LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES RELEASES NEW HD SERIES HIGH PERFORMANCE DISH ANTENNAS FOR 4940 TO 5850 MHz OPERATION

State-of-the-Art Antennas Meet the Strictest ETSI TS4 and TS5 Specifications, Helping to Minimize Interference

ST. LOUIS, MO USA — (September 18, 2007) — Laird Technologies, a global leader of critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today introduced its new wide band solid parabolic dish antenna line.

These new wide band dish antennas are state-of-the-art antennas featuring antenna patterns which meet ETSI EN 302 085 TS4, TS5  and EN 300 833 Class 1 specifications, the most stringent specifications for point-to-point backhaul antennas, which helps to minimize interference in the signal.

“These antennas are an exciting addition to the backhaul antenna line because they are designed so that all the microwave energy is concentrated in the main beam, making them less prone to receiving interference from external sources,” said Scott Parsons, product director. “This results in higher bandwidth and trouble-free, longer distance data links.”

Laird Technologies’ new wide band solid dish antennas are available in single polarity, operating in the 4.9 to 5.8 GHz frequency range and dual polarity, operating in the 5.1 – 5.8 GHz frequencies.

The single polarized version can be mounted for either vertical or horizontal polarization. The dual polarized version is ideal for the systems which can utilize dual polarization to increase bandwidth or implement diversity.

The dishes come standard with N Female integrated connectors. An optional fiberglass radome is available for added environmental protection.

These antennas have wide ranging applications in many different wireless systems including WISP, cellular, BWA and WiMax backhauls.

Model number and MSRP pricing are as follows:

HDDA5W: 4940 – 5850 MHz 29 dBi solid dish single pol antenna, $212.95

HDDA5W-29-DP: 5150 – 5850 MHz 29 dBi solid dish dual pol antenna, $265.95

HDDA5W-32: 4940 – 5850 MHz 32 dBi solid dish single pol antenna, $304.95

HDDA5W – 32-DP: 5150 – 5850 MHz 32 dBi solid dish dual pol antenna $339.95

About Laird Technologies

Laird Technologies designs and supplies customized performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.

Laird Technologies is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal interface products, signal integrity components, wireless antennae solutions and recently established a growing position in the design and supply of complete radio frequency (RF) modules and systems. These performance critical products, co-designed in conjunction with customers, are essential in enabling and protecting the functionality of electronic devices and wireless applications.

Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, as well as to the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, medical and industrial markets.

For more information contact:

Lisa Ptasienski
Phone: 001-636-561-6968
lisa.ptasienski@lairdtech.com