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Wireless CC&B SystemALLTEL Information Services

A L LT E L’s brow s e r-based CC&B solu-tion includes a fully integrated POS andi nve n t o ry system; a fast, seamless activa-tion process; powerful customer mainte-nance tools and flex i ble rating options.

Contact:ALLTEL Information ServicesOne ALLTEL Center13560 Morris RoadAlpharetta,GA [email protected]

IN-BAND WIRELESS BACKHAUL

DataNexEMS WirelessBooth:3319

The DataNex in-band wireless backhaulsolution enables wireless carriers to min-imize interconnect costs and eliminater e c u rring monthly T1 costs. Ideal forrural areas or highways connecting majorcities, DataNex provides wirelessdatalinks equivalent to up to four T 1wirelines, with more than 15 miles ofrange without line-of-sight—all wh i l ea c h i eving a higher fade margin than tra-ditional microwave solutions.

Contact:EMS Wireless2850 Colonnades CourtNorcross,GA 30071770-582-0555, ext. 5310Fax:[email protected]

SCREENING / PLATFORMS

Rooftop Concealment Screening /RapiDeck Equipment PlatformsFibergrate Composite Structures,Inc.Booth:6315

Fi b e rgrate offers turn key design, engi-neering, fabrication and installation foryour composite rooftop screening appli-cations, as well as all-composite equip-ment/access platforms and accessories.

Contact:Fibergrate Composite Structures,Inc.4285 Kellway Circle, Suite 224Addison,TX 75001800-527-4043Fax:[email protected]

LBS SOLUTIONS

A-GPS Chip Set & Reference NetworkGLOBAL LOCATEBooth # 6217

Experience the Art of Location! TheGlobal Locate A-GPS Chip Set canlocate your cell phone almost anywherein the world. And we have the onlyworldwide reference network today thatprovides standards-compliant A-GPS.

Contact:Global Locate3190 South Bascom Ave.San Jose, CA 95124Tel:408-371-0580Fax:408 371 0584www.globallocate.com

CUSTOMIZED WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

Your Total SolutionHolley Communications Group, Inc.Booth:1670

H o l l ey Communications provides awide range of customizable CDMAand GSM wireless solutions as well asa variety of combinations of services tofit customer requirements.

Contact:Holley Communications Group, Inc.2140 Lake Park Boulevard,Suite 201Richardson,TX 75080972-638-3200Fax:[email protected]

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

Transportation + Wireless = ITSThe Intelligent Transportation Society ofAmericaBooth:5553

Our priva t e - i n d u s t ry and publ i c - s e c t o rmembers make intelligent transport a-tion systems happen—and they do itthrough ITS America. Stop by our boothto find out how we can help your orga n-ization “plug in” to the ITS marke t .

Contact:Christine Cook400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 800Washington,DC [email protected]

Logus Microwave offers a completeline of electro-mechanical waveguideand coaxial switches for theRF/microwave industry. Spanning fromDC to 65GHz, Logus switches are thenumber-one choice of uplink, down-link, test and radar system designers.

The Logus reputation in the dual-band,b r o a d b a n d, tri-band and multi-bandcommunication systems area is unsur-passed. When you need the highestreliability coupled with better thancompetitive pricing, then you need tospecify Logus switches.

Once installed, yo u ’ll be glad you called!

Contact:1305 Hill AvenueWest Palm Beach,FL [email protected]

DC POWER SOLUTIONS

TDI Demo Truck at CTIATransistor Devices,Inc.Booth:933

Transistor devices offers DC powe rsolutions from ten amps to 15,000amps! Come see what we have to offer.

Contact:Transistor Devices,Inc.36 Newburgh RoadHackettstown,NJ [email protected]

MICROWAVE RADIOS

NEC Nlite 155 Series NEC America,Inc.,RadioCommunications Systems Division Booth:4111,Hall E

N E C ’s Nlite radios, afa m i ly of high-quali-t y, short - h a u l - a c c e s sdigital microwaverelay systems,include models tosatisfy both small-to-medium andm e d i u m - t o - l a rg ecapacity demands.

