Products

DS3-ACCESS MULTIPLEXER The EZT3, a DS3-access multiplexer from ADC Telecommunications, gives you the power of simple network-management protocol and flexible capacity upgrades.

With a height equal to one rack unit, the EZT3 frees up rack space. The modular platform accommodates up to seven quad DSX-1 interface cards and supports four DS1 ports per card. You can insert the cards into the unit at any time, allowing added capacity.

For information, visit the web site at www.adc.com, or call 612-938-8080.

SOFTWARE OPTION Intermec Technologies introduces a software option for its family of Trakker Antares data collection terminals. The option provides direct wireless connectivity for TCP/IP environments. With this option, Trakker Antares terminals are "network ready."

The software supports either terminal emulation or client-server environments. Target applications include character-based, wireless-data-collection applications.

For information, visit the web site at www.intermec.com, or call 425-348-2600.

PADLOCK SYSTEM Supra Products' electronic padlock system, called the TRAC-Padlock, controls access to remote sites and tracks the keyholder's activity. The central component of the system is the pager-size electronic "key." It provides the power required to open the padlock and to record entry transaction. There is no external power required or batteries to maintain. The key also records its own access activity by location, date and time. You can program the electronic key to expire at defined intervals, allowing you to maintain or eliminate keyholders from using the padlock.

For information, visit the web site at www.supra-products.com, or call 503-581-9101.

NIMH BATTERY JBRO Batteries' JB-8100 nickel metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable battery is designed as a replacement battery for use in the cellular industry. It is rated at 6V and 1,800mAh, and is suggested for the Motorola NTN 8100.

For information, call 630-964-9358, or visit the web site at www.jbro.com.

SOFTWARE Andrew's Microwave System Planner (AMSP) software is designed to enable the rapid and accurate selection of the passive portions of a microwave system. The software generates a complete bill of Andrew products needed for a specific application, automatically checks component compatibility and connectivity, and prepares output in formats exportable to many other common software applications. AMSP also calculates key system characteristics such as VSWR, attenuation and EIRP, and it creates commonly used system configurations for future use. You can download AMSP software from Andrew's web site at www.andrew.com.

For information, call 800-255-1479, ext. 331, and request bulletin M350.

GENERATOR SETS Generac introduces an increased range of generator sets to include up to 1MW. This product offering includes generators rated for standby applications at 400kW, 500kW, 625kW, 800kW and 1,020kW. All of the models use fuel-efficient, low-emission 4-cycle engines. Additional features include an electronic isochronous governor that controls engine speed to provide a constant frequency; steady-state speed regulation that's better than 0.5% from no-load to full-load; an automatic voltage regulator that controls generator output voltage to give a steady-state voltage regulation that is +/- 1% from no-load to full-load; a permanent magnet generator excitation option; and control systems that include low oil pressure protection, high coolant temperature protection and low coolant level detection.

For information, visit the web site at www.generac.com, or call 414-544-4811.

CALL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Call Sciences has joined forces with Oracle to offer a comprehensive, unified call-management solution. The service integrates Call Sciences' call-management solution, Personal Assistant, with a unified messaging solution based on Oracle's database messaging product, Oracle InterOffice.

Oracle InterOffice allows voice and fax messages that Personal Assistant receives to be accessed in the home, office or on the move by a web-enabled device such as a network computer, PC or personal digital assistant. Notification of e-mail received in the customers' unified mailbox can be sent to the user using Personal Assistant's search capabilities and can be delivered as a voice message using text-to-speech technologies over a cellular or landline phone.

For information, call 908-494-5800.

CAMERA TOWERS PiRod's self-supporting camera towers add strength and versatility to high-tech security and surveillance systems. Completely fabricated tower sections have no bolted assemblies for quicker installation, and they are stacked together using PiRod's "pin and cup" leg connections, which maximize tower strength.

The towers are equipped with a top camera mounting plate, mounting struts for the camera box, lightning and ground kit, standing ledge, anchor bolts, full-size anchor-bolt template and foundation design for normal soil conditions. Optional accessories include an additional set of box mounting struts, safety climb device with cable, hardware belt, 6-foot sidearm camera mounting assembly, pipemount for 2-foot microwave dish, extra standing ledge and anticlimb materials.

