Advantech Wireless Transcend™ 800 – Point-to-Point Microwave Radio System successfully operates a 95km wireless link over the Caribbean Sea
Montreal, CANADA – October 22, 2015 – Advantech Wireless, a global leader for Satellitebroadband communications solutions, announced today that its Transcend™ 800 – Point-to-Point Microwave Radio systemhas beensuccessfully and continuously operatinga 95km microwave link over the Caribbean Sea for the last two years without any traffic interruption or degradation.
Advantech Wireless was selected to install, consult, implement and put in serviceamicrowave linkthat has been operating since 2013.This high capacity microwave link iscarrying native SDH (STM-1) and native IP traffic simultaneously. The link is operating in 6 GHz and ina space diversity configuration with 1.8 m (6ft) Advantech Wireless High Performance Microwave Antennas.
“Advantech Wireless was the first company to manufacture native Ethernet radios, and also the first company to implement a LDPC error-correction mechanism in our split-mount microwave radio in the early 2000’s. Since then, we have improved the design of the Transcend™ 800 system,” stated Bojan Skulic, Terrestrial Microwave Communications Manager at Advantech Wireless. “Advantech Wireless Transcend™ 800 has the best system gain on the microwave radio market. Our customers can save on their investment and running costs by allowing for smaller antennas, longer connections and higher connection availability.”
Advantech Wireless’s Transcend™800 provides IP L2 switching and L3 routing functionalities as well as True Adaptive Coding and Modulation (True ACMTM), it carries natively video, IP and TDM traffic. Transcend™ 800 is the most affordable high capacity, high performance and flexible solution for demanding transmission, telecom and broadcast applications including backhauling 3G/4G traffic and Wireless Broadband Networks such as LTE, HSPA+, WiMAX, Metro WiFi, UMTS TDD and private communication networks carrying data, voice and HD video. It is available in a split-mount version and all-indoor configurations.
The TranscendTM 800 product will be on display at Advantech Wireless Booth No. 519 atSATCON 2015, Nov 11-12 inNew York and TV Connect Africa2015, Booth TV6, Nov 17-19 in Cape Town, SA.
Reliable and secure communication is essential to global productivity, commerce and security. Advantech Wireless makes it possible by designing smarter solutions to help people connect and businesses succeed. With our customized approach, award-winning R&D and innovative engineering, we provide the industry’s most advanced technologies, with the most economical total cost of ownership. We empower our clients to achieve excellence in communication, while experiencing reduced CAPEX and OPEX overall. Our uncompromising quality and bolder thinking enable us to provide clients around the globe with smarter terrestrial and satellite communication solutions.
