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Aviat Enhances Its WTM 4000 All-Outdoor Radio Platform for 5G
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced
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[{"type":"text","content":"AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced significant enhancements to its WTM 4000 all-outdoor radio platform to boost data throughput and reliability capabilities in preparation for 5G deployments. The latest advancements include:\nSTR 4500: 8+0 with space diversity supporting up to 10Gbps.The new Aviat STR 4500 comprises 4 x WTM 4500XT radio units mounted to an outdoor radio frequency (RF) branching and multiplexing unit (OBU), and incorporates a new feature called Dual Channel Space Diversity, or DC-SD, so that each WTM can support two independent channels with full space diversity. This solution can now support up to 8 independent channels for a total capacity of up to 10 Gbit/s in 4x 112 MHz channels with XPIC. This represents a halving of the cost per Gigabit for these very high-capacity paths, without any compromise in performance or reliability. STR 4500 with DC-SD is now available in frequency bands from 5 to 11 GHz.\nWTM 4800 Multi-Band: now with 3 channels in a single box, 2 microwave and 1-millimeter wave.The WTM 4800 is the only single-box, multi-band solution available to the market and is now available with Aviat's unique A2C, adding a second independent microwave channel to double the microwave capacity, up to 2.5 Gbit/s in 2x 112 MHz channels. This feature requires no additional hardware and can be turned on with a simple downloadable software license. Other multi-band solutions require multiple boxes (up to 3 radios, plus an indoor unit) to achieve the same result that is available on WTM 4800 with just one, cost-effective, compact and easy-to-deploy radio, with direct mount antenna.\nWTM 4200: 4x4 MIMO operation up to 4096 QAM. In many countries, frequency spectrum is either extremely congested and restricted, or spectrum fees lead to very high recurring costs. MIMO uses multiple antennas and spatial cancellation to enable the re-use of a single channel frequency to transmit up to four times the capacity. Aviat now has proven its MIMO solution after a successful deployment with Vodafone Fiji, where a 6.5km link was able to operate up to 4096QAM, to support over 2 Gbit/s of capacity in a single 80 MHz channel.\nWTM 4880: now supporting 20Gbps in a single, compact unit. The WTM 4880 supports a dual-channel ...