Mobile World Congress 2016 barcellona - relevant products/technology announcements

[simog72]

Could be usefull to report here the relevant announcements from transport technology Vendors :


Dragonwave
product launch : Harmony MC multicarrier packet microwave
http://www.dragonwaveinc.com/product...ony-enhancedmc
as i saw at the booth:
2048QAM (ready to go 4096QAM but not now )
112MHz
Dual carrier RF circular flange
4xGbE ports
2 lateral connectors bays
HP version with 34dBm max @ 4QAM
No POE
No 10G port for now
>100W power consumption
additional external arrangements to mount on single pole antenna and Dual pole antenna
very compact but heavy at least 10-12kg and large blades to dissipate the power






Ceragon
annuncements:
- Carrier aggregation of microwave and millimeterwave spectrum
- Intelligent power consumption management with SDN
- Advanced Frequency Reuse technology (already presented in MWC2015)
- MIMO case in 42GHz nLos condition
"maybe" launch of redisigned Eband IP20E radio
https://www.ceragon.com/about-us/med.../1390-mwc-2016
https://www.ceragon.com/about-us/med...21ebf6aa50ae99
proof of concept Eband and Vband with integrated and proprietary antenna

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA
- Product launch: ALFOPlus80HDX next generation EBAND
- Software Defined Netwok live demo with AGS20 and ALFOplus80HD
- Dual Frequency Band L1 Aggregation mmw/microwave or microwave/microwave
- Live Demo: Running L3VPN serivecs over exixting L2 CE wirless mobile backhaul equipements

confirmed availibility of ALFOplus2 :dual carrier smart branching solution
single ODU removable super integrated branching (OMT-Dual Flange- Hybrid)
4096QAM working now
up to 112MHz channles
32dB PTx max @4QAM@6-7GHz
60-70W power consumption ( Freq depending)

HUAWEI
- RTN380H next gen EBAND
- Super Dual Band mmw/MW
- Drone assisted survey for LOS


what else...?....

[simog72]

E R ICSSON:

- "maybe" a multiband aggragation as a booster backhaul according to fresh White paper of Jonas Edstam "getting boost with multiband" (Google it)
- display of ML new family : ODU 6363 , ML 63xx products ( some of them already launched in 2015)

[simog72]

ZTE ZXMW SRU2

Dual carrier ODU
- 112MHz @4096QAM
- 1.2 Liters


http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/press_cen...15_448319.html