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BridgeWave First to Achieve Global Certification for Gigabit Wireless Links
Products certified to comply with new ETSI Draft Recommendation on first
day of issue
Santa Clara, CA – November 21, 2008 – BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of
gigabit wireless solutions, today announced that its 80 GHz multi-gigabit wireless links have
been demonstrated to comply with the new European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(ETSI) Draft Recommendation EN 302 217-3 V1.3.1 on its first day of publication. This is the first
released version of this Recommendation to include specifications for equipment operating in
the new 80 GHz millimeter-wave spectrum band that enables point-to-point wireless systems to
deliver multi-gigabit capacity with ultra-low latency.
BridgeWave's 80 GHz wireless link products have been tested to the latest draft of ETSI, EN
302 217-3 v1.3.1, by Compliance Certification Services (CCS), a NVLAP-accredited Electro Magnetic
Compatibility (EMC) Test Laboratory. CCS provides compliance and test services on cutting
edge wireless standards, including the new ETSI requirements for 70 GHz and 80 GHz wireless
links.
“European administrations look to ETSI Recommendations when establishing technical
regulations for wireless systems,” said Michael Heckrotte, director of Engineering at CCS.
“Country regulators and wireless link customers can be confident that BridgeWave 80 GHz
links fully adhere to the new ETSI Draft Recommendation.”
“BridgeWave is deeply involved with ETSI and other standards organizations. We have
aggressively pursued this certification due to the strategic requirements for multi-gigabit
wireless backhaul connectivity to support upcoming European 4G LTE and WiMAX
deployments,” said Amir Makleff, BridgeWave president and CEO. “European mobile network
operators are among the most advanced adopters of point-to-point wireless backhaul solutions,
and now for the first time they have access to multi-gigabit links that have been officially
certified to meet European Community standards.”
About BridgeWave Communications
Founded in 1999, BridgeWave Communications is the leading supplier of outdoor Gigabit wireless
connectivity solutions. The company's exclusive AdaptRate™ and AdaptPath™
technologies combined with its advanced Forward Error Correction capability deliver the highest
availability at the longest distances for full-rate gigabit links.
BridgeWave's point-to-point, wireless solutions are widely deployed in mainstream enterprise and
service provider network applications and are poised to play a key role in the migration to 4G
mobile network backhaul. With the largest installed base of GigE radios worldwide, BridgeWave
delivers the highest levels of product quality and reliability. For more information, visit
www.bridgewave.com.
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