PCTEL Showcases New Wide Spectrum Multi-Band Antenna for Mobile Public Safety Applications at the IWCE 2011
PCTEL Unveils Wide Spectrum LMR Antenna at IWCE
Antenna will support interoperability among public safety personnel
PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in antenna and scanning receiver solutions, showcased its new wide spectrum multi-band antenna for mobile public safety applications at the IWCE 2011 today. The new antenna will support new multiband radio technology designed to provide full interoperability among emergency management and response personnel, regardless of radio band used.
PCTEL’s PCTWSLMR antenna provides outstanding coverage of VHF and UHF frequencies (136-174MHz, 380-520MHz and 762-870MHz) in a ready-to-install, no tune design. Its multi-band elements are housed in a rugged, impact-resistant housing for maximum durability and its base is designed to interface with standard NMO mobile mounts to facilitate existing installation upgrades on public safety vehicles.
“Nearly a decade after the attacks of September 11, 2001 that severely challenged our country’s emergency communications infrastructure, the FCC has mandated that the 700 MHz public safety mobile broadband networks use Long Term Evolution (LTE) to support roaming and interoperable communications for public safety applications,” said Jeff Miller, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for PCTEL. “Our new wide spectrum, multi-band antenna uses leading edge technology to support new multi-band LMR radios and provide seamless coverage for future mission critical communications. As a leading supplier of antennas for land mobile radio and public safety applications, PCTEL is actively working with leading LMR radio manufacturers to develop optimal antenna solutions to ensure excellent performance and reliability of these new networks,” added Miller.
PCTEL will demonstrate its new wide spectrum multi-band antenna along with its portfolio of public safety antenna products at the IWCE Exhibition in Las Vegas, March 9-11, 2011. Please Visit the PCTEL booth #5129. PCTEL’s PCTWSLMR antenna will be available for sale by the end of April. Further details can be obtained from our website at www.antenna.com.
About PCTEL
PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI – News), is a global leader in propagation and wireless network optimization solutions. The company designs and develops software-based radios for wireless network optimization and develops and distributes innovative antenna solutions. The company’s SeeGull® scanning receivers, receiver-based products and CLARIFY® interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize mobile networks. PCTEL’s SeeGull scanning receivers are deployed in industry leading wireless test and measurement equipment and viewed as an essential wireless data collection tool for cellular network optimization, drive tests, and spectrum clearing. PCTEL develops and supports scanning receivers for LTE, EVDO, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and WiMAX networks. SeeHawk™, PCTEL’s latest analysis tool, facilitates the visualization of data from all of PCTEL’s data collection devices. PCTEL Secure, a joint venture with Eclipse Design Technologies, designs Android-based, secure communication products.
PCTEL’s MAXRAD®, Bluewave™ and Wi-Sys™ antenna solutions address public safety, military, aviation, defense and government applications; SCADA, Health Care, Energy, Smart Grid and Agricultural applications; Indoor Wireless, Wireless Backhaul, and Cellular applications. Its portfolio includes a broad range of WiMAX antennas, WiFi antennas, Land Mobile Radio antennas, and precision GPS antennas that serve innovative applications in telemetry, RFID, in-building, fleet management, and mesh networks. PCTEL provides parabolic antennas, ruggedized antennas, Yagi antennas, military antennas, precision aviation antennas and other high performance antennas for many applications. PCTEL’s products are sold worldwide through direct and indirect channels. For more information, please visit the company’s web sites www.pctel.com, www.antenna.com, www.antenna.pctel.com, www.rfsolutions.pctel.com or www.pctelsecure.com
