Wireless operators can achieve dramatic increases in network performance by adding high-temperature superconducting products to their networks, according to data gathered by Superconductor Technologies ("STI") during recent field trials for a major wireless carrier. STI says that a field trial of its SuperLink Rx cryogenic receiver front-end with a major wireless carrier showed a 43% reduction in dropped calls and a 26% decrease in blocked calls.
Tests were conducted on an already benchmarked, urban network during the busy hours. During the trial more than 5,000 dropped calls and nearly 2,500 blocked calls were avoided per week due to the performance enhancement of the SuperLink Rx Solutions.
"The results from these field trials indeed prove that wireless operators can do more with less by installing products like the SuperLink Rx 850," said M. Peter Thomas, president and chief executive officer of STI. "Even using conservative estimates on the cost savings from fewer dropped and blocked calls, these products will pay for themselves in under six months."
Thomas said STI installed SuperLink Rx Solutions in the test clusters for the field trials. SuperLink Rx is the company's latest, state-of-the-art cryogenic receiver front-end that uses high-temperature superconducting technology to improve the connection between the wireless operator's cell site and its customer. SuperLink Rx uses less power that an ordinary light bulb and has a demonstrated a Mean Time Between Failure of more than 500,000 hours."
Posted to the site on 18th March 2003
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