Alvarion announces commercial availability of self-install WiMAX CPE

Jun 13, 2006 3:11 PM

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Alvarion Ltd. has announced the commercial availability of its BreezeMAX Si, a self-installable all indoor WiMAX customer premises equipment (CPE) based on the WiMAX standard. Opening the door for mass-market deployment of WiMAX services everywhere, this new compact CPE from the BreezeMAX 3500 family uses advanced radio technology for improved indoor penetration and NLOS operation, enables simple end-user plug and play installation, and paves the way for nomadic and portable services.

Following trials with 10 different operators, commercial units of the Si CPE--which use the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip--are now available for order.

Easily integrated into Alvarion's more than 150 WiMAX network deployments to date, the BreezeMAX Si provides subscribers with the same features and functionality--including advanced QoS--as the company's BreezeMAX PRO outdoor CPE. By eliminating professional installation, the Si enables carriers to broaden their distribution channels to best fit their business models, and when combined with outdoor CPEs, optimizes their network planning by trading off coverage, capacity and installation costs.

The Si CPE introduces a unique dual-mode FDD/TDD software-defined radio (SDR) functionality that enables operation in either FDD or TDD mode, thus providing maximum flexibility in network design and future-proofing carrier investment. Through a web-based interface, the BreezeMAX Si achieves a connection in almost any environment using its integrated 9dBi antenna or with an external 12-dBi window-mount antenna. Supporting a single 10/100 Base-T interface for IP data, it can connect with Alvarion's rich portfolio of indoor devices for Wi-Fi and voice services, and enable primary voice services with battery back up.