PCTEL Announces Spectrum Monitoring and Uplink Testing Solution for Critical Communications Networks
August 01 2022 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
New products support first responders and help
them keep their teams and communities safe
PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTI), a leading global provider of
wireless technology solutions, today announced the launch of
SeeHawk™ Monitor, an automated spectrum monitoring system for P25
public safety radio and other critical communications networks.
SeeHawk Monitor also enables automatic testing of the uplink
signal, which is the signal from a handset to the radio site, for
the purpose of determining that in-building coverage complies with
fire code standards.
First responders rely on radio communications to protect their
teams and the communities they support. Interference on the radio
network can have life threatening consequences if public safety
personnel can’t communicate with incident command or with each
other. The SeeHawk Monitor system automatically detects and helps
users to identify interference from sources such as other
communications networks, bidirectional amplifiers (BDAs), and
high-powered industrial systems, so radio network managers can
mitigate these sources of interferences to ensure reliable critical
communications for first responders.
SeeHawk Monitor users can:
- Continuously monitor spectrum across multiple radio sites
- Rapidly detect and characterize service impacting noise and
interference
- Investigate problems with spectrum analysis in real-time or
event replay modes
- Automatically test the uplink signal during in-building
coverage testing
“SeeHawk Monitor resolves key pain points repeatedly mentioned
in our conversations with public safety industry professionals,”
said James Zik, PCTEL’s Vice President, Test & Measurement
Product Management. “It’s more than just public safety, as public
and private wireless networks can also benefit from quickly and
efficiently identifying service-impacting issues such as
interference and poor in-building coverage.”
The SeeHawk™ Monitor system is easy to install and is scalable
to the needs of any network. It is composed of multiple Remote Test
Units (RTUs), which monitor spectrum and measure radio signals at
each radio site, and the SeeHawk Monitor Platform Manager, which
monitors and configures all RTUs in the system.
SeeHawk Monitor’s uplink testing feature makes it easier to
ensure high-quality indoor coverage that complies with National
Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) and International Fire Code (IFC)
standards. The SeeHawk Monitor Platform Manager remotely manages
automated uplink data collection on RTUs throughout the network.
This enables a tester using a single PCTEL® public safety network
testing solution to automatically collect uplink and downlink
measurements in one survey of a building.
Customers can contact PCTEL now to place an order for SeeHawk™
Monitor, expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 2022.
PCTEL will demonstrate SeeHawk Monitor along with its other
solutions for the critical communications industry at the National
Association of State Fire Marshals’ NASFM Fire Prevention &
Safety Symposium in Las Vegas, August 2 at booth #303.
About PCTEL
PCTEL is a leading global provider of wireless connectivity
solutions, including purpose-built Industrial IoT devices, antenna
systems, and test and measurement products. Trusted by our
customers for over 25 years, we solve complex wireless challenges
to help organizations stay connected, transform, and grow.
For more information, please visit our website at
https://www.pctel.com/.
PCTEL® is a registered trademark of PCTEL, Inc. © 2022 PCTEL,
Inc. All rights reserved.
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