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BRIDGEWAVE'S FLEXPORT80 ACHIEVES EUROPEAN UNION CERTIFICATION, ENABLING CARRIER-CLASS WIRELESS BACKHAUL FOR 4G NETWORKS
New 80 GHz products certified to comply with stringent European Union requirements
Santa Clara, Calif. – Oct. 20, 2009 – BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of gigabit wireless systems, today announced that
its FlexPort 80 GHz TDM+IP multi-gigabit wireless links have received Notified Body Expert Opinion (NBEO) validating its performance conforms
with the European R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. This Directive covers essential requirements for Safety, RF Exposure, EMC and Radio Spectrum
necessary for placing the product on the European market.
BridgeWave's FlexPort millimeter wave product is the second product within its family to receive the European Telecommunications Standards
Institute (ETSI) certification. Last year, the company demonstrated compliance of its Gigabit Ethernet 80 GHz systems with the ETSI Draft
Recommendation EN 302 217-3 V1.3.1 on its first day of publication.
BridgeWave's FlexPort 80 GHz wireless links have been tested 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 ETSI requirements for
70 GHz and 80 GHz wireless links.
“As European carriers and mobile operators migrate to next generation LTE and 4G technologies, gigabit wireless links will play a crucial role
in the backhaul of these networks,” said Michael Heckrotte, director of Engineering at CCS. “BridgeWave's FlexPort product was designed
with the needs of these next generation networks in mind. European regulators and operators can be assured that as tested, FlexPort80 meets the
stringent ETSI requirements for wireless performance and safety.”
“FlexPort is the first millimeter wave system to include frequency agility based on the ECC REC 05/07 recommendations and the first tunable
and channelized 80 GHz system to conform to ETSI standards,” said Amir Makleff, BridgeWave president and CEO. “FlexPort is a
testament to our continued leadership in bringing to market the necessary feature sets mobile operators need to economically migrate their legacy
2G/3G networks to build out next generation LTE or WiMAX 4G networks.”
About BridgeWave Communications
Founded in 1999, BridgeWave Communications is the leading supplier of multi-gigabit wireless connectivity links for next-generation 4G mobile and
WiMAX backhaul. The company's advanced millimeter wave technologies combined with innovative features such as native TDM+IP transport, flexible
channel tuning, AdaptRate™ and AdaptPath™, built-in 256-bit AES Encryption, and advanced Forward Error Correction, provide carrier-class
performance at the highest availability and longest distances for multi-gigabit links. The FlexPort™ product delivers scalable capacity for the
migration to 4G mobile network backhaul. BridgeWave's point-to-point wireless links are deployed worldwide in mainstream enterprise, government and
service provider networks and play a key role in today's WiMAX networks. With the largest global installed base of GigE radios, BridgeWave delivers
the highest levels of product quality and reliability. For more information, visit
www.bridgewave.com.
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