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Six-Sector Turnkey Solution: Boost capacity, minimize deployment expenses and streamline new service rollouts.

Today’s mobile subscribers have a voracious appetite for data. As smartphones flood the wireless market, the demand for higher data throughput continues to skyrocket. As a result, operators are searching for simple, cost-effective ways to add capacity. Timely roll-out of new 3G and 4G services is key to addressing subscriber needs and protecting their reputation for efficiency and reliability.

Are you prepared to address the demand for more capacity?

In an industry of tight margins, how can operators profit from the added capacity their subscribers expect?

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But the path to increased capacity isn’t always simple or cost-effective. Network upgrades often present serious installation challenges. Integrating new equipment into legacy systems adds complexity and wind load at the top of the tower. Improper deployments can create more problems than they solve. Once the installation process is complete, you need specialized resources to support and maintain the diverse technologies and architectures within your network.

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How are your competitors trying to solve this problem? When operators need to add capacity, they typically

build new cell sites or split sectors by adding more

antennas to existing sites. However, both options are

time-consuming and expensive, so your competitors

are asking the same questions you are:

Build new cell sites?

The expense, time and effort required to deploy a new

site is significant. Deployment costs and regulatory

approvals can easily delay the installation of new sites

for up to 2 years. Given these challenges, operators

understand that this option is no longer realistic.

Add more equipment to my existing sites?

Traditional sector-splitting is tedious. The conversion

process overlays new technology onto older

infrastructure, requiring a complete radio frequency

path to the base station for each new sector. You

may also need filters, tower-mounted amplifiers or

multi-band combiners, which can cause compatibility

issues and pile on the expenses. Zoning challenges,

leasing fees and extra wind load can add even more

complexity to the process.

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*O2 to Build 1,500 Sites Across the UK in 2010, Cellular News, July 2009


What if you could nearly double your capacity — without adding more antennas?There are two simple ways to reduce

To address immediate capacity issues and help you better manage upgrade costs, CommScope has developed an advanced sectorization solution that allows you to enjoy six-sector performance using only three antennas. It’s quick, simple and cost-effective. Now you can essentially double capacity while cutting new site deployment CapEx in half and reducing long-term tower leasing OpEx. You and your network will be ready for the capacity demands of the future — without adding more antennas to your tower load or breaking your budget.

Our Six-Sector Turnkey Solution is based on Twin Beam antenna technology: lightweight, compact, extended-tilt neatly packaged in a very narrow radome. The beams are precisely aligned to avoid sector overlap, contain interference, optimize available spectrum and enable use of faster data services.

RET-capable Twin Beam antennas are a cost-effective, low-risk alternative for managing bandwidth and base station density dilemmas. Twin Beam extends the usefulness of existing infrastructure, allowing you to defer adding cell sites or spectrum while you increase average revenue per subscriber.

Supports all major mobile technologies

Single-band and multi-band options offer effective support for GSM, 3G, and LTE applications in 698–894 MHz, 824–960 MHz and 1710–2170 MHz bands.

While improved signal performance begins with our Twin Beam antenna technology, the antenna itself is only one aspect of this comprehensive Andrew® Six-Sector Turnkey Solution.

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ONE PROVIDER ENABLES YOU TO:

• ADDRESS THE ENTIRE RF pATH

• REMOVE CApEx uNCERTAINTY

• REDuCE INSTALLATION COMpLExITY

• SIMpLIFY THE MIGRATION pROCESS

• ACHIEVE TRuE SIx-SECTOR pERFORMANCE

Consider a complete RF Path solution

CommScope offers a complete solution from start to

finish. Our engineers understand the entire RF path,

from the most complex equipment configurations

to the subtlest nuances of signal behavior. We

provide a cohesive solution tested to maximize

system interoperability — not a random assortment

of parts from multiple vendors. Every product has

a purpose. From the base radio interface to the

top of the tower, you receive a comprehensive six-

sector solution.

Whether you need distinct or mixed coaxial

or fiber optic connectivity, our design and

deployment specialists and partnerpRO™ Network

professionals craft a six-sector implementation

strategy that helps ensure ideal scalability across

your entire network. Innovative filtering technology

can reduce interference and minimize your reliance

on excessive feeder cables. Streamlined product

compatibility means faster deployment and better

performance. In many cases, you can bypass the

site approval process entirely.

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Why give your subscribers even one good reason to switch?

Your customers want a better mobile

experience — one marked by consistent

signal reliability and readily available

network capacity. Missed deadlines,

excessive regulatory hassles and poor product

performance can adversely affect the overall

quality of your network service. These issues

can lead to fleeing customers and lost revenue.

The Andrew® Six-Sector Turnkey Solution is a

cost-effective way to immediately relieve the

pressure of bandwidth demand. We help

you deliver an improved experience that your

mobile subscribers want to invest in.

Expand capacity and optimize performance

across the entire RF path. Accelerate

deployment speeds, improve quality of

service and generate more revenue. partner

with a global expert who can help you

transform three-sector sites into six sectors of

new opportunity.

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BY LEVERAgINg OUR INTERNAL RESOURCES AND ThE ExPERTISE OF OUR PartnerPRO™ NETwORk, YOU BENEFIT FROm:

• WORLD-CLASS SITE LAYOuT pLANNING AND DESIGN

• ExTENSIVE quALITY ASSuRANCE TESTING

• SupERB pROjECT MANAGEMENT

• pRECISE, TIMELY INSTALLATION

• RELIABLE LONG-TERM SuppORT

• COMpREHENSIVE RF pATH SERVICE WARRANTY

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We’re proud to be a part of your network’s story.Here at CommScope, we embrace our role as a trusted resource, partner, and facilitator. We create the infrastructure that connects the world and evolves with every advance in technology. By investing all of our capabilities, resources, relationships, and products into your toughest challenges, we continue our long history of solving problems together—paving the way for new ideas and fresh ways of thinking.

We’re a trusted resource and partner around the world because we’re invested in you: your people, your networks, your success. It inspires us to build relationships and infrastructure… connect people and technologies across protocols, oceans, and time zones… and share what we learn along the way. We’ll never stop connecting and evolving networks for the business of life at home, at work, and on the go.

This is our promise to you. This is CommScope.

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