At the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, the global packet microwave radio systems vendor DragonWave will showcase its Harmony Eband radio that operates in the 70-80 GHz spectrum with low-energy consumption.
DragonWave today said the Harmony Eband provides an enhanced option for mobile backhaul markets, providing reach comparable at 23-38 GHz. It is also ideally suited for urban and small cell deployments, said DragonWave.
It comes with multiple ports and a mechanical design for self-weatherization that simplifies installation and saves on deployment cost. With its integrated switch, Harmony Eband delivers the industry’s first uncompressed CPRI transport mode that enables wireless fronthaul.
Richard Webb, directing analyst, wireless for Infonetics Research, said: “The Harmony Eband operating in the 70-80 GHz spectrum offers operators an opportunity to utilize a large and generally untapped and affordable source of spectrum, helping them lower their Opex and giving them more options to build out the most efficient and well-planned networks.”
Harmony Eband allows operators to tap into readily available spectrum that is generally available at a lower cost and more lightly licensed than lower frequency spectrum.
Harmony Eband’s performance is demonstrated by operation up to 64 QAM to achieve throughput of 2.6 Gbps full duplex in 500 MHz mode. Spectral efficiency is r enhanced by DragonWave’s Bandwidth Accelerator+, which delivers capacity of up to 4 Gbps.
Additionally, Harmony Eband features the DragonWave Reach Extender, leveraging Waveform and Modulation Adaptivity (WMA) and MIMO to extend the radio’s reach and deliver 3-7 KM links with high availability.
