CDMA networks have
produced cell-site capacity gains of up to 50 percent.
Selectively applying SpotLight 2000 to a network*s problem
cell sites moves the entire network away from its capacity
ceiling, allowing traffic growth across all the cells in the
network-not just those where smart antennas are deployed.
SpotLight 2000 allows the network operator to make more
efficient use of existing network infrastructure and RF
spectrum, maximizing current profitability and delaying the
major capital expense of additional CDMA carriers. When
traffic growth ultimately requires the deployment of
additional carriers, the capacity and efficiency benefits of
SpotLight 2000 simply multiply.
Like Metawave*s other CDMA products, the 850 CDMA Compact
Minicell interface is available with the Analog Pass-Thru
option that allows CDMA and analog base stations to share
SpotLight 2000*s multibeam antenna array while preserving
independent control of the CDMA sector configuration. This
option typically lowers antenna count significantly, which
reduces tower loading, eases permitting difficulties,
improves tower appearance and creates opportunities for
co-location. |
