New Products

Pocket PC

Audiovox Communications has entered the pocket PC arena with its Maestro, the first in a series. The unit features 32Mb of SDRAM, 32Mb of Flash ROM and an Intel Strong ARM 206MHz processor. It has a built-in compact flash memory card and SD card slots. The hand-held computing device will be packaged with the CDM-9100 handset. When connected to the phone, the pocket PC provides Internet access without an add-on modem or an additional wireless Internet service provider. The product has a reflected type color, thin film transistor screen, a touchscreen interface and an array of installed software.
www.audiovox.com or 631-233-3300

Maestro from Audiovox Communications uses Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC 2002 software.

Real-Time Mapping Software
Dolphin from Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS) is a Windows application for real-time mapping of all BVS GPS-based wireless test instruments, including its newest 802.11 WLAN receivers. The unit tracks a drive-study path using any MapInfo-compatible map and overlays the received measurements for all of their correlating GPS positional data. Collected data includes RSSI, Ec/lo and other user-defined measurements. All functions are executed using a receiver, MapInfo street maps and laptop with an RS-232 port in real time while the user is still in the field. The software runs on any PC using Windows 95, 98, CE, 2000 or ME.
www.bvsystems.com or 732-548-3737

Wideband Antenna
A new wideband antenna designed for the 1.71GHz-3.6GHz band provides omnidirectional RF coverage for a range of applications including GSM 1800, PCS, UMTS and 2.4GHz. Wideband antennas are good for indoor-coverage systems because they allow system planners to combine multiple services into one antenna. The new antenna from Decibel Products is a direct response to indoor wireless coverage systems that require versatile antennas that provide maximum service while remaining physically appealing.
www.decibelproducts.com or 800-676-5342

Decibel focused recent product development on wideband antennas that could blend into an interior environment easily.

Operations & Maintenance Center Radio Application
Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector has introduced an operations and maintenance center-radio (OMC-R) platform that supports the circuit/packet-based switching and features of next-generation CDMA2000 1x networks. The OMC-R is based on the scaleable network computing platform from Sun Microsystems, which includes the Sun Enterprise 4500 server. The platform supports day-to-day network operations and maintenance tasks by providing event/alarm, performance, software load, configuration and security-management functions. The new OMC-R can replace multiple existing OMC-Rs, reducing the amount of equipment in the network. Additional hardware and software features help optimize system availability and monitor system performance.
www.motorola.com

Cellular Direction Finder System
The Locator XPD digital TDMA cellular direction finder system from Communications Test Instruments allows cellular carriers and law enforcement personnel to track and locate digital TDMA phones. The unit will track and locate a phone by presenting bearings to the phone superimposed on a moving map display in the tracking vehicle. Map detail is presented at street level for the entire United States. The compact, integrated product is designed for use in a mobile environment, and when installed in a vehicle, it requires no additional hardware or software to begin tracking operations. The operating screens allow the user flexibility with multiple call-tracking modes for tracking digital or analog phones.
207-985-7076

The Locator XPD from Communications Test Instruments brings several technologies into one operating platform controlled by a small vehicle-mounted computer.

Hand-Held Tablet
Bridging the gap between lightweight consumer devices and heavy-duty industrial computers, netpad from Psion Teklogix combines a large screen - ½ VGA - and a rugged design. The unit’s touch screen allows mobile workers to view detailed graphics and data clearly. Dynamic switching between portrait and landscape mode allows easy access and manipulation of complex documents, schematics and spreadsheets. It has an IP 67 rating and no internal drives or moving parts. The tablet provides more than eight hours of continuous use on a battery charge and features instant-on capabilities.
www.psionteklogix.com

Interface Kit
Narda Safety Test Solutions has introduced a system for downloading, saving and analyzing data collected in personal RF safety monitors worn by engineers, technicians and others who work in proximity to RF radiation sources. The XT Interface Kit is a complete hardware and software solution for retrieving data logs stored in Nardalert XT monitors, saving the records on PC and viewing graphed data quickly to determine RF exposure levels with respect to the monitor’s alarm settings and a specific industry or government standard. The kit comes in a durable plastic case and includes an interface module and two cables. One, a flexible, lightweight wire, connects the module to the Nardalert XT personal RF monitor; the second, a conventional computer serial cable with 9-pin connector, links the module to the PC.
www.narda-sts.com or 631-231-1700

Fixed-Wireless System
Tsunami Multipoint from Western Multiplex is a point-to-multipoint fixed- wireless system that offers up to 60Mb/s per sector of capacity per base station in the 5.8GHz unlicensed UNII band. The product expands the company’s family of wireless Ethernet bridges, addressing the growing need for a high-capacity outdoor network that is ideal for carriers as well as multi-building campus environments. The product offers up to 60Mb/s per base station, and up to six base stations per hub site (or 360Mb/s capacity). The system scales to support more than 6,000 subscriber units per hub site over an 8-mile radius.
www.wmux.com