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TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN
Wi-LAN'S Antenna Division, TIL-TEK, Announces a new technology "Multi beam "Cluster" Antenna" in the 3.4-3.7 GHz frequency.
CALGARY, ALBERTA and KEMPTVILLE, ONTARIO--Wi-LAN Inc. (TSE: WIN - news), a global innovator in the field of high-speed wireless data communications, today announced that TIL-TEK Antennas, a division of Wi-LAN Inc., has completed initial testing of a multi-beam antenna. The antenna is targeted for use in a 24-beam base station and uses a unique antenna structure of high performance narrow beams clustered optimally for top mounting or side mounting on a tower or building. The top mount cluster is a cylindrical unit that forms 24 beams. The side mount cluster is a panel spanning 90 degrees with 6 beams, requiring 4 panels to cover 360 degrees. The antenna is targeted for use in the licensed frequency of 3.4- 3.7 GHz.
One of the key features of TIL-TEK's approach is flexibility and superior pattern suppression towards other co-channel beams. The design can accommodate top or side mounting, various levels of frequency reuse, independent choice of polarization for each beam and a customizable cell footprint, when integrated with the radio equipment, through independent power control.
The target market for this antenna is the fixed wireless access, wireless WAN/MAN and point-to-multipoint wireless networks.
The antenna provides improved system capacity, network performance and spectral efficiency.
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Operating at an unprecedented throughput of up to 192 megabits per second per six-sector cell, Wi-LAN's BWS Series includes access points and customer premises equipment (CPE), and can be used in broadband access applications alone or in combination with wired alternatives. The BWS Series also offers an eave-height integrated antenna and outdoor unit (ODU) that allows for quick and economical installation of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications. Wi-LAN’s broadband wireless access systems are powered by the company’s patented W-OFDM technology, allowing for increased capacity, non line-of-site capability, and superior resistance to multipath, resulting in higher effective data transmission rates and a typical range of 15 kilometres. |
