ADC has announced that FlexWave URH, its multi-band radio head for outdoor distributed antenna system (DAS) deployments, is now available for European markets.

With its unique digital RF technologies, states ADC, it is designed to allow carriers to combine multiple bands and multiple protocols over a single digital serial stream to a single radiating point, thereby expanding coverage and capacity, while gaining significant savings in operating and capital expenses.

FlexWave URH currently supports 1800 MHz DCS and 2100 MHz UMTS frequencies, with 900 MHz GSM to be supported in the third quarter.

According to the company, its new SeRF technology makes FlexWave URH the industry's only outdoor DAS solution to combine digitised RF and baseband (CPRI/OBSAI) over a single stream. FlexWave URH has tri-band remotes, which allow carriers to serve 900/1800/2100 MHz services from a single radiating point, and it can be field-upgraded to enable pay-as-you grow business models.

With its tri-band capability and unified digital transport, the FlexWave URH is designed to reduce costs by allowing carriers to expand coverage while leveraging existing offices, base station hotels or centralized radio suites. As carriers expand their data-rich service offerings, using radio heads rather than additional base stations allows them to add capacity for new service revenues while potentially experiencing CAPEX and OPEX savings over traditional architectures.

As part of ADC's All IP-RAN product portfolio, FlexWave URH's high-speed RF network integrates with ADC's in-building DAS solutions, allowing centralized management of base station capacity to cover the macro environment as well as in-building environments. This integration offers maximum flexibility for coverage and capacity to meet customer needs while fully utilizing radio and trunking resources.

"As our customers migrate to more data and video-rich wireless services, the capacity strain on spectrum will require smaller cells to maximize cell re-use," said Hilton Nicholson, president of ADC's Network Solutions Business Unit. "Outdoor DAS is the most cost-effective solution for distributing service to smaller cells, and FlexWave URH's digital advantage gives customers a cost-effective transport and the flexibility to add future services."

See http://www.adc.com