AXELL WIRELESS
Overview and Product PortfolioPrepared for
September 12, 2013
Agenda
Brief Overview of Axell Wireless
Public Safety Fiber Fed Solution
Public Safety Off-Air Products
Commercial Off-Air Products
Commercial Fiber Fed Solution
Who is Axell Wireless?
Global developer and manufacturer of DAS and wireless coverage products250 employees in 14 offices worldwide, including Operations centers in Stockholm, London and Tel AvivFocused on Public Safety, Cellular and Rail applications40 years of experience in providing wireless coverage solutionsReputation for high quality and innovative technologyExpertise in DSP technologyGlobally deployed in over 140 countries by more than 150 network operatorsSpecialist in multi band technology - FM to 4G
Axell Wireless Customer 6 Million Sq. Ft.
Public Safety Market Leader
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DAS & Coverage Products for:FM, VHF, UHF, 700/800/900 MHz, P25,
Tetra, Tetrapol, PMR and LTE
German Bundestag
Beijing Metro
The Pentagon
The Peoples Palace - Romania
Burj Khalifa
Dulles Airport
Cellular Innovation
DAS and coverage products for all major cellular bands and technologies, including: GSM, DCS, PCS, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, EDGE, and LTE
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Olympic Stadium
Hong Kong Metro
Lainzer Tunnel, Austria
The Shard
Fairmont Hotel, Durban
Shangri-La Hotel - Paris
Heathrow Terminal 5Multiband in building System providing coverage across theterminal 5 campus. Includes VHF systems for baggagehandling and security, Tetra for public safety and 2G and 3Gcellular coverage for all UK operators.
In Building Case Studies
PentagonA dual band fibre system for public safety and security inthe Pentagon. All the remote sites provide UHF and800MHz coverage with redundancy. The RF head-end alsoprovided some unique functionality to reduce noise to theexternal area.Burj Khalifa TowerFibre distribution system for Tetra coverage across keyareas within the tower in addition to providing coverageinside Dubai Mall connected to the Burj. Fully redundantsystem offering un-interrupted Tetra services for the publicsafety authorities.
Olympic Park LondonMultiband cellular system providing coverage across thepark. Includes 2G and 3G cellular coverage for all UKoperators in all the main venues.
Campus & Stadium Case Studies
Male – Maldives CapitalBTS hotel in Male providing 2G and 3G coverage at streetlevel, in the narrow streets of the city. The stand alone basestation concept was not viable in this densely populatedcity. Multi band fibre fed repeaters were deployed at streetlevel to provide comprehensive coverage.Stade de FranceMultiband VHF and UHF providing radio coverage of thepitch, spectators, VIP areas, the internal road and teamchanging rooms for the Fire, Ambulance, Police andGendarmerie services. The original system was suppliedin 1997 with an upgrade to the Police’s TETRAPOL systemin 2010.
Leading Innovator In Wireless Coverage
Track Record Of Industry “Firsts” Technology Highlights & Client Benefits
The broadest and most advanced offering in the market
1st commercial RF repeater
1st EDGE repeater
1st TETRA repeater
1st GSM-R repeater project
1st Digital Channel Selective repeater
1st digital TETRA repeater
1st digital range of Cellular MINI repeaters
Public Safety and Cellular solutions: most complete portfolio for in-building coverage
Complete DAS systems and cost effective Off-Air repeaters: unmatched breadth of offering
Multi-band: flexibility to align with available spectrum
Multi-operator: adapt to business requirements, minimize interference
SDR: reconfiguration via software upgrades, reduce hardware swaps
Low-power and high-power solutions: solutions for any environment
Flexible management platform: efficient and secure remote network management
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Axell is 1 of only 2 vendors worldwide with patents on digital repeaters
Axell boasts the most complete and most flexible product portfolio, substantially lowering TCO
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Why Axell Wireless?