Contact:Linda Hallada,Marketing Manager 6555 N. State Highway 161Irving, TX 75039 214-262-2400 necwave.com

SitePlanner & LANPlannerWireless Valley Communications,Inc.Booth:5559

Wireless Va l l ey ’s revo l u t i o n a ry soft-ware products gr e a t ly simplify allaspects of in-building and campuswireless network design, measurement,optimization, monitoring and assetmanagement.

Contact:Wireless Valley Communications2404 Rutland Drive, Suite 700Austin,TX 78758512-821-1560Fax:[email protected]

NETWORK DESIGN

W i reless Da il y News26 M o n d a y, M a rch 17 T H 2 0 0 3

This week at CTIA, Motorola is showcas-ing a wave of new mobile experiences thatleverages the strength of its 2002 portfo-lio while offering compelling new “must-do” experiences and “must-have” designs.

Color is on display with the largescreens of Motorola’s new line of mobilehandsets. Ideal for displaying photos, cre-ating custom photo screensavers oradding images to a visual caller-ID, thelarge color display on the Motorola V600allows users to display their own virtual“brag book” full of friends, family andspecial occasions wherever they are.

Motorola V600 users can snap head-shots of their new contacts for use in thevisual caller- I D, meaning they ’ll knowwhich “Bob” is really on the line.

MOTOROLA UNVEILS WAVE OFMOBILE HANDSETS, APPLICATIONS,EXPERIENCES FOR 2003

Consumers can also use the model V 6 0 0 ’sa d vanced Bluetooth technology to sharethese photo memories quickly and easily.

The new Motorola E310 isdesigned for those who crave fun. Wi t ha color screen, dow n l o a d a ble ga m e s ,messaging, customized ringtones andcompatibility with the Motorola MP3and FM stereo headset accessories, theproduct is designed to help usersexpress themselve s .

With the new color-screen MotorolaC350 series, meanwhile, consumers canchange the inside and outside of theirphone by downloading wallpaper, ringtones and screen savers and by selectingfrom various shapes of exterior housingsfor a seemingly new phone every day.

Users can also shape their own soundswith the installed MotoMixe r, makingthem instant DJs able to download andremix MIDI ring tones with ease.

This week, Motorola is also showcas-ing the world’s first Java + Linux handset,the Motorola A760. The Motorola A760combines the ideal features of a mobilephone with the capabilities of a personaldigital assistant, digital camera, videop l aye r, MP3 playe r, speake rp h o n e ,a d vanced messaging, instant Intern e taccess and Bluetooth wireless technology.

Packed into one compact device witha vivid color touch-screen, the MotorolaA760 excels in information managementas well as communication services, offer-ing voice, text and entertainment servicesto help meet the needs of today’s multi-tasking mobile consumer.

The A760 handset is designed tooffer a rich end-user mobile experiencebased on the open-source OS. Motorola’sleadership in Java technology, coupledwith the Linux OS, arms mobile develop-

ers with an increased freedom to createnew Java applications—from games toproductivity tools—for smart devices likethe A760.

M o t o r o l a ’s Java-applications leader-ship ensures that consumers have thep ower to add new games, adva n c e dgame levels and applications to theirhandsets with easy ove r-the-air dow n-loads. This technology satisfies users’need to personalize their handsets withs p e c i fic applications, while simultane-o u s ly providing customers an additionalr evenue channel.

M o t o r o l a ’s mobile experience forconsumers is enhanced by the eve r-increasing catalog of Java technology-based mobile applications deve l o p e dthrough Motorola’s new ly launchedMotoCoder program for deve l o p e r s .MotoCoder is designed to support devel-opers and promote innovative open-stan-dards application development.

For more information, visitwww.motorola.com/developers/wireless.

