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Powerwave Technologies Announces Revolutionary 4G Product...

SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- New LTE Picocell and 4G MIMO Active Array Antenna products will lead the lineup of 4G network infrastructure products being debuted at Mobile World Congress next week by Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions for wireless communications networks. The show opens in Barcelona, Spain on February 14, 2011 and Powerwave will be located in Stand 8B109.

Inside Out Solutions is a revolutionary network technology and strategy that provides a disruptive cost and performance advantage for the wireless telecommunications sector. The Powewave Picocell and MIMO Active Array Antenna are wireless solutions for the next generation of wireless infrastructure and deployment.

"The new Powerwave Picocell and Active Array Antenna are key components of the Inside Out Solutions methodology, which brings mobile broadband coverage and capacity closer to where users need it most, both indoors and outside," said Khurram Sheikh, chief technology officer at Powerwave. "This results in better signal quality and reduced network congestion, giving users faster access and longer battery life."

LTE Picocell

The Powerwave Picocell is a powerful, all-in-one, compact LTE and Wifi basestation that delivers up to 15 times greater overall system capacity at a much lower cost and complexity than adding standard macro cells to address areas of high data usage or weak signals in the network. Indoor and outdoor models provide ubiquitous coverage and a multi-megabyte user experience anywhere, anytime.

Active Array Antenna

The Powerwave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Active Array Antenna combines the company's industry-leading remote radio head, software-defined radio, tunable filtering and antenna technologies in an integrated design that can be used for 3G or 4G LTE technologies. The antenna increases basestation coverage up to 100 percent and reduces power consumption by 40 percent, slashing operational costs for network providers while bringing high quality and high performance to users.

65 MHz Instantaneous Bandwidth Remote Radio Head

The new 65 MHz instantaneous bandwidth RRH leverages Powerwave's award-winning software-defined RRH architecture for use in LTE and WiMAX distributed basestations. It provides the industry with the broadest bandwidth RRH and highest efficiency and reliability, as well as flexibility for carriers to deploy new LTE and WiMAX networks during the transition from 2G/3G.

iCC Internet Commanded Combiner

The iCC Internet Commanded Combiner is the industry's first filter combiner to enable deployment of LTE services alongside 3G networks, and also the first solution that features remote configuration and electronic tuning via the Internet. It is a major advancement from conventional filter combiners that have extremely restricted flexibility in adapting filter response because they are either fixed-tuned or manually tuned. Powerwave also demonstrates the world's first bandwidth tunable filter that allows for efficient spectrum and bandwidth management.

Digital Dividend Site Solutions

Powerwave provides all the equipment necessary to take advantage of the European "digital dividend" spectrum made available by the transition to digital television broadcasts. The new line of 4G mobile broadband site solutions on display that work in the digital dividend spectrum include crossband combiners/diplexers, universal crossband combiners, tower-mounted amplifiers and dual and triple broadband antennas. These products enable 4G networks to leverage the superior propagation characteristics of the digital dividend spectrum, the amount of potentially available spectrum and a wide range of potential uses of that spectrum.

RF Broadband Site Solutions

Powerwave is taking a leadership role as the comprehensive supplier of the equipment carrier's need to deploy their 4G networks quickly and economically. The company will be showcasing its complete line of RF broadband site solutions, which include signal combiners that combine 2G/3G/4G feeds from multiple antennas to enable carriers to reuse and consolidate existing antennas, signal amplifiers that boost signal strength to improve coverage, and broadband antennas that support both WiMAX and LTE 2.6 GHz applications.

Visit Powerwave at Mobile World Congress from February 14-17 in Booth B109, Hall 8 for complete information and demos of the company's latest 4G infrastructure offerings.

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

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Powerwave Technologies Introduces Ultra-Broadband LTE(R)...

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- BOOTH 8B109 -- Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, today announced the new LTE ultra-broadband Powerwave Picocell, which delivers up to 15 times greater overall system capacity at a much lower cost and complexity than adding standard macro cells to address "sore spots" of high data usage or weak signals in wireless networks. The product is debuting today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

The new picocell is a key component of Powerwave's Inside Out Solutions topology and supports both LTE and Wi-Fi technologies. This powerful all-in-one compact base station enables wireless operators to inject broadband capacity closer to where their customers need it most. This gives each user a better signal and reduces network congestion, resulting in a faster experience and longer battery life. Additional benefits include less power consumption, faster zoning approvals and simpler installation.

Because LTE data speeds slow down with congestion and distance from the macro cell, the Powerwave Picocell delivers the fastest possible user experience for mobile devices, including video broadcast, mobile Internet, two-way video conferencing and HD video. In addition, enterprises and government agencies can build out a single infrastructure that enables users to take advantage of data-intensive applications using both LTE and Wi-Fi technologies in a single base station.

"Powerwave's new picocell offers an economical way to build out existing network infrastructure that not only immediately meets today's mobile user needs, but also provides for the future of 4G and beyond," said Khurram Sheikh, chief technical officer of Powerwave. "This product is a cornerstone of Powerwave's Inside Out Solutions, which dramatically boost data throughput at any time for LTE and Wi-Fi systems, both indoors and outdoors, providing an enhanced experience no matter where the user is located."

"Initial deployments of LTE networks have not been built from the inside out," said Peter Jarich, Current Analysis' service director for telecom infrastructure. "Yet, there can be no denying that as operators struggle to provide an impressive user experience, the use of small cells is critical to obtaining solid spectrum reuse and bandwidth per user. It's no surprise, then, that early market predictions for 2011 indicate that small cell architectures will become an integral part of 4G networks."

Key features of the Powerwave LTE Picocell eNodeB include:

Small, elegant form factor is minimally invasive on the environment and enables fast and smooth deployment in challenging locations, both inside and outside 3GPP Release 8 compliant Powerwave World Radio Transceiver supporting all 4G frequency bands from 700MHz to 2.7GHz Support for 100 simultaneous active users and 1000 registered users Increased aggregate data throughput of nearly 100 Mbps and user-plane latency of less than five milliseconds Integrated 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz 802.11Wi-Fi router All-in-one design including antennas, filters, RF, baseband and control 2x2 MIMO in an elegant, compact design Self Optimized Network (SON), Remote provisioning, optimization, monitoring and maintenance capabilities to reduce total cost of ownership Five times less UL transmit power for connected devices, which extends battery life and reduces cost for both wireless operators and end users

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

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New MIMO Active Array Antenna From Powerwave Technologies...


BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, introduced today its new multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Active Array Antenna that increases mobile broadband coverage up to 100 percent and reduces power consumption by 40 percent, slashing total operational costs for network providers.

The Powerwave MIMO Active Array Antenna combines the company's industry-leading remote radio head and antenna technologies into a single integrated design with a 3dB - 5dB link budget that doubles a basestation's coverage radius when compared to non-integrated antennas. Similarly, the integrated design reduces power losses to make the antenna a much more cost-effective alternative. The compact design has the same height, width and front windloading as a conventional antenna, enabling like-for-like swapping of existing tower infrastructure. The MIMO Active Array Antenna is a leading part of Powerwave's Inside Out Solutions(TM) network strategy designed to provide ubiquitous mobile broadband coverage both inside buildings and outdoors in large venues.

"While 3G and 4G networks provide the increased data rates needed for today's mobile devices, they also lead to cell shrinkage that results in pockets of poor reception within the radius of the tower," said Khurram Sheikh, chief technical officer at Powerwave. "The increased coverage and high performance data speed at cell edge offered by Powerwave's MIMO Active Array Antenna provides the performance needed to solve the widening gap between mobile data traffic and bandwidth capacity, delivering significantly improved signal quality to customers."

The MIMO Active Array Antenna is a total solution integrated into a single radome containing all the subsystems necessary to deploy the complete 3G or 4G BTS RF up the tower. These include wideband world radio transceiver, power amplifier with advanced DPD and CFR algorithms, integrated filter and duplexer, low noise amplifier (LNA) and cross-polarized antenna with the greatest gain per unit length. This all-in-one design compared to typical solutions with separate components is quickly and easily deployed and reduces tower lease costs. In addition, with a total weight of less than 20 kg (45 lbs.) and requiring only power and fiber optic data connections, the Powerwave MIMO Active Array can be installed by one person.

Based on Powerwave's industry-proven software-defined world radio transceiver, the versatile MIMO Active Array Antenna can be used in 3G and/or 4G deployments, in frequency bands from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz. Solutions deployed in 3G networks can be upgraded to 4G protocols at little or no cost, because no modifications to the tower-top active array antenna are necessary. The antenna supports a wide variety of protocols, including CDMA, WCDMA, HSPA+, WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R).

Availability

The MIMO Active Array Antenna is now in carrier trials and will be generally available in Q3 2011.

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


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Powerwave Launches New Remote Radio Head with 65 MHz...

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BOOTH 8B109 -- Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, introduced today a remote radio head that features a 65 MHz instantaneous bandwidth.

This instantaneous bandwidth capability, which eliminates the need to either "tune" the product or offer multiple products to cover multiple bands, means that carriers can now deploy a single radio head that can be configured via software for a multitude of carrier configurations and technologies, without having to physically revisit the cell site.

The new broadband RRH is designed for 3G or 4G networks operating in 700 MHz to 2700 MHz bands. The integrated software defined radio allows for simultaneous operation of independent protocols providing seamless migration of legacy 3G networks to LTE(R). The product is part of Powerwave's Inside Out Solutions(TM) that boost data throughput at any time for LTE systems, both indoors and outdoors, providing an enhanced experience no matter where the user is located.

"To date, Powerwave has deployed more than 90,000 digital radio heads around the globe - facilitating the rapid deployment of major 4G projects," said Khurram Sheikh, chief technical officer at Powerwave. "As one of the most important subsystems of today's distributed base station topology, this 65 MHz addition to our RRH line fulfills an essential need for support of LTE network rollouts. This is the broadest digital remote radio head in the industry and provides the operators a one stop solution for a high power, large bandwidth, multi-carrier site solutions."

The small and lightweight form factor coupled with a fiber fed structure enables rapid installation and remote management. This broadband RRH can be tower or rooftop mounted, supporting an extensive combination of carrier configurations.

The remote radio head is highly configurable and provides wideband multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multi-mode capability with power levels ranging from 10W through 50W per transmit path in combinations of 2T2R, 2T4R and 4T4R. It is capable of supporting multiple air interfaces HSDPA, EV-DO, WiMAX(TM), LTE simultaneously and is available from 700 MHz to 2700 MHz.

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


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Powerwave Introduces Complete RF Broadband Site Solutions...

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BOOTH 8B109 -- Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, introduced today its new lineup of mobile broadband site solutions that are optimized for operators to quickly and cost-effectively deploy 4G services over existing 2G/3G infrastructure. Powerwave's solutions reduce the capital spending cost for carriers and enable them to provide the rich mobile broadband user experience, fast access and low battery consumption that customers are demanding.

All of the products are part of Powerwave's Inside-Out Solutions(TM) network strategy designed to dramatically boost data throughput at any time for LTE(R) systems, both indoors and outdoors, providing an enhanced experience no matter where the user is located.

The new products being launched today include signal combiners, signal amplifiers and broadband antennas. The combiners consolidate feeds from multiple base transceiver stations (BTS) or radio heads for 2G/3G systems and LTE, enabling feed line and antenna consolidation and re-use of legacy equipment for new LTE technology.

Powerwave's tower mounted amplifiers boost capacity and coverage for 2G/3G and LTE deployments. They combine field-proven reliability with state-of-the-art small size that minimizes tower load and visual impact. With the improved coverage from these TMAs, carriers can cut the number of sites needed for nationwide coverage.

Powerwave has driven innovation in antenna design for more than 60 years and has installed more than one million antennas to date. The company's new broadband antennas combine 2G/3G and 4G frequency bands on a single antenna and integrated remote electrical tilt functionality for superior performance, efficiency and flexibility, enabling faster installation and improved maintenance.

"The race is on for carriers to roll out their 4G networks as rapidly as possible to meet broadband demand, and the right place to start is upgrading the existing cell sites," said Khurram Sheikh, chief technical officer at Powerwave. "With these new products Powerwave is taking a leadership role in being the comprehensive supplier of the equipment carriers need deploy these networks quickly and economically."

Powerwave's new broadband site solutions are dual band AWS/PCS LTE SIMO overlay combiners, LTE MIMO reconfigurable frequency and bandwidth combiners, LTE700 crossband combiner, diplexer and triplexer WiMAX(TM)/LTE 2600 crossband combiners, universal crossband combiner, micro twin 2600 LTE tower mounted amplifier, twin 800 MHz digital dividend tower mounted amplifier, triple broadband antenna family and dual broadband antenna family.