For information, visit the web site at www.pirod.com, or call 219-936-4221.

VRLA BATTERY The Dynacel/DGX modular VRLA battery from Yuasa-Exide is designed for use in long-duration, high-cycle applications. Providing three times more cycles than other VRLA batteries, the Dynacel/DGX features a tubular plate instead of the flat plate common in other batteries. In this construction, vertical lead spines are surrounded by a lead tube, which is held in place by a fiberglass wrap. This design presents 60% more surface area than does a similar flat plate, resulting in better use of the paste material. It also completely exposes each spine to the battery paste, resulting in longer discharge at a higher voltage and more capacity without an increase in size.

For information, visit the web site at www.yuasa-exide.com, or call 800-538-3627.

ANTENNA CONNECTORS Maxrad's FME universal connectors reduce the number of antenna mounts needed to install an antenna. Faster antenna installations result because the diameter of an FME connector is only slightly greater than the cable it is attached to. The feature lets an installer pull the antenna mount's cable and factory-installed connector through a vehicle. When the cable reaches the phone, the installer attaches the appropriate threaded adapter, which connects with the radio's antenna port, the threaded FME universal connector. The connector is available with all Maxrad mobile antenna mounts and also is offered with the company's BMMG mini-magnetic mount series antennas.

For information, visit the web site at www.maxrad.com, or call 630-372-6800.

SWITCH Digital Transmission Systems' mini-cross-connect switch, MicroFlex, is a compact, digital cross-connect switch that allows you to establish more efficient cellular and PCS transmission networks. With MicroFlex, you can consolidate and remotely balance traffic loads at unstaffed points of the network, which provides flexibility in application and control of network facilities. You also can use MicroFlex in hubbing efforts to reduce T1 costs. A cross-connect switch is necessary for switching voice and data traffic in networks where transmission facilities are a major cost of operation. One way to lower these costs is by hubbing new cell sites together in order to use transmission facilities. MicroFlex provides the function with less rack space.

For information, visit the web site at www.dtsx.com, or call 770-798-1300.

SWITCHING SOFTWARE Summa Four offers the software release version 4.2 of its flagship Virtual Central Office (VCO) family of open programmable switches. One key feature included in release 4.2 is "live upgrade." This capability enables you to install software upgrades and maintenance releases into a VCO series switch without any disruption of service. Other features include remote file transfer, core dump and host failure detection.

For information, visit the web site at www.summa4.com, or call 603-625-4050.

LIGHTNING PROTECTOR NexTek's latest Surgeguard lightning protector, model PTCONFONF23SC, is designed for the cellular industry, but because of its wide RF range, it also is capable of protecting equipment used in SMR and PCS applications. The device offers bi-directional protection against lightning strikes. Other features include a compact size, a gas-tube capsule that offers easy tube replacement and multiple strike capability.

For information, visit the web site at ultranet.com/-nextek, or call 508-486-0582.

SERVICE PLATFORM CARD The service platform card (SPC) from Summa Four is a high-density card that supports a range of service resources. The SPC consists of a common controller that supports one to four service resource modules. On-board flash memory enables fast downloading of the algorithms and data tables for each configuration. A fully populated SPC can support more than 1,000 full duplex service circuits, reducing hardware costs. The SPC is hot swappable, enabling cards to be added or removed without taking the switch out of service, and it is fully managed using the SNMP protocol. The SPC is integrated with Summa Four's intelligent call services, a set of tools that reduces application development time and simplifies network management. Multiple tone plans are supported, enabling applications to specify international variants on a call-by-call basis. Also, you have direct access to modify parameters and protocols to quickly adapt to varying network requirements.

For information, visit the web site at www.summa4.com, or call 603-625-4050.

VOICE MAILBOX US West and Lucent Technologies announce a consolidated wireline and wireless voice mailbox, called US West's Access2 Voice Messaging Link. The product gives US West customers access to messages whether in the office, on the road or at home. Customers remember one retrieval number and one password to access their PCS and home or office voice messages. The service is being offered through US West's launch of Access2 advanced PCS, combining two separate voice-messaging networks into one.