Argus Technologies, a designer and man-ufacturer of DC power solutions for thetelecommunications industry, is showcas-ing Vista, an “all-in-one” wireless powersolution, at booth 5031.

“The Vista family is the best combi-nation of power, efficiency and conven-

ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCESFRONT-ACCESSIBLE ‘ALL-IN-ONE’WIRELESS POWER SOLUTION

ience we can offer our customers,” saysJim Heidenreich, Vice President of Salesfor Argus USA.

“Vista is designed to be completelyf r o n t - a c c e s s i ble, with distribution thatprovides outstanding system flexibility.Customers can expand this system incre-

mentally to meet current and future net-work application requirements.”

The Vista boasts an industry - l e a d-ing system controller with fi e l d - p r ove ncomponents that supply 24VDC/2000amps of powe r.

About Argus TechnologiesA rgus Te c h n o l ogies, a member of theAlpha group of companies, specializesin the design and manufacture of DCp ower solutions for the telecommunica-tions industry.

A rg u s ’ product line includes

10–10,000 amp DC power systems andenclosures, wireless plants, Pa t h fi n d e rrectifiers, DC to DC converters, and sys-tem controllers featuring remote and localmonitoring. Service is available though anetwork of dedicated local centers world-wide. Argus also offers services such asEF&I, training, 24/7 technical support(on- and offline) and e-solutions.

For more information, call SandraMonroe, Marketing Specialist, at 604-436-5900, e-mail smonroe@arg u s . c a ,visit www.argusdcpower.com or stop bybooth 5031.

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Right now, Europe and much of Asia,including China, are ahead of Nort hAmerica in recognizing the potential andin implementing LBS to a broad audi-ence. In North America, carriers havebeen understandably slower to make pre-cise positioning a fundamental proposi-tion in their premium service offeringsdue to their focus on mandatory E911deployments. But with help from us, theyare moving toward a higher-ROI simulta-neous-service model now.

WDN: What kinds of services are leadingthis move?

RL: Various tiers of service can be imple-mented now. At the lower end, basic con-s u m e r-oriented capabilities like Fr i e n dFinder are proven. There are also moreadvanced fast-update solutions such aspersonal navigation coming in at the high-er end of the service model.

These upper- t i e r, high-update rate serv-ices can incorporate maps and pic-t ograms capable of resolving to a ve ry

f ine scale, thanks to the powerful MMSp l a t f o rms now being deployed by carr i-ers. T h ey enable the advanced ve h i c l en av i gation systems and similar serv i c e sn ow active ly sought by consumers, aprocess that emerged first in Japan andthen in some European locations and isn ow migrating to North A m e r i c a .

One system now being tested in Swedenprovides an exciting example of what iscoming: it allows basic location trackingusing an iPAC that is very conserving ofnetwork bandwidth by using map pic-tograms. This solution is in early testing,but it has been able to take users within 50meters of their target location startingmany miles away. It is very impressive,and not far from commercialization.

WDN: Are costs coming down to enable aubiquitous market?

R L: This situation resembles classicM o o r e ’s Law in the semiconductori n d u s t ry, in that more and more can bed e l ivered for less. Five years ago, forexample, the global positioning serv i c ecapability contemplated today could

h ave cost in the range of $150 per hand-set, which rendered it cost-ineff e c t iveexcept perhaps in ve ry high-end commu-nications dev i c e s .

Until recently, there has been positioningtechnology fragmentation that fenced inthe industry’s application developers, whocould not project large-volume launch ordemand—too many variations and incom-patibilities leaving too much risk. Thisresulted in deferred product developmentand artificially raised cost.

Now that the marketplace has adopted A-GPS as the de facto standard, we feel con-fident in forecasting rapid uptake andapplication alignment to the needs of ahigh-demand, ubiquitous market.

WDN: What are the costs now?