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


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Powerwave Debuts Mobile Broadband Site Solutions to...


BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BOOTH 8B109 -- Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, introduced today a new line of 4G mobile broadband site solutions that work in the "digital dividend" spectrum -- the low-frequency (below 1Ghz) spectrum made available for broadband wireless services thanks to the analog-to-digital television switchover.

These products are part of Powerwave's Inside Out Solutions(TM) network strategy, developed specifically to provide high-capacity throughput wherever and whenever needed.

"Europe is leading the world in the modernization and efficient use of its RF spectrum, the result of which is that it will be well positioned to deliver even better mobile Internet and realize economic and social benefits across the continent," said Khurram Sheikh, Powerwave's chief technical officer. "Powerwave's new digital dividend solutions enable 4G networks to leverage the superior propagation characteristics of the digital dividend spectrum, the amount of potentially available spectrum and wide range of potential uses of that spectrum."

Powerwave digital dividend solutions include digital dividend 800 crossband combiners/diplexers, universal crossband combiners, tower mounted amplifiers (TMAs) and dual and triple broadband antennas.

Digital Dividend Crossband Combiner

This new crossband combiner/diplexer combines low frequency LTE(R) bands with low frequency legacy bands for feedline consolidation. It provides extremely low loss, high isolation, high return loss and high power handling.

Universal Crossband Combiner

The new universal crossband combiner/diplexer offers near-universal low band/high band diplex combining and can be used to combine legacy 2G/3G network with 4G/LTE applications for feedline consolidation applications. The combiner provides extremely low loss, high isolation, high return loss and high power handling.

Twin 800 MHz Digital Dividend Tower Mounted Amplifier

The new twin 800 MHz digital dividend tower mounted low noise amplifiers offer up-link capacity and coverage enhancement for 800 MHz digital dividend deployments. With the improved coverage from this TMA, carriers can minimize the number of sites for nationwide coverage as well as improve up-link capacity to support applications as smartphone video, as well as future services. Powerwave TMAs offer unique field proven reliability with state of the art small size and low weight that minimizes visual impact and tower loading.

Triple Broadband Antenna Family

The three antennas in the new triple broadband antenna family combine 790-960 MHz and 1710-2170 MHz systems into two connectors and still keep the independent variable downtilt capability on both arrays. The integrated diplexer offers feeder sharing at 790-960 MHz and 1710-2170 MHz and enables the operator reusing already existing feeders for fast network upgrade. The independent 2.6 GHz array supports both WiMAX(TM) and LTE 2.6 GHz applications and is directly fed maintaining the maximum amount of energy. This antenna family is compatible with Powerwave's external remote electrical downtilt (RET) modules.

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


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Powerwave's Breakthrough Internet Commanded Combiner...

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To help carriers keep up with the evolution to LTE networks, Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, introduced today the iCC Internet Commanded Combiner. This is one of the first filter combiners to enable deployment of LTE(R) services alongside 2G and/or 3G networks, and is also the first solution that allows LTE networks to expand as future demand increases and that also features remote configuration and electronic tuning via the Internet.

The iCC Internet Commanded Combiner facilitates feedline and antenna sharing from two or more 2G, 3G or 4G radio heads or base transceiver systems (BTS). It is a major advancement from conventional filter combiners that have extremely restricted flexibility in adapting filter response because they are either fixed-tuned or manually tuned. This new combiner is part of Powerwave's 4G Inside Out Solutions(TM) strategy, which provides ubiquitous mobile broadband coverage both inside buildings and outdoors in large venues.

"The iCC enables the immediate rollout of profitable LTE services at a fraction of the time and cost of building out new or separate BTS infrastructure for LTE services," said Khurram Sheikh, chief technical officer of Powerwave. "New LTE subscribers can be added while still supporting legacy customers--a win/win for everyone."

The Powerwave iCC Internet Commanded Combiner delivers unprecedented lifetime cost of ownership savings because it is extremely reliable and requires no maintenance or support. It is inherently green and saves energy costs because primary power is used only during tune mode,when frequency and/or bandwidth is being tuned by the user. The sophisticated, multi-section, high selectivity filter combiner offers total flexibility and functionality and retains high accuracy over its full tuning range and environmental operating temperature range. A singular break for Powerwave, the tunable bandwidth filter (1MHz to 20MHz) allows for spectrum and bandwidth management.

