BridgeWave First to Achieve Global Certification for Gigabit Wireless Links

Products Certified to Comply with New ETSI Draft Recommendation on First Day of Issue

BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of gigabit wireless solutions, today announced that its 80 GHz multi-gigabit wireless links have been demonstrated to comply with the new European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Draft Recommendation EN 302 217-3 V1.3.1 on its first day of publication. This is the first released version of this Recommendation to include specifications for equipment operating in the new 80 GHz millimeter-wave spectrum band that enables point-to-point wireless systems to deliver multi-gigabit capacity with ultra-low latency.

BridgeWave’s 80 GHz wireless link products have been tested to the latest draft of ETSI, EN 302 217-3 v1.3.1, by Compliance Certification Services (CCS), a NVLAP-accredited Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Test Laboratory. CCS provides compliance and test services on cutting edge wireless standards, including the new ETSI requirements for 70 GHz and 80 GHz wireless links.

“European administrations look to ETSI Recommendations when establishing technical regulations for wireless systems,” said Michael Heckrotte, director of Engineering at CCS. “Country regulators and wireless link customers can be confident that BridgeWave 80 GHz links fully adhere to the new ETSI Draft Recommendation.”

“BridgeWave is deeply involved with ETSI and other standards organizations. We have aggressively pursued this certification due to the strategic requirements for multi-gigabit wireless backhaul connectivity to support upcoming European 4G LTE and WiMAX deployments,” said Amir Makleff, BridgeWave president and CEO. “European mobile network operators are among the most advanced adopters of point-to-point wireless backhaul solutions, and now for the first time they have access to multi-gigabit links that have been officially certified to meet European Community standards.”

About BridgeWave Communications

Founded in 1999, BridgeWave Communications is the leading supplier of outdoor Gigabit wireless connectivity solutions. The company’s exclusive AdaptRate™ and AdaptPath™ technologies combined with its advanced Forward Error Correction capability deliver the highest availability at the longest distances for full-rate gigabit links. BridgeWave’s point-to-point, wireless solutions are widely deployed in mainstream enterprise and service provider network applications and are poised to play a key role in the migration to 4G mobile network backhaul. With the largest installed base of GigE radios worldwide, BridgeWave delivers the highest levels of product quality and reliability. For more information, visit www.bridgewave.com.

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