PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and wireless network
optimization solutions, announced today that a major U.S. defense
contractor will deploy PCTEL’s high precision Wide Area Augmentation
System (WAAS) ground station GPS antennas for the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) and Airports Authority of India.
The deployment of PCTEL’s WAAS antennas for the Global Positioning
Satellite-Aided Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system
further establishes PCTEL as a leader in the precision GPS antenna
market. PCTEL’s WAAS antennas are currently deployed for the North
American WAAS system and Japan's MTSAT Satellite-based Augmentation
System (MSAS).
PCTEL's WAAS antennas, a product line within PCTEL’s Military and
Government Antenna product family, are terrestrial-based antennas that
enable highly precise navigation and tracking of aircraft. It features
state-of-the-art, high-rejection filters and covers L1, L2 and L5 GPS
frequencies.
"PCTEL is proud to offer this advanced level of precision antenna
technology for the aviation industry and expand our activities outside
the U.S.,” said Jeff Miller, Vice President and General Manager of
PCTEL’s Antenna Products Group. "We stay committed to the development of
high performance GPS antenna solutions for commercial and defense
markets,” added Miller.
PCTEL will be demonstrating its WAAS GPS antennas as well as its
portfolio of antenna products at the ION GNSS show Booth # 523,
September 22-25 in Savannah, Georgia.
About PCTEL
PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI),
is a global leader in propagation and wireless network optimization
solutions. The company designs and develops software-based radios for
wireless network optimization and develops and distributes innovative
antenna solutions. The company’s SeeGull® scanning receivers,
receiver-based products and CLARIFY® interference management
solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks.
PCTEL’s SeeGull scanning receivers are deployed in industry leading
wireless test and measurement equipment and viewed as an essential
wireless data collection tool for cellular network optimization, drive
tests, and spectrum clearing. PCTEL develops and supports scanning
receivers for LTE, EVDO, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, TDS-CDMA and WiMAX networks.
PCTEL’s MAXRAD®, Bluewave™ and Wi-Sys™ antenna solutions
address public safety, military, aviation, defense and government
applications; SCADA, Health Care, Energy, Smart Grid and Agricultural
applications; Indoor Wireless, Wireless Backhaul, and Cellular
applications. Its portfolio includes a broad range of WiMAX antennas,
WiFi antennas, Land Mobile Radio antennas, and precision GPS antennas
that serve innovative applications in telemetry, RFID, in-building,
fleet management, and mesh networks. PCTEL provides parabolic antennas,
ruggedized antennas, yagi antennas, military antennas, precision
aviation antennas and other high performance antennas for many
applications. PCTEL’s products are sold worldwide through direct and
indirect channels. For more information, please visit the company’s web
site www.pctel.com,
www.antenna.com,
www.antenna.pctel.com,
or www.rfsolutions.pctel.com.
