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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (1921)	8/18/1998 11:49:00 PM
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Spectrian Announces SCPA Subsystem for Wireless Local Loop Applications August 18, 1998 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) via NewsEdge Corporation -- Spectrian Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCT), the leading manufacturer of ultra linear, high-power RF amplification systems for wireless infrastructure manufacturers and service providers, today announced its new SC5000W single carrier power amplifier subsystem for Wireless Local Loop (WLL) and wide band digital data. The system is currently in field trials in Asia and the U.S. It is planned for commercial service applications beginning the first half of 1999. Spectrian will be demonstrating its SC5000W in Booth No. 1801 at PCS '98, being held Sept. 23-25, 1998 in Orlando, Fla. "Spectrian continues to lead the industry in delivering power amplifiers for the latest emerging wireless network technologies," said Garrett A. Garrettson, president and chief executive officer at Spectrian. "This system incorporates several new features discovered during our field trial process to improve the product's installation and maintenance capabilities. " WLL is essentially a replacement network for traditional wireline twisted copper pair connections. Such fixed primary connections are used for voice and data access between the user and the PSTN (Public Switch Telephone Network). Industry observers predict that in the not too distant future subscribers will have the ability to access the PSTN from their fixed location (home or place of business) via handsets/terminals and connect through the airwaves to the PSTN's wireless base station. One such base station could provide access for hundreds of subscribers. This instant connectivity will be a benefit to millions who are either in low teledensity areas of the world or are on long waiting lists for landline based communications. The last "300 yards" via wireless will save operators and users the cost, complexity, and disruption of excavating streets just to provide access to voice or Internet/data services. Industry watchers predict that the number of subscribers served by WLL systems will grow from approximately 10 million at the end of 1998 to approximately 32 million by the year 2001. Spectrian began its first commercial deployment for WLL to Korea in early 1998 into a standardized system based on Wide band CDMA technology. Spectrian's SC5000W platform is designed for wide band CDMA WLL networks operating from 2.37GHz to 2.4GHz. The 19 inch rack mountable product family spans several different configurations. Two power configurations, 20W and 40W, are available in either standalone, omni, or multi-sector architectures. The system includes new features of automatic hot standby RF power switching and forward and reverse power sampling ports. Customers will be utilizing the WLL network primarily for commercial wireless applications to integrate voice and data, including ISDN capabilities. Data transport rates over the WLL network are expected to approach 2Mbps. Spectrian is the leading independent supplier of ultra linear, high power RF power amplifiers to wireless communications infrastructure manufacturers and service providers worldwide. As an ISO-9001 quality system-certified company, Spectrian designs and manufactures power amplifiers for use in microcell and macrocell base stations for cellular, PCS and wireless local loop networks. Spectrian is located at 350 West Java Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif., 94089. For more information, contact the company's Web site at www.spectrian.com, or call 408/745-5400. Spectrian is a registered trademark of Spectrian Corp. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. (c) Spectrian Corp., 1998. All rights reserved.