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Axxcelera
Broadband Wireless announces launch of WiMAX Platform
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., January 12, 2005 - Axxcelera Broadband
Wireless, a Moseley Wireless Solutions Group Company and recognized
global leader providing broadband wireless communications products and
technologies, announced that it will launch commercially available
802.16-2004 compliant WiMAX products in the licensed 3.3-3.7 GHz band
as well as the unlicensed 5.2-5.8 GHz band.
"The broadband wireless market has long waited for a true
standards-based technology that allows service providers to select
certified products from different vendors and also allows for product
costs to reduce sharply with large scale deployments worldwide," said
Jamal Hamdani, President and CEO of Axxcelera Broadband Wireless. "Our
new 3.5 GHz ExcelMax and 5 GHz AB-Max platforms demonstrate
Axxcelera's commitment to bring certified WiMAX products to our
customers worldwide. We plan to continue our innovative approach to
leveraging industry standards and upgrading our WiMAX platforms to
support 802.16e compliant mobile broadband applications in the
future," said Mr. Hamdani.
The 3.5 GHz ExcelMax platforms will support both FDD as well as TDD
applications and will provide cost effective solutions to residential,
SoHo and SME broadband users. "ExcelMax-FD leverages WiMAX technology
for improved NLOS operation while maintaining a full duplex air
interface required to support revenue-generating applications like
Triple Play (data, voice and video). It is based on carrier class,
scalable base stations and network management platforms. Our 3.3-3.4
GHz TDD platform, ExcelMax-TD, offers a unique option to utilize low
cost integrated outdoor base station access points with the ExcelMax
CPE. This architecture provides a scalable, low cost infrastructure
rollout for mass market residential and SoHo users," commented Sanjay
Nagpal, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing for
Licensed Products. Service providers using the ExcelAirŽ 70 platform
today can keep their infrastructure investments preserved since the
current ExcelAir 70 base station offers a true upgrade path to support
the current single carrier high capacity air interface simultaneously
with the new WiMAX air interface on the same base station.
AB-Max, the next generation platform of the highly successful AB
Access platform, will operate in the license-exempt 5.8 GHz ISM band,
the lower 5.3 GHz U-NII band, and the upper 5.47 GHz U NII band. As
business and residential customers continue to demand increased
capacity and functionality within their wireless networks, the AB-Max
addresses this demand by allowing for expansive reach within the last
mile by utilizing an OFDM-based architecture with NLOS technology.
AB-Max will support different bandwidth, interface and CPE options to
allow service providers to offer different customer applications.
"These product enhancements, while meeting the technological demands
of customers, also address the increased price pressure from operators
by providing a lower cost CPE to penetrate markets which were
previously dominated by DSL and Cable operators," said Jerry Kollmann,
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Unlicensed
Products for Axxcelera Broadband. |
