iMedeon
Wireless Web applications provider iMedeon Inc. released iM: Collect, a Palm operating system-based mobile data collection solution. The solution, a complement to iModeon’s iM: Work, includes an administration tool allowing users to configure the system to meet their data-collection needs. In addition, pre-configured templates are included to accelerate creation of mobile data collection objects. The system also handles version control, so the most current and approved version of the solution is being used by the remote user. (770) 777-8100.
Wireless Valley Communications
Wireless Valley Communications Inc., a provider of wireless design and asset management products for in-building networks, unveiled a real-time measurement and visualization product for IEEE 802.11 or 802.11b wireless local area networks. LANFielder and SiteSpy are software modules designed to work with any IEEE 802.11 modem card, so that real-time throughput, latency and packet error data may be measured and logged in a three-dimensional view of an in-building or campus environment. LANFielder is an add-on module to SitePlanner, a 3-D wireless design environment allowing radio-frequency engineers to design, test and archive any wireless design. SiteSpy is a standalone remote client/server that communicates with LANFielder over the wireless network, and supports remote data collection and monitoring of any IEEE 802.11/b wireless LAN. (540) 552-8300.
IFR
IFR Systems Inc. launched its 2975 digital radio test platform for testing Project 25 Phase I digital radios. IFR said the test platform integrates 20 radio-testing instruments into a single instrument offering the interconnectivity normally expected from a personal computer. The 2975 is designed to test radio equipment to ensure compliance under the Project 25 standards, including parametric testing for compatible four-level frequency modulation; interoperability testing for common air interface; improved multiband excitation vocoder for voice testing; and Project 25-compliant Type III encryption testing. In addition, the 2975 enables transmitter spectrum performance testing, while its full-range spectrum analyzer and tracking generator facilitate base site component testing. An internal hard drive and 3.5-inch floppy drive are provided to simplify program installation and maximize flexibility in storage and recall of setup information and test data, as well as allowing software upgrades to be downloaded. IFR said the test platform will soon incorporate analog testing capabilities, providing a migration path for users with legacy systems as they adopt Project 25 equipment. (800) 835-2352.
Agilent
The MGA-52543 radio-frequency integrated circuit amplifier from Agilent Technologies Inc. is designed to provide low noise figure and high linearity performance for cellular and personal communications services base station amplifier applications. In addition, Agilent said the amplifier is also useful for amplifier and driver applications in base stations, wireless local loop, wireless local area network and other wireless communications applications calling for low noise figure and high linearity throughout the 400 MHz to 6 GHz frequency range. The unit is supplied in the four-lead SC-70 surface mount plastic package and operates with a single bias of 5 volts at 53 milliamperes. Agilent also released TestExec SL 4.1, the first version of TestExec SL available as a standalone product for controlling test system operation and automating test-engineering tasks. TestExec is designed to provide a test profiler to evaluate test performance and a switch manager for defining system topology. Agilent noted that TestExec SL is part of its open software architecture, allowing data sharing throughout manufacturing tests. (800) 452-4844 ext. 7092.
Silicon Motion
Graphics chip maker Silicon Motion Inc. released its BlueBird series of next-generation digital voice and digital music processors using the company’s low-power embedded DSP technology. Silicon Motion said the BlueBird processor’s advantages begin with its integrated 56 kilobit static random access memory, designed to perform digital noise cancellation for digital voice command processing, multimusic format decoding, such as WMA, AAC and MP3, for digital music entertainment and baseband processing of wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth and 802.11. (408) 501-5300.
Motorola
Motorola Inc. unveiled its CreataLink 2XT two-way wireless data receiver, a remote control and monitoring device allowing businesses to develop and integrate wireless communications solutions between devices and people. Built on Motorola’s ReFLEX two-way paging protocol, the CreataLink 2XT module can transmit commands to machines and enable those machines to initiate remote communications to other machines and/or people. According to Motorola, users can access a device equipped with the module via telephone, with a personal computer or through Motorola’s PageWriter 2000X personal interactive communicator or Timeport P935 PIC. (800) 548-9954.
