[SatNews] Advantech Wireless has been awarded a contract to supply point-to-point microwave radio equipment and solutions to a fast growing central California mobile communications provider.

As part of a GSM Backhaul initiative, the Transcend 800 microwave radio was selected as “best in class”. Extensive field trials and rigorous testing indicated the Transcend 800, manufactured by Advantech Wireless, exceeded all requirements. The seamless and errorless ACM operation, included Layer 3 router, high system gain of this carrier grade IP, TDM and broadcast microwave radio make it ideal for cellular backhauling applications. The Transcend 800 can be configured as a narrow band or wide band IP, TDM, or mixed IP/TDM transport stream radio. Traffic capacity can be provisioned based on priority or dynamically changed to provide maximum throughput. This contract also comes on the heels of three days of on-site training provided by Advantech Wireless. This training gives engineers and technicians enhanced skills needed to trouble-shoot their network, to fully understand the features of remote monitoring and network management tools. The Transcend 800 microwave radio will facilitate this customer’s rapidly expanding mobile broadband coverage initiative and meet ever-increasing demand for mobile data applications.