DMC Stratex Networks Unveils Industry's First Single Radio Wireless Product Delivering 311-Mbps Access Capacity
Altium 311 Sets Industry Benchmark by Doubling Wireless Access Capacity
Delivered by Today's Single Radios Without Doubling the Cost
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- DMC Stratex Networks (Nasdaq: STXN), one of the world's foremost solutions providers for cellular applications and broadband wireless access, today announced Altium(TM) 311, the industry's first wireless access product combining ultra-high capacity and high bandwidth efficiency into a single radio platform for linking users with more data, voice and video communications than ever before.
As an extension to the award-winning Altium 155-Mbps product line, Altium 311 provides information transport at 311 Mbps for wireless 2xOC-3 and ATM transmission. DMC Stratex Networks will unveil the Altium 311 publicly for the first time at the Broadband Wireless World Forum 2001 in San Francisco, Feb. 19 - 21, in booth No. 418.
Released to address the demands for large data bandwidths over wireless networks to complement fiber deployment, Altium 311 provides the wireless capacity that operators need to support network infrastructure demands of 2.5 and 3rd Generation cellular networks. Altium 311 also provides higher bandwidths for operators building fixed wireless access networks to backhaul more information and offer more services to customers with all the flexibility, cost and time-to-market advantages wireless has to offer.
While most competing systems can provide higher capacities only by duplicating radio hardware and adding onto the existing installed equipment, Altium 311's high-capacity solution in a single radio architecture reduces equipment cost and installation requirements.
"DMC Stratex Networks is a pioneer in the wireless industry by being the first to deliver a multi-frequency, bandwidth-efficient SONET/SDH radio system two years ago, and Altium 311 is a natural, yet significant, technological progression for us to help our customers avoid access bottlenecks and meet ever-increasing access demands of their subscribers," said Sam Smookler, DMC Stratex Networks president and CEO. "Building on our product core competencies of the broadest frequency coverage, the highest spectral efficiency, and superb manufacturability, Altium 311 is the ideal product to provide ultra-high capacity backhaul for next-generation cellular and fixed wireless access applications, as well as high-speed last mile connections. It is the first release in a family of wireless solutions that will deliver ultra-high capacity with fiber-like performance, up to 622 Mbps."
Altium 311 is the only radio platform available supporting both super- efficient 128 QAM modulation levels -- and now 256 QAM -- to enable the full 311-Mbps payload of information to be transported in a single 50 MHz or 56 MHz radio frequency channel for U.S. and international markets, respectively. It employs DMC Stratex Networks' new advanced wireless modem chip set, and will be available in the 18, 23, 26, 28, and 38 GHz frequency bands, as well as the soon-to-be-established 32 GHz band. Altium 311 provides synchronous broadband radio benefits and fiber-level performance (better than 99.999% availability for an error rate <10(-13)). It is the next development in the Altium family, a product line that remains unmatched in the market even after two years of deliveries and more than 6,000 systems being deployed.
The Altium 311 radio is fully compatible with DMC Stratex Networks' ProVision(TM) network management system. Similar to all DMC Stratex Networks products, Altium 311 is fully compliant with applicable FCC, Bellcore, ITU and ETSI regulatory standards.
AVAILABILITY AND PRICING
Initial shipments will begin this Spring, with general availability planned for this Summer. Pricing is dependent on frequency, range and configuration, but will be significantly less than purchasing two 155-Mbps wireless OC-3 solutions.
ABOUT DMC STRATEX NETWORKS
With worldwide headquarters in San Jose, Calif., DMC Stratex Networks, Inc., is one of the world's foremost wireless solutions providers for cellular applications and broadband access -- enabling the development of complex communications networks worldwide. Since its founding in 1984, the Company has achieved international recognition for quality, innovation, and technical superiority in delivering data, voice, and video communication systems, including comprehensive service and support. DMC Stratex Networks, with its broad product offering and worldwide sales and support organization, is strategically positioned to serve its customers' needs in wireless high- capacity transmission technology. Additional information can be found at www.dmcstratexnetworks.com. |
