BVS Awarded Contract For 700 MHz WiMAX Equipment
BVS continues to bolster the sales of it's Gator stimulus transmitters and Coyote modular receiver systems with the addition of a 700 MHz WiMAX offering. Many existing WiMAX and AWS customers already own Gator transmitters and Coyote modular receiver systems, so this offers them an affordable migration path to procure additional modules that operate in the 700 MHz band.
"700 MHz drive study equipment is in great demand, especially since spectrum owners such as Aloha Partners own a significant footprint throughout the US. More recently, Google has pre-bidded giant blocks of 700 MHz spectrum estimated to cost over $4 Billion which has gotten everyone's attention." said Scott Schober, President & CEO of BVS. He further adds, "Like traditional 800 MHz Cellular, 700 MHz is attractive for Broadband Wireless operators because of the lower cost structure to deploy at the lower frequencies. Signals naturally penetrate through foliage and through fixed obstacles such as buildings. Therefore, a 700 MHz deployment would theoretically cost a third of a PCS deployment because of the greater distances the Radio Frequency (RF) can travel, thus requiring less base stations. This is exciting to service providers who can provide high speed mobile TV and wireless internet to Laptops, PDA's and most important to your mobile phone."
SOURCE: Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc.