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ANDREW technology knowledge base

This reference page provides clear definitions, deployment context, and product terminology for ANDREW indoor and outdoor wireless systems. It supports RF engineering teams, integrators, enterprise facilities, neutral hosts, and system designers.


🔌 HELIAX® RF Coaxial Cable Family

Key takeaway: Purpose-built for long RF feeder runs with low loss and mechanical reliability.

Definition

HELIAX® is ANDREW’s engineered hardline coaxial cable family designed for macro sites, DAS feeders, rooftop RF, and high-capacity carrier infrastructure.

Primary Use Cases

  • Head-end to remote unit RF feeder
  • Rooftop cellular and broadcast
  • Long-distance tower RF runs

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📡 ERA® Digital DAS

Key takeaway: Digital transport replaces RF-heavy DAS architecture, easing 5G rollout.

Definition

ERA® enables multi-operator indoor coverage with fiber transport to remote units, greatly reducing heat, space, and powering demands versus legacy DAS.

Core Advantages

  • Fiber distribution minimizes RF loss
  • Multi-band, multi-operator on a single platform
  • Lower cooling, head-end space, and power usage

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🏢 ION-E® Enterprise DAS

Key takeaway: Aligns with structured cabling pathways for consistent enterprise coverage.

Definition

ION-E® utilizes building IT infrastructure to deliver uniform, multi-floor cellular performance across large, enclosed environments.

Best-Fit Environments

  • Corporate campuses
  • Universities and education buildings
  • Convention and hospitality venues

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🛰 OneCell® CBRS Private Wireless

Key takeaway: Dedicated CBRS LTE/5G network separate from carrier control.

Definition

OneCell® enables private wireless domains with deterministic QoS, secure mobility, and on-premises breakout for industrial automation and mission-critical operations.

Best-Fit Applications

  • Industrial robotics and IoT
  • Hospital telemetry and operations
  • Warehouse automation and AGVs

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📶 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)

Key takeaway: Best solution when uniform multi-carrier indoor coverage is essential.

Definition

DAS distributes licensed signals to remote antennas within buildings to overcome RF attenuation caused by structure, density, distance, and materials.

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📍 Small Cell

Key takeaway: Targeted indoor RF capacity where macro networks struggle.

Small cells support localized RF coverage improvements in congested, shadowed, or high-demand spaces such as lobbies, concourses, and atriums.

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🔒 CBRS Private LTE / 5G

Key takeaway: Enterprise-controlled cellular layer delivering deterministic service tiers and secure segmentation.

CBRS enables full control over coverage, security policy, mobility domain, and industrial latency needs without macro network dependency.

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☁️ C-RAN (Centralized / Cloud RAN)

Key takeaway: Centralizes baseband function to reduce site hardware and improve orchestration.

C-RAN lowers distributed site footprints and consolidates RAN control, improving spectral and multi-site coordination.

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⚙️ HELIAX® Connectivity Solutions

Key takeaway: RF connectivity assemblies engineered for rapid and reliable cell site buildout.

Includes hybrid fiber/copper assemblies, jumpers, connectors, and mounting accessories with simplified install workflows for 5G rollouts.

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🧩 MOSAIC® Antenna Platform

Key takeaway: Accelerated 5G modernization while maintaining LTE continuity.

MOSAIC® supports layered RF evolution, reducing tower load and allowing LTE + NR coexistence without complete infrastructure replacement.

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🛡 PIM-GUARD® Solutions

Key takeaway: Protects RF systems from passive intermodulation interference.

PIM-GUARD® mitigates passive intermodulation at connectors, brackets, jumpers and mounts that commonly degrade multi-band 5G performance.

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⚡ POWERSHIFT® Solutions

Key takeaway: Stabilizes voltage and power delivery for remote radio and small cell systems.

POWERSHIFT® optimizes DC delivery across distance and load, improving uptime, efficiency and performance for distributed 5G radio layers.

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