Helix/HiTemp Cables
Helix/HiTemp Cables Inc.’s line of DS-3 and DS-4 coaxial cables are designed to meet the increasing demands for higher performance switching station systems to service high-speed voice and data for modems, wireless access networks, digital transmission and wireless applications. The line includes the 735 Series and 734 Series for interconnect and cross-connect applications, as well as the dual-braided 728 Series and the 24 American Wire Gauge 720 Series. Helix/HiTemp claims the cables conform to GR-139-CORE electrical and mechanical requirements and can be manufactured with riser, plenum and halogen-free materials. (800) 284-1320.
Double-Time
Double-Time Corp., a provider of customized wireless handset upgrades for the wireless market, has begun shipping its PowerClip portable powersource, designed to double the talk time of wireless phones. The PowerClip contains a microprocessor-based supplement that provides power to wireless phones using patented power control circuitry. Double-Time said it will initially distribute two PowerClip models: the PC 190 for Motorola Inc.’s StarTAC, and the PC 430 for Nokia Corp.’s 5100 and 6100 series phones. (877) 693-7254.
K&L Microwave
K&L Microwave Inc. introduced two new filters for the wireless industry, the WSD-00179 and the WSF-00154. The WSD-00179 is a Japanese Band Code Division Multiple Access duplexer, while the WSF-00154 is a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System transmit bandpass filter. Both offer low insertion loss and excellent selectivity and include filtering for pico, micro and macroshell base station installations, as well as general purpose handset or equipment test systems. The WSD-00179 is configured with a transmit passband of 832 MHz to 870 MHz and a receive passband of 887 MHz to 925 MHz, and features 1.5 decibel maximum insertion loss and 15 dB minimum return loss within each passband. In addition, the WSD-00179 offers a channel-to-channel isolation of 70 dB minimum, with transmit to antenna rejection of 20 dB minimum from DC to 810 MHz, 70 dB minimum from 887 MHz to 925 MHz and 50 dB minimum from 925 MHz to 2775 MHz. K&L noted antenna-to-receive rejection for the duplexer is specified at 70 dB minimum from DC to 870 MHz and 50 dB minimum from 1000 MHz to 2775 MHz. Transmit passband power handling is rated at 25 watts CW and 500 watts peak instantaneous. The WSF-00154 offers 1.0 dB of maximum insertion loss and 15 dB minimum return loss within the 2110 MHz to 2170 MHz passband. Rejection is specified at 60 dB minimum from DC to 2090 MHz, 50 dB minimum from 2190 MHz to 4000 MHz and 25 dB minimum from 4000 MHz to 6510 MHz. K&L said the WSF-00154 offers high-power handling capabilities of 50 watts CW and 1,000 watts peak instantaneous. (410) 749-2424.
Leica Geosystems
Leica Geosystems Inc. launched a GPS/geographic informat
ion system package designed specifically for the telecommunications utilities industry. The pa
ckage consists of a handheld GPS/GIS data acquisition unit with a choice of either a long-range laser locator or a short-range DISTO laser rangefinder. Together, the package is designed for geolocating infrastructure around antennas and towers, and mapping obstructions for wireless telecommunications networks in both greenfield and urban environments. The GS50 data acquisition unit consists of a portable GPS satellite receiver and a palm-top computer with a full QWERTY keyboard and large daylight-readable liquid crystal display. The GPS satellite receiver incorporates Leica’s patented ClearTrak GPS technology for precise satellite code measurements, and a software package designed to simplify the process of gathering and editing geographical data in the field. The GS50 package also includes Leica’s GIS DataPRO Office Software for processing and editing GIS data. The laser locator is designed for long-range distance measurements up to 4,000 meters and includes 7×42 binoculars with built-in laser rangefinder, digital compass and inclinometer permitting the collection of data such as distances, heights and elevation angles. The DISTO is a handheld laser rangefinder providing distance measurements at ranges up to 100 meters with an accuracy of up to 1.5 millimeters. In addition, the DISTO unit can calculate areas and volumes of structures at a telecom site, and interfaces directly with the GS50 data acquisition unit enabling the user to occupy one spot, geolocate its position via GPS, record its attributes and then geolocate and enter attributes for other objects without moving. (310) 791-5300.
