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Carlson Wireless Announces the Release of the LongHaul 4.9 GHz Public Safety Point-to-Point Microwave Ethernet Backhaul Radio
Technology breakthrough allows public safety agencies to take advantage of increased wireless performance for a better price.
Arcata, CA -- (March 17, 2009) -- Carlson Wireless Technologies (CWT) announces it will be unveiling the LongHaul 4.9 public safety point-to-point microwave Ethernet radio at IWCE 2009, March 18-20 in Las Vegas. The LongHaul 4.9 is the latest release in the LongHaul™ radio family which includes radios in the unlicensed 2.4, 5.2, 5.4 and 5.8 GHz bands.
The LongHaul 4.9 was designed for CWT’s established public safety market and includes hardened components and software optimized for critical TDM and VoIP networks. The radio is powered by CWT’s next-generation SWiFT™ platform which provides a low fixed latency link that eliminates packet collisions or lost data during transmission. This allows the LongHaul™ to provide very high QoS for VoIP and security networks at distances beyond 80 miles.
“The SWiFT platform is a truly synchronous architecture that provides public safety agencies with the most cost effective and robust backhaul for both TDM and IP networks. Our radios are “distance immune,” said Chris Spoerle, Director of Customer Service. “The throughput of other microwave radios drops dramatically over a short distance, petering out after 30 miles. The LongHaul™ produces a consistent throughput of 32 Mb/s far beyond that.”
The LongHaul 4.9 includes integrated network and equipment monitoring allowing system managers to remotely keep an eye on internal temperature and power supply voltage. “This is extremely useful, especially for public safety,” said Spoerle. “A message is sent to you if an alarm condition is occurring. This way, you can address congestion, environmental and power issues before they cause an outage. In public safety networks, this is crucial.”
“We have a very loyal public safety customer base,” said Jim Carlson, CEO. “We understand that in current times everyone is very budget conscious. That is why we are proud to be able to provide our customers with such a high quality USA-made product that performs so well at great pricing.”
For over a decade Carlson Wireless has been providing TrueTDM™ and IP wireless communications solutions for large telecommunications projects, industry and public safety agencies to single telephone and data links. Carlson Wireless’ unique combination of their exclusive TrueTDM™. SWiFT™ combined with TCP/IP technology allows for perfect wireline quality for POTS, 4-wire E&M, T1, SCADA and IP for a variety of applications. For more information visit www.CarlsonWireless.com.