RL: Today, that original $150 per set costhas moved down to the level of a few dol-lars, below ten percent of the 1999 cost.Global Locate provides both high-tierwith fast update solutions for navigationand inexpensive solutions for broad con-sumer marketable services, such as the

popular Friend Finder.

We are focused on serving all the world’sleading air interfaces, which, until weundertook our development, were signifi-cantly underserved by the available posi-tioning solutions. And we are committedto providing the essential serv i c e srequired to create a cost-effective, ubiqui-tous capability that draws in all of thei m p o rtant contributors throughout thelocation-services value chain.

WDN: How has Global Locate positioneditself in this sector?

RL: Global Locate has developed a top-tier team of experts in wireless signal pro-cessing technology, GPS satellite, soft-ware and networking capabilities, and ismaking significant contributions to theuser experience in all tiers of service.

These services demand different featuresbut can be delivered from a single plat-form of the kind that GL has created. Weare working closely with the carriers andthe service providers, and we understandtheir timetables and demands.

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ADC has partnered with Vanu, Inc. todemonstrate a softwa r e - d e f ined radio(SDR) at booth 4620. This solution com-bines Vanu Software Radio technolog ywith A D C ’s Digivance radio-ove r- fi b e rsystem to create an SDR solution for thewireless infrastru c t u r e .

“The adoption of flexible signal pro-cessing and RF system componentsresults in lower capital and operatingcosts,” says Andrew Beard, COO of Vanu,Inc. “This architecture accommodates

ADC, VANU SHOWCASE SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO SOLUTION FORWIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE

seamless network evolution, relying oninstalled radiating points to deliver ablend of current and future RF serviceswhere and when they’re needed.”

ADC’s wireless roadmap ensures thatt o d ay ’s architecture generates reve n u enow, while adapting to future demands byusing base station hotels and a digitalplatform. Today, Digivance LRCS enablesradio capacity to be centralized at a con-venient location and distributed to smallremote units to provide service within

buildings, cities and beyond.This product digitally transports RF

signals from base transceiver stations (BTS)to remote locations inside buildings, urbanc a nyons or tunnels. The digital format alsoaccommodates future technologies as theyare developed and deployed to meet userdemands on the network.

Vanu Software Radio uses adva n c e dengineering techniques to implement all thesignal processing for wireless communica-tions systems in software, making it confi g-u r a ble and adaptable to any type of wirelessp l a t f o rm. The softwa r e ’s portability allow sVanu Software Radio to quickly move thesoftware onto new processors, takinga d vantage of the faster processing speeds.

As processor speed increases, thecost of Vanu Software Radio base stations

decreases. Wireless operators will nolonger need to upgrade their hardwareregularly in order to keep pace with newlyreleased technologies and standards.

“Our approach places the remote trans-c e iver at radiating points in the netwo r k ,a l l owing all signal processing to be done atthe host end,” says Gary Spedaliere,Director of Wireless Products for A D C .

“The result is that with base stationhotels installed today, carriers can deliverthe coverage and capacity their customersdemand right now. In addition, carrierscan easily deploy future technologies asthey become available, because the digitalRF transport is in place.”

For more information, visitw w w.adc.com and www. vanu.com or stopby booth 4620.

Yo u ’ve probably just wa l ked through thes h ow floor amazed at some of the new tech-n o l ogies. But what may be even more amaz-ing is figuring out how you can deploy thist e c h n o l ogy when your capital budget hasl i ke ly been cut by 10, 20, or even 50 percent.

N ow, the question is often not how tobuy new equipment but how to stretch cap-ital budgets and get more use out of theassets already ava i l a ble in the network bymanaging them in a new way.

First, chances are you have atremendous amount of cash tied up in

SOMERA DEMONSTRATES ASSETMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TOREDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS

u n d e r-utilized assets and excess inve n t o-ries sitting idle on your balance sheet.You can either continue to depreciatethese assets or seek out channels inwhich to dispose of these assets.

