PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT

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Release Note
ION -B Series Cell850, PCS1900 Ext. High Power Remote Unit
Concerned Product Code: TFAH-US85/19E-14 TFAH-US85/19E-34 Applications The TFAH-US85/19E is a dual band remote unit designed to distribute Cell850 and extended PCS1900 signals. It will replace existing F cabinet TFAH85/19 and provide higher output power. RF signals are transported to the remote units via single mode fiber at 1310 nm. The remote units can be placed up to 3 km (about 2 miles) away from the master unit side. The system includes an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) that avoids field adjustments and reduce design, installation and optimization time. As part of the ION-B Series the unit can be easily commissioned and supervised via a web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI). ION-B High Power RU for Cell850 and PCS1900 Ext., Vac ION-B High Power RU for Cell850 and PCS1900 Ext., Vdc

TFAH-US85/19E

Andrew announces TFAH-US85/19E ION-B Series Cell850, PCS1900 Ext. High Power Remote Unit

The Andrew Intelligent Optical Network (ION) Series is the industry-leading optical distribution system that covers the full range of power levels, sending signals loss-free at distances ranging from 100 m to 20 km. ION-B Series provides optimized multiband, multi-operator, cost effective solutions.

Functions / Features Main Features: Full band, fully transparent operations 3dB optical budget compensated Through AGC 1 antenna port 2 external alarms Wideband auxiliary channel LED for major/critical alarms Integrated into ION-B Series web-based remote supervision Technical Data: Output power per carrier @ antenna port, dBm Cellular 850 2 carriers GSM 2 carriers CDMA PCS1900 Extended 2 carriers GSM 2 carriers CDMA Frequency range, MHz Cellular 850 Uplink Downlink PCS1900 Extended Uplink Downlink 1850 to 1915 1930 to 1995 824 to 849 869 to 894

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PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
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Release Note
ION -B Series Cell850, PCS1900 Ext. High Power Remote Unit
Power gain*, dB Cellular 850 Uplink Downlink PCS1900 Extended Uplink Downlink Downlink output wideband noise**, dBm/Hz Cellular850 PCS1900 Extended Uplink noise figure typical, dB Cellular850 PCS1900 Extended Uplink input ICP3, dBm Cellular850 PCS1900 Extended Power supply 15 31 <-99 <-99 7.5 7.5 -7 -7 85 to 265 Vac -72 to -36 Vdc 15 31

TFAH-US85/19E

For further technical details please contact IONB.support@andrew.com

* Referred to the main ports of a master optical transceiver (TFLN) in a rack-based master unit ** Out of band and spurious emissions compliant to FCC

Expected availability The TFAH-US85/19E will be available by May 2008

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