Access2 Voice Messaging Link also provides message notification on customer devices. For example, when a call is left in the user's Access2 Voice Messaging Link voice mailbox, the user will be notified immediately at home via a stutter tone and on the PCS handset via a short-message service. Pager notification also is available. Lucent Technologies offers the consolidated mailbox technology to service providers who offer both wireline and wireless voice mailboxes.

For information, visit Lucent's web site at www.lucent.com.

DC POWER SUPPLIES Hewlett-Packard introduces four dc power supplies designed to reduce test-system development time and provide precision measurements. The dc power supplies offer high performance in a 1-box solution as well as provide current measurement down to the microamp level. A key feature is higher testing throughput. The products provide high-speed programming with less than 4ms response time.

For information, call 800-452-4844, ext. 5519, or visit the web site at www.hp.com/info/precisepower.

WIRELESS LAN SOLUTIONS Raytheon Wireless Solutions' Raylink wireless LAN product family is a 2Mb/s solution based on frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum technology. Designed to the IEEE 802.11 draft standard, the Raylink solution is comprised of the Raylink PC card, a wireless LAN adapter and the Raylink Access Point, a wireless LAN-to-Ethernet bridge.

For information, visit the web site at www.raylink.com.

E-911 SOLUTION Xypoint's E-911 solution based on an ISUP/SS7 signaling approach doesn't require you to install expensive hardware and software. The solution, called ISUP location enhanced network services (LENS), allows you to deliver location-based services such as wireless E-911. Switch translations are all that is required for wireless carriers that are ISUP capable. 911 data delivery is achieved through existing SS7 connectivity such as the North American Cellular Network. ISUP LENS supports the FCC order that requires wireless carriers to provide public safety answering points with the 10-digit callback number and originating cell location with every 911 call they handle, and providing more precise location information.

For information, visit the web site at www.xypoint.com, or call 206-328-6000.

FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAM The Eliminator from Celltec is a subscription-fraud-prevention program designed to not mis-identify a good wireless customer as a fraud risk or not allow a fraud risk to slip through the system. Its accuracy stems from its ability to screen new account applications against 2.5 trillion fraudulent identity variations.

For information, call 608-833-6261.

AMPLIFIER The RF2667 from RF Micro Devices is a completely integrated IF AGC amplifier and quadrature demodulator for the receive section of dual-mode CDMA/FM cellular and PCS applications.

The RF2267 is designed to amplify received IF signals while providing a 100dB gain control range and demodulating to baseband I and Q signals. All component specifications are compatible with the IS-98 standard for CDMA cellular communications. It functions as part of RF Micro Devices' newest chip set that also includes the RF2658 CDMA/FM transmit modulator, IF AGC and upconverter.

For information, visit the web site at www.rfmd.com, or call910-664-1233.

SOFTWARE PLATFORM ISR Global Telecom announces a programmerless telecommunications management network (TMN) with the launch of its software platform, MASK (manager application solution kit). MASK is designed to slash application development time and provide instant TMN management functionality. MASK works with ISR's Orbit TMN toolkit and allows development teams to skip the programming stage when creating fault and performance network-management applications. MASK offers point-and-click ability to create icons and maps, fault management, performance monitoring, and a log browser.

For information, visit the web site at www.isrglobal.com, or call 407-875-3600.

ANTENNA CONNECTORS Maxrad's FME universal connectors result in faster antenna installations because the FME connector's diameter is only slightly greater than the cable it is attached to. The feature lets an installer pull the antenna mount's cable and factory-installed connector through a vehicle. When the cable reaches the phone, the installer attaches the appropriate threaded adapter, which connects with the radio's antenna port, the threaded FME universal connector.

For information, visit the web site at www.maxrad.com, or call 630-372-6800.

RECEIVER FRONT END SYSTEM The Reach receiver front-end system from SCT Raychem expands base-station coverage and reduces the number of cell sites needed in a network. Benefits include reducing capital expenses, accelerating time-to-market and optimizing cell-site performance. The Reach system currently is available for U.S. cellular, PCS and GSM networks. SCT also can tailor the Reach system for other standards.