Somera is a company with variousconsignment, purchase and exchange pro-grams designed to address this very prob-lem. By implementing one of these strate-gies, the financial return gained can beapplied toward the purchase of equipmentand services needed to run your networkefficiently and cost-effectively.

Another emerging strategy is the use ofr e d e p l oyed equipment as part of the net-work management and build-out strateg y. Acommon misnomer is that redeployedequipment is necessarily “used” or outdat-ed. Although it is like ly that the equipmenthas been successfully used in a previous net-work application, “redeployed” also refersto “new in the box” equipment that mayh ave been acquired from surplus or unwa n t-ed equipment inve n t o r i e s .

When used in conjunction with newequipment, redeployed equipment canreduce the overall cost of network opera-tions. A redeployed solution can be cus-tomized and configured to your specificrequirements and tested and fully war-ranted to perform to original specifica-tions. So if you’re looking for a provenalternative to a new-only solution that

meets your budget and network needs,redeployed may be the answer for you.

Somera is an industry leader in sup-porting the asset management strategiesdescribed above. These solutions are par-ticularly important as operators seek toreduce capital expenditures, lower operat-ing costs and unlock under-utilized equip-ment assets on their balance sheet.

S o m e r a ’s equipment and serv i c e sofferings provide the value, quality andreliability necessary to help telecom oper-ators address these important issues. Thecompany has developed an impressivebase of over 1,100 customers worldwide,including industry leaders from each seg-ment of the telecommunications market.

For more information, call 805-681-3325, visit www.somera.com or stop bySomera’s booth.

Batteries are blamed for most probl e m swith cell phones. To make the customerh a p py, the battery is replaced—often with-out testing. The returned batteries are sent tothe manufacturer or are discarded, but infact, most of these presumably faulty batter-ies can be restored with a battery analy z e r.

To this end, Cadex Electronics hasd eveloped QuickTest, a program that isc a p a ble of checking batteries in only three

QUICKTEST FROM CADEX BRINGSMORE THAN 80% OF ‘DEAD’ CELLPHONE BATTERIES BACK TO LIFE

minutes. QuickTest is built into the CadexC7200 and C7400 battery analyzers, wh i c halso charge, cycle, condition and boost bat-teries that appear dead due to low discharg e .

The Cadex C7400 battery analyzer withQ u i c k Test provides a reliable solution forreducing battery returns. More than 80 per-cent of returned batteries can subsequentlybe repaired and returned to the customers.

The patent-pending QuickTest wo r k s

on inference technolog y. Multiple va r i a bl e sare fed to the micro controller, “fuzzifi e d ”and processed through parallel log i c .

Q u i c k Test uses battery - s p e c i fi cmatrices that are obtained with the ana-lyzer’s trend learning process. The abilityto learn lets the system adapt to new bat-teries in the field. The matrices are storedin the Cadex SnapLock Battery Adapters,which automatically configure the ana-lyzer to the correct battery setting.

Battery Adapters commonly includethe QuickTest matrix at time of purchase.If missing, the matrix can be added in thefield by scanning a few batteries with theanalyzer’s Learn program.

The battery C-Codes can be copied to

other adapters, erased and reentered with af ew strokes on the analy z e r ’s keypad. T h erequired charge level to perform QuickTe s tis 20–90 percent. If outside this range, thea n a lyzer automatically applies a briefc h a rge or discharge, and the service time isprolonged accordingly.

The two-station Cadex C7200 serve sstorefronts while the four-station C7400helps with larger projects. Custom BatteryAdapters are most practical for serv i c i n gcommon batteries or when trained staff isnot ava i l a ble. The universal Flex A rmadapter accommodates less-commonpacks. BatteryShop software allows thea n a lyzer to be controlled from a PC andp e rmits the storage of test results.

Stop By Our Booth to See the Next Generation of Wireless Accessories.

Booth #5576

For more information call 1- 8 00 - 2 8 2 - 0 5 74 or visit www. hypercel.com

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