Wireless 2000: Repeater Technologies Implements RHN Contract with ClearNet

As a means to improve its coverage efficiently, ClearNet Communications Inc. (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) has implemented the RepeaterHybrid Network (RHN) system and associated equipment and services from Repeater Technologies (Sunnyvale, CA). The contract includes 14 Network Repeaters (NRs) that provide the wireless infrastructure to deliver approximately 178 miles of highway coverage along Alberta's Edmonton-Calgary highway, from Leduc to the city limits of Calgary. The carrier is deploying highway RHN coverage to serve 110,000-plus POPs in such Alberta cities as Red Deer, Airdrie, and Leduc.

The networks are used in suburban and rural areas and rural highway topologies when RF coverage is the primary driver. With a combination of base stations and repeaters, base station count can drop by half for suburban and rural coverage and by two-thirds for rural highways over a traditional all-base-station deployment.

The OA1900C NR, the heart of a RepeaterHybrid Network, is easy to install and maintain, whether it is pole- or wall-mounted. It is encased in an outdoor weather-tight enclosure, allowing it to be installed in nearly any environmental condition. The entire unit is field-replaceable, which allows for a quick Mean-Time to Repair (MTTR).

Edited by Ellen Jensen