Key Features:

No need to "rip and replace" MCPA, antennas and feed lines A simple solution that can be deployed in days rather than months Maximizes utilization of existing spectrum Flexibility to adapt on-the-fly to changing conditions in order to gracefully migrate traffic to LTE services and away from legacy technologies over time

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in end-to-end advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


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Value here...
and it has broken out.
Doing the right things...in the right spaces...at the right time.

Day's Range: 3.80 - 4.00
52wk Range: 1.14 - 4.15
Volume: 3,350,767
Avg Vol (3m): 2,410,150
Market Cap: 514.29M
P/E (ttm): 127.33
EPS (ttm): 0.03
Div & Yield: N/A (N/A)

Technicals
Last Price Quote is:
3.97%above 13-day EMA
18.31%above 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 96 

If You See This, Should You Sell Powerwave Technologies?
February 16, 2011 By Seth Jayson

There's no foolproof way to know the future for Powerwave Technologies (Nasdaq: PWAV) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. Rest assured: Even if you're not monitoring these metrics, short-sellers are.

A cloudy crystal ball
I often use accounts receivable (AR) and days sales outstanding (DSO) to judge a company's current health and future prospects. It's an important step in separating the pretenders from the market's best stocks. Alone, AR -- the amount of money owed the company -- and DSO -- days worth of sales owed to the company -- don't tell you much. However, by considering the trends in AR and DSO, you can sometimes get a window onto the future.

Sometimes, problems with AR or DSO simply indicate a change in the business (like an acquisition), or lax collections. However, AR that grows more quickly than revenue, or ballooning DSO, can also suggest a desperate company that's trying to boost sales by giving its customers overly generous payment terms. Alternately, it can indicate that the company sprinted to book a load of sales at the end of the quarter, like used-car dealers on the 29th of the month. (Sometimes, companies do both.)

Why might an upstanding firm like Powerwave Technologies do this? For the same reason any other company might: to make the numbers. Investors don't like revenue shortfalls, and employees don't like reporting them to their superiors.

Is Powerwave Technologies sending any potential warning signs? Take a look at the chart below, which plots revenue growth against AR growth, and DSO:



The standard way to calculate DSO uses average accounts receivable. I prefer to look at end-of-quarter (EOQ) receivables, but I've plotted both above.

Watching the trends
When that red line (AR growth) crosses above the green line (revenue growth), I know I need to consult the filings. Similarly, a spike in the blue bars (DSO) indicates a trend worth worrying about. As another reality check, it's reasonable to consider what a normal DSO figure might look like in this space.

Differences in business models can generate variations in DSO, so don't consider this the final word -- just a way to add some context to the numbers. But let's get back to our original question: Will Powerwave Technologies miss its numbers in the next quarter or two?

I would not be surprised if there were trouble ahead. For the last fully reported fiscal quarter, Powerwave Technologies's year-over-year revenue grew 23.2%, and its AR grew 30.8%. That looks OK. End-of-quarter DSO decreased 1.4% from the prior-year quarter. It was up 6.8% versus the prior quarter. Still, I'm no fortuneteller, and these are just numbers. Investors putting their money on the line always need to dig into the filings for the root causes and draw their own conclusions.

What now?
I use this kind of analysis to figure out which investments I need to watch more closely as I hunt the market's best returns. However, some investors actively seek out companies on the wrong side of AR trends in order to sell them short, profiting when they eventually fall. Which way would you play this one? Let us know in the comments below, or keep up with the stocks mentioned in this article by tracking them in our free watchlist service, My Watchlist.

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Powerwave Technologies Shares Popped:
What You Need to Know...

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

What: Shares of wireless networking hardware maker Powerwave Technologies (Nasdaq: PWAV) are getting a strong signal today, trading as much as 13.6% higher on rather ordinary volume.

So what: Powerwave has no news to support this move, no earnings report, no analyst rating changes, nor even any significant news from its very limited range of direct rivals. It's just one of those inexplicable moves.

Now what: I'm even hesitant to point to some large buyer taking or expanding a position in Powerwave, because the volume is so low and options trading nearly zero today. Maybe the company was mentioned in a positive light on CNBC or Bloomberg TV, but that idea is difficult to confirm or disprove. What you really need to know is that the stock has more than tripled over the last year, but Powerwave's financial statements are far from soothing bedtime reading. Is this stock setting itself up for a fall?

