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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CE Mark Granted
for ELVA-1 PPC-100
40.5-43.5GHz 100Mbit
Mm-wave Link
First 100Mbit Full-Duplex Radio Link within
the EU Harmonized Frequency Band 40,5 GHZ to 43,5 GHz for
Multimedia Wireless Systems (MWS) Now Available in Europe
St.Petersburg, Russia - August 19, 2004 – Elva-1 Millimeter
Wave Division today announced that company has been granted
the CE Mark, which represents regulatory approval for
marketing the ELVA-1 PPC-100 100Mbps radio links in the
European Economic Community. ELVA-1 PPC-100 radio link is the
first commercially available equipment that fulfills market
demand for Multimedia Wireless Systems (MWS) in the frequency
band 40,5 GHz to 43,5 GHz. PPC-100 is the only symmetric radio
link that enables 100Mbps data speed either in downstream and
return channel.
The huge
market potential of 40,5 - 43,5 GHz band is revealed in the
fact that this is the only harmonized frequency band with 3GHz
bandwidth within European frequency allocation table.
According to EN 301 997-1 V1.1.1 (2002-06) European
Telecommunications Standard the 40 GHz band has been
identified and designated within European Economic as
harmonized frequency band 40,5 GHZ to 43,5 GHz for the
introduction of Multimedia Wireless Systems (MWS). Multimedia
Wireless Systems support information exchange of more than one
type, such as text, graphics, voice, sound, image, data and
video. They are also defined as terrestrial multipoint systems
which have their origin in telecommunication and/or
broadcasting, and which provide fixed wireless access direct
to the end user for multimedia services.
While the
term "Multimedia Wireless Systems" has been firstly introduced
at late 90x and then officially identified within European
standard in 2002, the practical deployment of MWS systems in
Europe was in fact very limited in numbers and till now mostly
have had a status of pilot projects. The main reason behind
this installation inactivity is based on the fact that there
was no adequate equipment on the market for 40,5 - 43,5 GHz
band to fulfill required technical specification, especially
for return channel capacity, and at the same time to be
attractive for network providers by its price. Modern
applications for Multimedia Wireless Systems require very high
data exchange between a service provider station and a client
terminal. More over, this data exchange has to be in both
directions or to be duplex in other words. In particular,
before ELVA-1 introduced PCC-100 radio links, the return
channel was an Achilles' heel for many existed implementation
of MWS in Europe.
ELVA-1
PPC-100 Series of mm-wave digital radios brings new quality to
the European market of Multimedia Wireless Systems. It
provides a full duplex (symmetric) Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps
connectivity to a wide variety of applications for
carrier-class cellular infrastructure, broadband wireless
networks like MWS and MVDS. An IP-packet transparent PPC-100
100Mbps full duplex wireless bridge is easily deployed in
either point-to-multipoint or point-to point topologies with
modular flexibility accepting either 100 BaseTx [RJ-45] or
optional 100 BaseFx Fiber Optic connector. This
state-of-the-art turnkey 40,5 - 43,5GHz MMW link is intended
for a variety of applications in various telecom markets,
including:
• Cellular and WiFi operators, ISPs – to build
wireless backhaul between base stations
• Other
Telecom Operators and Services
•
Government Agencies
• College
and University Campuses
• Free
Space Optics (FSO) Backup for foggy territories.
Among
Ethernet-based version, the company product matrix for
Multimedia Wireless Systems also includes DVB-S broadcasting
system to transmit up to 432 digital TV channel and IP traffic
with total throughput up to 4Gbps per sector of 90 degrees.
ELVA-1
PPC-100 link has been examined in Nemko Comlab AS (Norway) as
Notified Body 0436 under Directive 1999/5/EC (the R&TTE
Directive). According to issued certificate the essential
requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC defined in articles 3.1
(a) [Safety), 3.1 (b [EMC)) and 3.2 [spectrum use) was met in
full.
See our CE Mark certificate:
CE Mark Certificate
for PPC-100 fulll duplex 100Mbps link (in PDF, 240K)
About Elva-1 Millimeter Wave Division
Founded in 1993, ELVA-1 Millimeter Wave Division is based in
St.Petersburg, Russia. Since year 2000, ELVA-1 company
aggressively expand its product range to mm-wave telecom
products, such as 42GHz, 60GHz, 70/80 GHz and 94GHz
transmitters and receivers, antennas with high gain factor and
other advanced products. Applications for these products
include mm-wave industrial measurement systems, 100Mbps
Ethernet wireless LAN bridges, MVDS out-door units
(transmitters and receivers), and LMDS communication systems,
radar front-ends, microwave level sensors, millimeter wave
security imaging systems and other innovative areas. Company
product development roadmap includes next generation 1.25Gpbs
Gigabit Ethernet radios for 70/80 GHz and 94GHz bands to be
available since Q1/2005.
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In photos:
PPC-100 links
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