New High-Bandwidth Antennas Available (HW Series - GSM1800/UMTS2100/LTE 2600)

As a network operator, you are juggling more complex challenges today than ever before: balancing coverage and capacity; optimizing your network despite technology overlays; managing Passive Intermodulation (PIM); and future-proofing your network.

Ultimately, your long term profitability depends on being able to meet your current demands while positioning yourself to capitalize on future opportunities. All of this without compromising network quality or service standards.

At CommScope, we understand. We’re right there with you, talking through the challenges and developing the solutions that will help make it all possible. When we knock it out of the park, we both win.

Get the Balance You Need and the Performance You Demand Each antenna in the HW family is engineered and tested to the following specifications:      •  1710–2690 MHz frequency range      •  Dual polarization      •  65° beamwidth      •  Variable Tilt/RET compatible      •  18 dBi gain      •  PIM –150 dBc  Learn more…      •  HWX DualPol®      •  HWXX Quad DualPol®      •  HWXXX Hex DualPol®      •  HW Family Brochure

Introducing the High Bandwidth (HW) Ultra-Wideband Antennas The HW family is a series of ultra-wideband base station antennas designed to help you maximize performance now while providing a clear path to tomorrow. With reliable and well-formed patterns in both the azimuth and elevation planes, HW antennas provide a unique set of benefits for our customers: Superior, repeatable electrical performance from every unit 100% PIM testing performed on all base station antennas; contributes to system-wide noise containment that yields high spectral efficiency Proven design technologies; yields 44.6% more bandwidth over typical hi-band antennas Small physical footprint for deployment in areas with highly restrictive zoning Consolidated design can lead to fewer antennas and lower-cost deployments Consolidated design that can reduce antenna count and deployment co

LTE Active Antenna Field Trial Yields Successful Results

The recent 700 MHz LTE active antenna system field trial is certainly a memorable moment for closing out 2011. This was a successful opportunity for CommScope to demonstrate the features of active antennas in a true multi-site field trial and provide a glimpse of what we can expect in the future.
Active antenna systems basically consist of integrating the functionality of a traditional remote radio head (RRH) and a dual-polarized antenna into a single housing that can now be deployed at the top of the tower. The active antenna electronics are distributed within the antenna, such that each radiating element will now have its own dedicated transmit and receive paths. This distributed architecture now provides one with the ability to control the amplitude and phase of each radiating element. This is one of the key considerations that enable the feature set of active antenna systems.
Have a look at the white paper, active antenna system presentation, and press release for more details.
What did the LTE field trial tell us?

• The overall active antenna system performance compared well with traditional passive antennas and remote radio heads. This was confirmed by monitoring key performance indicators, such as signal-to-noise levels and uplink and downlink throughput rates. The same high performance LTE throughput levels were achievable with an active antenna system.
• The ability to independently tilt uplink and downlink elevation patterns was effective. This is an important feature that can now allow the radio planner to further optimize patterns and increase sector throughput.
• The ability to implement vertical sectorization showed significant promise for increasing capacity. Essentially, one carrier is dedicated for the inner sector, while a second carrier is dedicated for the outer sector. The results also were in excellent agreement with simulations.
• The self-healing feature of active antennas was implemented and also shows great potential for addressing system availability concerns. By simulating a failure of an individual transceiver path, a new optimized pattern was immediately implemented. Drive tests reinforced that theoretical predictions were accurate.
• The ease of installation of the active antenna system was also a pleasant surprise. The field installation team was able to use all of the same hoisting and installation equipment as they normally would use for a passive antenna. The mounting hardware and grounding kits were identical to what they use for otherCommScopeproducts.
• Once the antennas were mounted on the towers, it was encouraging to see how well the appearance blended in with the existing antennas. The photo below shows the antenna at the final installation phase. The cell-site owners were very pleased to see that the appearance was similar to antennas deployed today and would not impact leasing costs.

We and our technology partner Ubidyne are pleased with the results of what we believe was the first-ever LTE field trial of an active antenna system. We believe this is an important step toward the promise of better, more cost effective ways to transmit broadband signals to mobile customers using next generation networks.
How do you think active antennas can play a role in 4G networks? What challenges are you facing?

LTE Active Antenna Field Trial Yields Successful Results

You Get What You Pay For

Recently, one of our customers attempted to turn up service on their network only to find that it simply would not work. They spent days trying to diagnose the problem. Frustrated, they called us to ask for help. Upon inspection, we discovered the customer had substituted “inexpensive” patch cords from another source throughout their network. Once we replaced the patch cords with our own, the network performed as intended – flawlessly. The customer was shocked that their substitution had caused the network failure.

All too often customers think that a patch cord is a patch cord.

Does it really matter which one they use?

The simple answer is yes.

At CommScope we build complete end-to-end solutions and solution components to far exceed industry standards. Industry standards are kind of like the Recommended Minimum Daily Allowance for vitamins. Taking a multivitamin every day will keep you from getting a disease like “scurvy” but will not make you an Olympic athlete. Industry standards are good in that they provide the minimum recommended performance levels for cabling infrastructure but they do not guarantee high performance for your network.

So what happens when a component claims to meet industry standards but actually falls short? Networks experience problems and often fail to perform as intended. But how likely are you to find a noncompliant component in the market? More likely than you may think.

The Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA) announced on December 6 that it recently completed large-scale, electrical performance testing of Category 6 copper patch cords. Of patch cords produced offshore by companies who are largely unknown in North America, 85% failed the tests. All–or100%–of Category 6 copper patch cords produced by multiple, well-recognized manufacturers passed the tests – 0% failed. Read the announcement .

The old saying “You get what you pay for” rings true here. So make sure that you buy on value and not just on price. Buying technology with integrity should be your goal.

Do you buy technology based on value or on price?

You Get What You Pay For:

CommScope Again Named Golden Partner by Huawei

SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has received the “Golden Partner” award from Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world.
CommScope’s win of the 2011 Golden Partner Award is the fifth consecutive year in which it has been so honored by Huawei. The award presentation ceremony was staged at the 2011 Huawei Core Partner Convention at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Representatives from its core strategic partners and senior executives from its supply chain, strategy, marketing and business units participated in this high-profile annual event.
“Huawei is poised to become the leading telecommunications equipment company in the international arena,” said Benjamin Peng, chief delivery and operations officer, Huawei. “The support of quality partners will facilitate success in this process. CommScope has been doing a great job in supporting our globalization endeavors and this exceptional award is in recognition of their great efforts.”
CommScope is one of few Golden Partner Award winners among thousands of Huawei partners.
“We are excited and honored for being recognized as a Golden Partner of Huawei,” said Bob Suffern, chief technology officer, CommScope. “Since we started our partnership more than a decade ago, we have been impressed by Huawei’s vision and ambition, and we remain committed to supporting its business globalization as a trusted advisor.”
CommScope has been providing solutions that include antennas, cabling and indoor coverage to Huawei for its many high-profile projects worldwide through localized resources that align with Huawei’s key supply centers, Suffern noted. “I am very pleased that these efforts have been well-received and recognized by Huawei,” he said. “This multi-faceted global collaboration leads to an all-win scenario for the stakeholders involved – Huawei, CommScope and other partners, network customers and consumers.”
As Andrew Solutions, CommScope entered the China market in 1997 and now operates manufacturing facilities in Suzhou and Shenzhen, along with R&D centers in Shanghai, Suzhou and Shenzhen to provide its customers with world-class and customized product design support. With a high-degree of localization, CommScope is highly acclaimed for its product quality, technological innovations as well as timely delivery.


CommScope Again Named Golden Partner by Huawei