PureWave Network recently announced the release of the PureWave Constellation family of small cell LTE (News - Alert) base stations. The company’s latest offering has been designed to provide unprecedented wireless capacity covering multiple dense city blocks.


The PureWave Constellation base stations will help operators to plan and implement a number of network deployment options which include multi-carrier and multi-frequency capabilities, in addition to implementing ground-breaking SON and integrated WiFi options.

In a release, Don Meiners, PureWave's CEO, said that, "The rapidly growing market for 4G small cells is pulling a lot of new vendors into the space. While our competitors are dipping their toes into the small-cell space, we are bringing to market a 3rd generation family of products that we feel will set the bar for LTE small cell base stations."

The new family of PureWave Constellation LTE small cells will further consolidate the company’s expertise and reputation as a leading provider of solutions that deliver both power and performance within a compact frame. Capable of supporting 256 active users with up to 5W of power per antenna, the base stations integrate both scalability and flexibility.

Furthermore, the PureWave Constellation LTE base stations can seamlessly integrate within their environment and come in a compact, sophisticated, yet rugged packaging. The base stations which can literally be mounted anywhere break down the complexities of urban permitting process and effectively reduce visual impact.

Monica Paolini, of Senza Fili Consulting, stated, "By all measures customer demand for wireless data is growing much faster than available wireless network capacity. Small cells capable of delivering high throughput and capacity in a dense urban environment give wireless operators the infrastructure resources that they need to align their network performance with what their customers demand. PureWave is a player to watch in the small-cell space."

The company will be conducting initial field trials of the PureWave Constellation in Q4, 2012, in bands 13 and 14. This will then be followed by testing of the base stations in various additional frequencies.




Edited by Brooke Neuman