Pioneer of OFDMA Technology Offers New High Performance, Yet Cost-Efficient
Solution for IP-based Fixed + Mobile Broadband Service
DALLAS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ADAPTIX, one of the earliest developers
of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technology, is
introducing a new family of end-to-end mobile networking products based on
its powerful Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture. The new products,
centered on an innovative optically-connected "virtual base station"
approach, give service providers extreme flexibility in rolling out a
cost-optimized Mobile WiMAX service network.
"2006 represents a milestone year for the commercialization of Mobile
WiMAX, and ADAPTIX's strategy and new products are designed to assist both
mobile and fixed carriers with the transition from voice-centric to
multimedia-centric services," said ADAPTIX's Vice President of Marketing
and Product Management Byron Young. "Our new BX-3000 Micro Base Station
family represents the next wave of IP-based OFDMA base stations that will
cost a fraction of what large, macro platforms will, while offering
substantially better per-sector and per-user performance over 3G."
"The traditional macro cell configuration typically does not offer the
kind of per-user throughput or flexibility of a micro or pico cell
approach," said Iain Gillott, founder and president of iGR, a market
consultancy focused on the wireless and mobile industry. "As more and more
people around the world use wireless and mobile services, demands on
traditional network architectures are increasing, and it is clear that
fresh approaches are required."
Based on ADAPTIX's own core OFDMA technology, the new BX-3000 base
station line and SX series of mobile terminals are built with a highly
programmable Software Defined Radio architecture, allowing easy software
upgrades to new features such as multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) as
well as new services based on OFDMA beyond Mobile WiMAX. Next Generation
PHS, 3GPP's Long Term Evolution (LTE), and the IEEE's 802.22 are all
emerging standards considering OFDMA as their base physical layer standard.
While many companies are only now working on their first generation
OFDMA products, ADAPTIX has constructed its third generation mobile OFDMA
engine for the BX-3000 family, while also supporting the new robust IEEE
802.16e-2005 standard with its very first release. Its fully programmable,
hardware- accelerated design makes it possible for the BX-3000 to achieve
peak performance while supporting standards-based QoS for new services like
Voice over IP and Mobile IPTV. Advanced functionality such as Gigabit
Ethernet backhaul, dynamic IP routing with mobility, and Smart Antenna
technologies such as MIMO are also supported. Finally, the BX-3000 supports
high-speed optical interfaces between its ultra-compact baseband unit and
up to three outdoor RF units, enabling a wide range of installation options
while maximizing RF performance.
Complementing the BX-3000 is ADAPTIX's new SX series of Mobile
Terminals. Smaller and lighter than a typical travel hard drive, the SX-300
Compact Mobile Terminal is ideal for fixed, portable and true mobile uses.
The SX-500 High-Performance Mobile Terminal, designed for fixed, portable
or vehicular use, features a dual antenna array and can support peak
throughput of more than 10 Mbps.
"ADAPTIX was one of the earliest innovators of OFDMA technology with
two prior pre-WiMAX mobile systems already in deployment," said Young. "Our
third generation family provides the right combination of spectral
efficiency, superior performance and cost efficiency that carriers require
in order to take Mobile WiMAX and other emerging OFDMA services to the next
step - mass deployment."
About ADAPTIX
To meet the growing demand for high-bandwidth, integrated mobile voice,
video and data applications, ADAPTIX delivers software-defined, hardware-
enabled infrastructure platforms for wireless and wireline service
providers around the world. ADAPTIX's standards-based, OFDMA/WiMAX solution
gives service providers the highest level of spectral and resource
flexibility as well as the efficiency to deploy rich media applications
quickly and cost effectively. ADAPTIX, one of the earliest developers of
OFDMA technology, is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with additional
offices in Seattle, Washington, and Shanghai, China. For more information,
please visit http://www.ADAPTIX.com .
Contact:
Nathan Johnson
M/C/C for ADAPTIX
972-480-8383 ext. 231
Nathan_Johnson@mccom.com
Lori Hicks
ADAPTIX
206-326-1007
lorih@adaptix.com
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CONTACT:
Nathan Johnson of M-C-C, +1-972-480-8383 ext.
231, or Nathan_Johnson@mccom.com , for ADAPTIX; or Lori Hicks of
ADAPTIX, +1-206-326-1007, or lorih@adaptix.com
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