Ericsson intros micro radio antenna product

NEW YORK, USA: Following on the heels of Alcatel-Lucent, who recently announced the launch of its micro base station lightRadio, networking equipment maker Ericsson also announced its own version of tiny antenna integrated radio product.

The networking company, in partnership with antenna maker Kathrein, has launched Ericsson AIR (antenna integrated radio) solution at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona.

The company claims that the multi-standard radio solution, based on a unique design compactly integrating the antenna into the radio unit, will cut energy consumption and installation time.

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Ulf Ewaldsson, vice president and head, Product Area Radio, Ericsson, says: "As gaining access to new sites becomes increasingly difficult, site design and appearance is becoming more important. AIR has been carefully designed to blend into the environment and its sleek appearance is close to that of a traditional antenna."

The AIR solution will be commercially available in the second half 2011.