Bounced of the 50-Day MA...

Day's Range: 3.40 - 3.82
52wk Range: 1.14 - 4.15
Volume: 4,178,889
Avg Vol (3m): 2,631,820
Market Cap: 641.68M
P/E (ttm): 126.67
EPS (ttm): 0.03
Div & Yield: N/A (N/A)

Technicals
Close Above the 13-day EMA
Percentage Gainer

Last Price Quote is:
5.22%above 13-day EMA
15.03%above 50-day EMA
RS Rating: 95 

Powerwave Technologies Showcases Cutting-Edge 4G Inside... 
by Business Wire  Mar 21 2011 6:00AM

ORLANDO, Fla., Mar 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV) will showcase its cutting-edge new 4G network infrastructure products at International CTIA Wireless 2011 next week. The show runs from March 22-24 in Orlando, FL, at the Orange County Convention Center.

Powerwave's lineup of new products is lead by the Powerwave Picocell and Active Array Antenna, both of which are finalists for a CTIA E-Tech Award. In addition, Powerwave will be showing its new iCC Internet Commanded Combiner and a complete line of RF broadband site solutions for fast and economic deployment of 4G networks that includes signal combiners, signal amplifiers and broadband antennas.

"The technology story of the year is 4G networks, and the competition is intense for carriers to roll out services to customers as quickly as possible," said Ronald J. Buschur, president and CEO at Powerwave. "The fastest and most economical way to do this is by upgrading existing cell sites with equipment that can support both legacy 2G/3G while transitioning to 4G. Powerwave is taking a leadership role in delivering the products carriers need right now and into the future."

The iCC Internet Commanded Combiner facilitates feed line and antenna sharing from two or more 2G, 3G or 4G radio heads or base transceiver systems (BTS). Because it can be tuned remotely, it is a major advancement from conventional filter combiners that have extremely restricted flexibility in adapting filter response because they are either fixed-tuned or manually tuned. The iCC enables the immediate rollout of profitable LTE services at a fraction of the time and cost of building out new or separate BTS infrastructure for LTE services.

Powerwave's tower mounted amplifiers boost capacity and coverage for 2G/3G and LTE deployments. They combine field-proven reliability with state-of-the-art small size that minimizes tower load and visual impact. With the improved coverage from these TMAs, carriers can cut the number of sites needed for nationwide coverage.

Powerwave, an industry veteran in antenna design innovation with over a million antennas deployed worldwide, will be displaying the company's new dual and triple broadband antenna products that combine 2G/3G and 4G frequency bands on a single antenna with integrated remote electrical tilt functionality for superior performance, efficiency and flexibility. The company is also showcasing broadband site solutions including dual-band AWS/PCS LTE SIMO overlay combiners, LTE MIMO reconfigurable frequency and bandwidth combiners, an LTE700 crossband combiner, diplexer and triplexer, WiMAX/LTE 2600 crossband combiners, a universal crossband combiner and a micro twin 2600 LTE tower mounted amplifier.

Visit Powerwave at International CTIA Wireless 2011 from March 22-24 in Orlando, Florida at Booth #2459 for complete information and demos of the company's latest 4G infrastructure offerings.

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
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Telecom Industry Veteran Richard Burns Joins Powerwave... 
by Business Wire  Mar 21 2011 6:00AM 


SANTA ANA, Calif., Mar 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Powerwave Technologies, a global leader in advanced wireless solutions, today announced the appointment of Richard Burns, a wireless telecommunications industry veteran with 34 years of experience, to its board of directors.

Mr. Burns currently serves as a senior advisor worldwide for McKinsey & Co. a global management consulting firm for the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. Prior to that, he was president of network services for AT&T's mobility division, where he oversaw all phases of wireless network engineering, construction, operations and maintenance across the company's digital wireless voice and data network serving more than 70 million customers. In addition, he was responsible for managing and strategically deploying AT&T's 3G mobile broadband network and other network initiatives. Before AT&T, Mr. Burns was chief integration officer for BellSouth's broadband operation and was responsible for the company's overall business transformation effort.

"During his career, Richard has overseen significant wireless networking transitions, which makes him an excellent choice for Powerwave as we help our carrier customers move to 4G and small cell networks," said Ronald J. Buschur, president and CEO of Powerwave. "Richard's impressive experience and long-term industry relationships will serve our company well as we seek to expand our market leadership position."

