Glenayre Western Multiplex Adds Fractional Data Capacity To LYNX.sc Line Of Radios
56 kbps To 512 Channels Added To Interconnect Products
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenayre Western Multiplex has added fractional data capacity -- from 56 kbps to 512 kbps -- to its LYNX.sc line of spread spectrum radios used for wireless interconnections.
The company is now shipping the fractional capacity models in the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz ISM bands. The LYNX.sc, introduced last year, is the third generation of spread spectrum radio developed by Glenayre Western Multiplex as a license-free alternative to leased lines or conventional microwave transmission in interconnect applications.
''This new addition to the LYNX product family will give customers all the features of earlier models with two fractional data rate channels within one radio, eliminating the need for an external multiplexer,'' said Ken Ruppel, director of product management.
''This makes the LYNX.sc very cost-effective, allowing customers to expand capacity at no additional cost,'' he added. ''Offering both the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands will also provide more choice when planning a new communication link. Enhanced packaging and performance increase the versatility of the LYNX.sc Fractional capacity radio,'' Ruppel added. Some of the new features are:
Wide operational temperature range, ideal for outdoor cabinet mounting without air conditioning or heating;
Open architecture network management interface, allowing the LYNX.sc to be integrated into existing network management systems, including radio networks with hubs and repeaters;
Front panel far-end monitoring, orderwire, advanced loopback functions and a clear service channel;
Forward error correction (FEC) for improved threshold performance increasing link distances to 50 miles; and
Interfaces with devices using RS-232, EIA-530 and V.11 (V.35) connections.
Lower Cost Per Line
''The cost per line for the LYNX.sc Fractional radio will attract many customers who need the capability for two data channels,'' said Graham Barnes, vice president of marketing for Glenayre Western Multiplex. ''This is the only unlicensed fractional radio with open network management capability, orderwire and a service channel,'' he added.
Barnes noted that data communications users commonly employ LYNX radios for wireless interconnection of voice and data communications. Certified under Part 15.247 of the Federal Communications Commission, LYNX radios can be installed throughout the US without a user license or frequency coordination, saving users time and costs associated with licensed microwave radios. Many foreign countries have adopted similar unlicensed rules, Barnes said, and LYNX radios are approved for operation in several of them.
Glenayre Western Multiplex is the leader in T1/E1 spread spectrum wireless interconnect radios, providing high-performance digital microwave radios, analog microwave radios and baseband equipment to the telecommunications market for over sixteen years. The company has supplied systems worldwide for private, industrial, wireless service operators, and government users including cellular and PCS, utilities and railroads, and oil and gas services. Western Multiplex Corporation was acquired by Glenayre Technologies Inc. in April 1995, and is now known as Glenayre Western Multiplex. Additional information about Glenayre Western Multiplex is available on the company's Web site at: wirelessinterconnect.com.
Glenayre Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: GEMS - news) is a worldwide provider of personal communications products and systems serving the paging, cellular, PCS, telco, voice processing and point-to-point wireless service provider markets. Glenayre's net sales exceeded $390 million in 1996 and the company employs approximately 2,100 people worldwide.
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