“One stop shop”• Fiber DAS and off-air BDAs (head-end)• Public safety and commercialAxell does not do integration…partners with Integrators• Allows Axell to focus on developing the best products• Enable integration partner to grow its business with Axell supportPatented Digital Filtering• Variable Bandwidth filters that can be changed remotely without physical
hardware changes• Re-banding with no physical HW changes• Lower noiseAdvanced Systems• Auto-calibration (Smart ALC) / Spectral Equalization• IMOP (Isolation Monitoring Oscillation Prevention)• Alarm Systems with Discrete fault monitoring• Uplink Squelch – reduce impact on macro system
Axell is offering Digital, Channelized, State-of-the-Art solutions at the prices of band selective devices
PUBLIC SAFETYFIBER DAS
Examples of Major USA Fiber Fed Projects
New World Trade Center ComplexDept. of Homeland Security CampusMark CenterPentagon Portland TrimetMWAA – Dulles Airport Social Security Admin. Campus
Baltimore MetroBaltimore Harbor TunnelsPittsburgh LRTSEPTASeattle Sound Lincoln & Holland TunnelsMeadowlands
The Axell Wireless Portfoliofor Public Safety Fiber Fed
Bands Low Power
typ. 20dBm
Medium Powertyp. 33 dBm
High Powertyp. >36dBm
FM, VHF, UHF, TETRA
One common platform
BSF BSF 3302 3301(VHF) (FM)
BSF 3604 (UHF/Tetra)
700 / 800 MHz LMR
One common platform
MBF26 700/800 - NFPA MBF40 700/800 -NFPA
Axell Coverage SystemsPOIs and Customized Systems
Example: Fiber DAS Diagram
Bi-DirectionalAmplifier
Coax
Fiber Optics
Remote Unit
Fiber OMU – Head End
Wireless Base Station
Donor Antenna
ServiceAntennas
Public Safety Amplifier
Combined Commercial & Public Safety Services on Same DAS
Automatic Level Control ActionMitigates Near Far Effect
This example shows a scenario of 3 channels that are occupied, channel1 is not used
Channels 2,3 and 4 are used by mobiles at varying distances from the repeater antenna, giving varying input signal levels
The digital repeater gain is very quickly adjusted to the correct gain for each channel input to give the output level controlled by the ALC setting
The output power level is almost constant for all three channels to allow homogenouscoverage
Mitigates impact of Near Far Effect by reducing gain on that channel if someone keys up near the antenna.
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SQUELCHTHRESHOLD
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Uplink Squelch FunctionReduces Noise on Macro Network
Channel 1 is not used so that is generating only noise in the repeater during this time.The noise level is below the squelch threshold of the digital repeater.The squelch function of the repeater mutes the repeater for the unused channel, reducing the gain to literally zero.With very low gain in the repeater for Channel 1, the repeater is not emitting any noise towards the base station.The BTS sensitivity is not degraded for any call on CH1 coming from another area.
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Fiber Repeater 148 - 174 MHz33 dBm compositeFilter Pass BW: 1-2 MHz with options to 5 MHzNoise Figure: <4 dB at max gainNominal Gain: 30-60 dB in 1 dB stepsDelay: <2 usecNema4 EnclosureConvection cooledALC implemented
Multiband Fiber Repeater 763-869 MHz (Single or Dual-band)42 dBm composite (39 dBm per band) 12/18 MHz BW @ 700/800 MHzNoise Figure: 3 dBNominal Gain: 30 dBDelay: <2 usecNema4 EnclosureConvection cooledALC Implemented
Single BandDual Band
PUBLIC SAFETYOFF-AIR
What is it?• Recommended Fire code that
provides regulations and requirements regarding Public Safety DAS.
• Expected to be adopted more extensively by 2012.
NFPA option available for VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, and 800 MHz BDAsAlarm output to dedicated Panel (via supervised circuit)Painted redOptional 12 or 24 hour Auxiliary Power back-upOptional PSTN DialerNEMA4 enclosure (already standard with these products)
The Axell Wireless Portfoliofor Public Safety Off-Air Applications
Bands Low Power
typ. 20dBm
Medium Powertyp. 33 dBm
High Powertyp. >36dBm
FM, VHF, UHF, TETRA
BSR1804
( UHF/Tetra)
D-CSR D-CSR 2702/3302 3301(VHF) (FM)
D-CSR BSR3604 3604
(UHF/Tetra)
700 / 800 MHz LMR
BSR2408 -NFPA
BSR D-MBR 3308 3007-3008NFPA NFPA
D-MBR3707-3708-
NFPA,D-SBR 4008
Advanced DSP Filtering Technology
Band and channel selectivityIndependently programmable filtersFilter bandwidth can be adjusted via SW to include one or multiple channels
824806 809 816 821
NOISE AND INTERFERENCE
FILTER FILTER FILTER FILTER FILTER FILTERFILTER
ISOLATED SIGNAL • INTERFERENCE MITIGATED
AxellPATENTEDFILTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Donor & Interference Signal
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Customer’s Channel Interfering Channel
Why Channelized over Band Selective:Example Spectrum with Interferences
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4707
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4708
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12.5
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Output spectrum after channel selective BDA process
Output spectrum after band selective BDA process
Why Channelized over Band Selective:Output Spectrum Channel vs. Band Selective
Public Safety LTED-MBR 3007-3008 PS NFPA
Supports LTE D Block, PSBB, and PSNB in one solutionSoftware defined filters allow you to activate 700 LTE PS D Block whenever you need it.
851-869 MHz85 dB Gain33 dB Composite powerIF-SAW FilteringSingle Block Switchable BW (3/10/18 MHz)Two non-contiguous blocks availableDelay <5 usecNEMA4 EnclosureNFPA ComplianceWeb-based GUI
Summary
Market leader for Public SafetySupport all bands for both off-air and fiber fed solutionsNFPA compliant
Exciting New Commercial Products• DIGImini• Low Power Fiber DAS SolutionCapable of providing a complete solution• Public Safety and Commercial• Fiber DAS and Off-Air• Frequency Translating• Simplex or Duplex• Engineering Support
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