ADC has said that Telecom New Zealand will use it's Digivance 50 Watt 800MHz digital hybrid fiber radio solution in a new base station hotel architecture. Digivance is a digital radio frequency (RF) distribution technology used to distribute RF signals from the base station hotel location to remote antenna sites, improving wireless coverage and capacity. The deployment will consolidate some of Telecom New Zealand's CDMA base stations located in the carrier's service area.
This is the largest contract for ADC's patented Digivance equipment from the Asia Pacific region and will be fully deployed by October 2003.
"Digivance is a logical choice for Telecom New Zealand as it extends coverage and capacity in its service area," said Bob Switz, president and chief executive officer of ADC. "As the first and only all-digital RF transport system, Digivance helps enhance coverage and capacity in any wireless network to deliver superior signal quality. I'm confident Telecom New Zealand's deployment will be a complete success."
Digivance distributes radio capacity from a base station over optical fiber to high mobile-traffic areas such as dense urban areas, tunnels, highways, and large open facilities. By extending wireless coverage in these hard-to-reach areas, wireless operators can offer wireless service that increases subscriber satisfaction, reduces customer churn and generates revenue.
"As we deploy Digivance in our network, sectors of our existing CDMA base stations will be used in a 'simulcast' scenario, distributing the signal from a sector at multiple antenna sites to create coverage, while optimizing capacity utilization and improving trunking efficiencies," said Mike Moran, wireless investment planning manager for Telecom New Zealand. "The base station hotel concept is ideal for this application - and enables us to future proof the network."
In addition to improving coverage and capacity and reducing churn rates, Digivance helps operators reduce the time and cost of network deployments while offering superior service. Digital RF transport technology allows radio capacity to be centralized at convenient, low-cost locations and distributed to small, easy-to-locate remote units placed at the desired coverage area. Digivance also reduces zoning and real-estate issues wireless operators often face when they are required to locate a new site.
The Digivance 50 Watt 800MHz solution is the latest addition to the Digivance RF Transport Solution product line, which also includes a low RF output power Indoor Coverage Solution for use within buildings and campus environments."
Posted to the site on 19th August 2003
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