ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES

Innovative Antenna Solutions

PRODUCT UPDATE

May 2010
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
2009 2010 2011
2008
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2

Dual & triple band antenna cost reduction

2G/3G Interspersed dual & triple band antennas

LTE Ultra wide band multi-band (2G/3G/LTE) antennas

700MHz antennas

Dual/Multi beam antennas

CAPACITY
Dual beam site trials

AISG IOT Huawei, NSN, ZTE, Ericsson, etc Ongoing………..

802.16E – 2.5GHz 3.5GHz 5.8GHz

WiMAX Dual & Quad 65deg Quad 90deg
Remote Azimuth Steering

INTEGRATION TMA/Triplexers Antenna / Amplifier / Filters/RRU

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WIDEBAND PANEL ANTENNAS

 NPX series, 1710-2170MHz – Oct 2001

 LPX series, 2300-2700MHz – Oct 2006

 UPX series, 698-890MHz – May 2010

 VPX series, 1710-2690MHz – August 2010

 RPX series, 698-960MHz – Planned 2011

LPX310R dual
antenna

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MULTIBAND / WIDEBAND PANEL
ANTENNAS

MULTIBAND / WIDEBAND ANTENNA PRODUCT SUMMARY

 NNPX series, 1710-2170MHz / 1710-2170MHz – Available now

 LLPX series, 2300-2700MHz / 2300-2700MHz – Available now

 NBPX series, 1710-2170MHz / 1920-2690MHz – Available now

 VVPX series, 1710-2690MHz / 1710-2690MHz – Available now

LLPX310R quad
antenna

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MULTIBAND / WIDEBAND PANEL
ANTENNAS

TRIPLE BAND / WIDEBAND ANTENNA PRODUCT SUMMARY

 CNNPX series triple band – Available now

824-960MHz / 1710-2170MHz / 1710-2170MHz

 CNBPX series triple band – Available now

 (7000 antennas deployed in HKCSL)

824-960MHz / 1710-2170MHz / 1920-2690MHz

 CVVPX series triple band – Available Q4 2010

CNBPX installation in
824-960MHz / 1710-2690MHz / 1710-2690MHz Hong Kong

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INTEGRATION – NNNOX310R
 3 sector RET pipe antenna, smallest diameter
available
 3 x 65° 1710-2170MHz
 17.5 dBi gain UMTS
 0° - 10° independent electrical tilt each sector
 Low visual impact

NNNOX -
160mm
diameter
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LOW VISUAL IMPACT – 3 SECTOR
NETWORK DEPLOYMENTS
 Vodafone UK
 O2 UK
 Orange UK
 Vodafone Greece
 Cosmote Greece
 Wind Hellas Greece
 Vodafone Ireland
 3 Ireland
 China Mobile (CMCC)
 Telstra Australia

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HORIZONTAL SECTORISATION

 Dual beam antenna for converting 3

sector sites to 6 sector sites

 Deployed in Australia and the UK,

trials in South America and
Europe

 Approved by global OEMs.

 1710-2170MHz version available

Dec 2010 (370mm wide)

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 ADVANTAGE OF 6 SECTOR DUAL BEAM
TECHNOLOGY
When and Where are Dual Beam Antennas Required
 Initially Hot Spots – Spectrum Limited Markets
 H.S Packet Data Changing Spectrum usage

Technology Benefits
Existing Tri-Cellular
 Provide the expected capacity increase Deployment
 Capacity where you need it
 Maximum reuse of existing BTS platform

Cost Effectiveness
 Capacity on a per sector increment – Lower CapEx
 Prevents Large Clusters needing a new carrier – Lower CapEx
 Lower Monthly Payments on power consumption – Lower OpEx
Hot Spot Dual Beam Deployment

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1710-2170MHz DUAL BEAM – 2NPX210M/R

4 x 10 Element Array

 Gain - 19dBi GSM 1800 / 20dBi UMTS

 VSWR - <1.43
 USLS <-18dB
 1330 x 370 x 120mm
 F to B >30dB
 Weight 18kg
 Range Test – Patterns September 2010
 Production Q4 2010

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824-960MHz DUAL BEAM - 2CPX208M/R

3 x 8 Element Array

 Gain - 18.2dBi
 VSWR - <1.28
 USLS <-18dB
 Compact 2090 x 510 x 108mm
 Network deployed
 Elements / Phase Shifter common to
standard 65° CPX308M/R

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DUAL BEAM ANTENNA

Array of 10 rows of 4 elements

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STADIUM ANTENNAS
 Phased array antennas for stadiums
 High traffic handling
 Highly efficient frequency reuse

Used for coverage in Beijing 2008 Olympic Used for coverage in Sydney 2000 Olympic
Stadiums in Beijing and Shanghai stadiums

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STADIUM ANTENNAS

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HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY PRINCIPLE

Frequency re-use pattern

Square pattern with

minimum spillover (5 dB/div)

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 VERTICAL SECTORISATION
 Suppressed upper and lower side lobes <-30dB
 Increased capacity by minimizing soft handovers
 Reduced interference and improved load
distribution
 Utilizes existing Argus antenna technology
 CPX310R-SLS – 824-960MHz

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MULTI BEAM ANTENNA

 Ideal for COWs or special

event areas with high traffic
 1710-2170MHz
 Phased array with 5 beams
 Dual polarisation
 Low sidelobes
 Optimised cross over of
beams

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REMOTE AZIMUTH STEERING
 Z4000 = 2 x HBW 33deg, 1710-2170MHz
 Z5000 = 8 Port MIMO, 1710-2690MHz, operator sharing
 Orders received by UK operator
 Available end July 2010

+/-30 degree azimuth panning

VID 00000-20091120-1538.3GP

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HIGH GAIN 1710-2170MHz (20.6 dBi)

 Fixed Tilt 0, 2 or 6deg

 Variable Electrical tilt 0-

10deg, or RET

 65deg Horizontal
Beamwidth

 Designed using field

proven strip line
technology

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HIGH GAIN 1710-2170MHz
 Range Measured Gain Comparison Argus and Cellmax

Cellmax Argus
Frequency
CMA-B/6521/E02 NPX316F
1710MHz 19.5dBi 19.0dBi

1785MHz 19.7dBi 19.6dBi

1850MHz 19.6dBi 19.7dBi

1950MHz 19.5dBi 20.0dBi

2110MHz 20.6dBi 20.2dBi

2170MHz 20.7dBi 20.6dBi

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Thank you