"I'm pleased to have the opportunity to serve on Powerwave's board to provide direction on the company's future," Burns said. "Powerwave is on the cutting edge of the wireless broadband revolution. It's an exciting time for the industry in general and Powerwave in particular and I look forward to helping the company stay ahead of the curve."

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
Investor Inquiries:
Kevin Michaels, 714-466-1608
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Powerwave Debuts New Active Array Antenna and Remote... 
by Business Wire  Mar 22 2011 6:00AM

ORLANDO, Fla., Mar 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV), a global leader in advanced wireless solutions, introduced today the new Powerwave Active Array Antenna and Powerwave Remote Radio Head with 65MHz of instantaneous bandwidth to help carriers build 4G networks with the maximum range and frequency flexibility possible.

The Active Array Antenna and 65MHz Remote Radio Head (RRH) both make their North American debut at CTIA WIRELESS 2011 (March 22-24 in Orlando, FL) at booth #2459. They are key additions to Powerwave's Inside Out Solutions(TM) network strategy, which is designed to provide ubiquitous mobile broadband coverage both inside buildings and outdoors in large venues.

"The exploding demand for mobile Internet is driving carriers to rethink everything from revenue models to rebuilding their networks to get to 4G," said Khurram Sheikh, chief technical officer at Powerwave. "These new products were designed to help carriers evolve to 4G in a way the addresses this new paradigm. From the expanded range and decreased power draw of the Active Array Antenna to the instantaneous re-tuning of the 65MHz RRH, carriers now have more flexibility and lower operations costs than before."

Active Array Antenna

The Active Array Antenna combines Powerwave's award-winning remote radio head and antenna technologies into a single integrated design with a 3dB - 5dB link budget that increases a basestation's coverage radius by 100 percent over non-integrated antennas. The integrated design also reduces power consumption by 40 percent, making the antenna a much more cost-effective alternative. The antenna's compact design has the same height, width and front windloading as a conventional antenna, enabling like-for-like swapping of existing tower infrastructure.

The Active Array Antenna is a total RF solution integrated into a single radome containing all the subsystems necessary to deploy the complete 3G or 4G RF subsystem up the tower in frequency bands from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz. These include wideband world radio transceiver, power amplifier with advanced DPD and CFR algorithms, integrated filter and duplexer, low noise amplifier (LNA) and cross-polarized antenna with the greatest gain per unit length. The antenna supports a wide variety of protocols, including CDMA, WCDMA, HSPA+, WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R).

Remote Radio Head with 65MHz Instantaneous Bandwidth

The instantaneous bandwidth capability of the 65MHz RRH eliminates the need to either tune the product or deploy multiple radio heads to cover different frequency bands. This gives wireless operators the flexibility to deploy a single radio head and configure it via software for a variety of carrier configurations and technologies without having to physically revisit the cell site.

Designed for 3G or 4G networks operating in 700 MHz to 2700 MHz bands, the 65MHz RRH's integrated software-defined radio allows for simultaneous operation of independent protocols, providing seamless migration of legacy 3G networks to LTE. The small and lightweight form factor coupled with a fiber fed structure enables rapid installation and remote management. The 65MHz RRH can be tower or rooftop mounted, supporting an extensive combination of carrier configurations.

The 65MHz RRH provides wideband multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multi-mode capability with power levels ranging from 10W through 50W per transmit path in combinations of 2T2R, 2T4R and 4T4R. It is capable of supporting virtually endless combinations of HSDPA, EV-DO, WiMAX(TM), and LTE air interfaces simultaneously.

About Powerwave Technologies

A global leader in advanced wireless solutions, Powerwave Technologies, Inc. offers cutting edge wireless infrastructure to address the demands of enterprise and commercial customers. Powerwave offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including antennas, base station solutions and coverage solutions. Powerwave's product line supports all wireless network protocols and frequencies including next generation networks in 4G technologies such as WiMAX(TM) and LTE(R). Powerwave solutions, products and services also help wireless operators and OEMs reduce capital and operating expenses, speed rollout of services, improve coverage and capacity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information, visit us at www.powerwave.com .

Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc. LTE is a registered trademark of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.


Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
Investor Inquiries:
Kevin Michaels, 714-466-1608
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