For information, visit the web site at www.reachset.com, or call 303-384-0500.

AA NIMH CELL BATTERY The HHR150AA, a cylindrical NiMH battery from Panasonic, offers a minimum capacity of 1,500mAh -- an increase of three times the capacity of standard nickel cadmium batteries. The battery features a 1-hour recharge capability and stable discharge characteristics.

For information, call 201-348-5266.

MESSAGING SERVICE The Zap-It wireless messaging service from DTS Wireless enables mobile users to communicate while away from the office. With Zap-It, laptop and portable computer users can send and receive e-mail; send messages to fax machines, pagers and phones; receive fax and phone messages through a personal 800 number; and connect to the World Wide Web to read the text of any page.

For information, visit the web site at www.dtswireless.com, or call 732-602-1144.

ABOVE-GROUND REPEATER CASE The Soneplex Radiator above-ground repeater case from ADC Telecommunications supports up to eight repeaters for high-bit-rate digital subscriber line and also accommodates ISDN or digital data system repeaters.

The thermally enhanced case improves reliability of electronic components in outside plant applications where direct exposure to the sun is a concern. It is designed for deployment in above-ground applications such as telephone poles and pedestals.

For information, visit the web site at www.adc.com, or call 612-938-8080.

DC TO DC CONVERTERS International Power Devices' TQD series of isolated dc to dc converters provides tight regulation and fast transient response using two separate control loops. For added flexibility, power can be drawn from any single output to its maximum rated value or from both outputs to a combined power level of 100W. Standard features include overtemperature and short circuit protection.

For information, call 617-782-3331.

POWER AMPLIFIER The cellular M30 multicarrier power amplifier from AML Communications provides 30W of composite output in AMPS, TDMA, GSM and CDMA cellular environments. Standard features include protection for RF overdrive, over-temperature and output VSWR mismatch. The unit also features a field-replaceable input module that permits rapid change in gain, number of inputs and connector types.

For information, call 805-388-1345, or e-mail the company at sales@amlj.com.

UPCONVERTER The RF2608 upconverter from RF Micro Devices is used in CDMA/FM cellular applications. This upconverter contains both a double-balanced mixer stage and an output buffer amplifier stage. Operating at a supply voltage from 2.7V to 5.0V, the RF2608 doesn't require any external matching components other than coupling capacitors. Typical applications for the component include CDMA/FM cellular systems, dual-mode AMPS/CDMA, dual-mode TACS/CDMA, battery-powered systems and commercial systems.

For information, call 910-664-1233, or visit the web site at www.rfmd.com.

WIRELESS ANATOMY Wireless Personal Communications Systems by David J. Goodman looks at the anatomy of a single cellular phone call and describes nine wireless personal communications systems: AMPS; North American Intersystem Operations; IS-41; TDMA; CDMA; GSM; second-generation cordless communications; personal handyphone system; and PACS. Key features such as architecture, radio transmission, logical channels, messages, mobility management, security, power control and handoff are addressed for each system. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises, and the last chapter is dedicated to 12 tutorials that provide concise explanations of technical subjects.

For information call 617-944-3700.

RATE PLANS Kagan's Competitive Rates in Wireless Telecom features the latest pricing in the top 100 cellular markets -- where 60% of the U.S. population lives -- and tracks rates from the early days of the PCS industry. The guide includes more than 2,000 current rate plans for celluar, PCS and E-SMR carriers in the top 100 MSAs; 6-month rate card comparisons and percent changes for carriers in 29 PCS markets; lowest-price-point comparisons for six usagelevels; and MSA data sorted by market number, corporate owner, state, RBOC region and cost-per-minute.

For information, call 408-624-1536.

LOCAL LOOP Financial Times Media and Telecoms unveils its Wireless in the Local Loop, which analyses this growth market by giving information on the sector, including forecasts of growth for the future, market studies for east and west European countries, and profiles of equipment manufacturers and the products they are developing. The report also features assessments of the competitive situation in the local loop and the economics of fixed and wireless technologies.

For information, e-mail the company at info@ftmedia.com, or call 44-0-171-896-2234.