1.Indoor Macro Base Station BS8800

ZTE ZXSDR BS8800 is a macro base station based on ZTE soft base station platform. It performs functions such as baseband modulation and demodulation, RF signal transmission and demodulation, wireless resource allocation, call processing, power control, and soft handoff.

Product highlights

 High capacity

Wide coverage

ZTE ZXSDR BS8800 boasts of the highest output power in the industry and realizes wide coverage.

Low power consumption

The power amplification efficiency of the RRU reaches 33%, which saves energy consumption by more than 50% compared with traditional products.

Space

ZTE ZXSDR BS8800 provides 48 sectors by using the smallest space in the industry.

Reduced configuration

• CDMA20001X shares transmission equipment with EV-DO, which reduces transmission resources.
• The power consumption is greatly reduced, which reduces the configuration of power supply.

Smooth evolution

ZTE ZXSDR BS8800 supports smooth evolution to LTE/UMB and multi-mode base stations and can simplify telecom operators' management work.

2. Outdoor Macro Base Station BS8900A

ZTE ZXSDR BS8900A is an outdoor integrated macro base station based on ZTE soft base station platform. It performs functions such as baseband modulation and demodulation, RF signal transmission and demodulation, wireless resource allocation, call processing, power control, and soft handoff.

Product highlights

Smaller equipment room space

• ZTE ZXSDR BS8900A requires smaller equipment room space, which saves equipment room civil engineering and rental costs.
• ZXSDR BS8900A is the smallest outdoor base station with 48 sectors in the industry. It occupies only 0.36 m2.

High applicability

• ZXSDR BS8900A is applicable to multiple scenarios.
• ZXSDR BS8900A is applicable to outdoor scenarios featuring medium or high capacity, wide coverage, and multiple bands.

Lower costs

• ZXSDR BS8900A saves the labor cost for network construction and engineering implementation cost.
• ZXSDR BS8900A features a small size, light weight, and easy transportation and installation.
• CDMA20001X shares transmission equipment with EV-DO, which saves the transmission equipment rental cost.

Easy upgrade and expansion

• ZXSDR BS8900A is easy to upgrade and expand, and the capital expenditure (CAPEX) in the early network period can be reduced.
• ZXSDR BS8900A supports a single sector for a single carrier, a single sector for multiple carriers, and multiple sectors for multiple carriers. The number of cabinets can be adjusted flexibly depending on the configuration.

Saved power

Compared with traditional base stations, ZXSDR BS8900A consumes less power, reducing power supply investment, electricity fee, and network operating expenditure (OPEX).

Easier network building

ZXSDR BS8900A simplifies network building. Ethernet access over the Abis interface brings telecom operators with the following benefits:

• The cost of IP network construction or rental is reduced, thereby reducing the transmission CAPEX and OPEX.
• Ethernet access provides larger bandwidth, which fully meets the bandwidth requirements of rapidly developing multimedia services such as data and video services.
• Compared with E1/T1, the IP networking mode features flexible networking, high scalability, and easy implementation of cross-region networking and capacity expansion.

Higher capacity

ZXSDR BS8900A provides high capacity and reduces CAPEX.

• A single cabinet provides CDMA20001X and EV-DO channel resources for up to 48 sectors, which reduces the CAPEX of network construction and capacity expansion.
• The RSU supports up to eight carriers, which is unrivaled in the industry, and provides strong system expansion capability.

Supporting smooth evolution

The forward-looking universal base station platform supports smooth evolution in the future.

The BBU adopts the platform that features future-oriented B3G and 4G design. The same hardware platform supports different standard systems or multiple standard systems coexist in the same base station. This helps telecom operators simplify management and combine multiple types of base stations that require investment into a single type of base station (multi-mode base station) so that operators can select the direction of future network evolution flexibly and end users can perceive network transparency and smooth evolution.

More advanced architecture

ZXSDR BS8900A adopts the industry-leading uTCA.

• The uTCA adopts a standard profile, compact design and brick-type architecture, and brings high operation effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
• The power-on management mode of uTCA is more reliable.
• ZTE launches the first uTCA-based base station in the industry, leading technology advancement.

3.Outdoor Micro Base Station BS8906E

The outdoor multi-carrier micro base station BS8906E developed by ZTE based on the soft base station platform adopts the industry-leading open uTCA to meet telecom operators' requirements for outdoor low capacity and low cost and support smooth evolution to LTE.

Product highlights

• High integration and low cost

A single base station supports 12-sector CDMA20001X and EV-DO services and the maximum RF capacity of 80 W for three sectors and a single sector. As the smallest S444 CDMA outdoor micro base station in the industry, BS8906E features multiple bands, light weight, and easy transportation and installation, and reduces the labor cost, engineering implementation cost, and CAPEX. BS8906E also features flexible installation, convenient maintenance, and low power consumption, and reduces OPEX.

• Wide coverage

BS8906E supports up to 80 W output power at the Top of Cabinet (TOC), which is the highest in the industry, and meets the requirement for wide coverage.

• High cost-effectiveness

BS8906E is the most cost-effective multi-carrier outdoor micro base station in the industry. It helps operators reduce network construction investment.

• Low power consumption

BS8906E adopts the CFR+DPD+Dorherty power amplification design technology, which greatly improves the power amplification efficiency. The power amplification efficiency of the RRU reaches 40%. Compared with traditional products, BS8906E reduces power consumption by more than 50%.

BS8906E is an environment friendly base station. In addition to reducing the daily electricity cost, it helps operators improve their social images.

• Flexible installation and wide range of scenarios

BS8906E supports flexible installation scenarios such as roof mounting, wall mounting, tower mounting, and pole mounting, and simplifies site acquisition and site engineering construction.

• Easy maintenance

BS8906E is maintained on the front panel and underground cabling is adopted for all external interfaces. All fans and lightning protection modules can be dismantled and maintained on site.

• Reduced configuration

CDMA20001X shares transmission equipment with EV-DO, which reduces transmission resources.

BS8906E adopts energy-efficient natural ventilation design.

The power consumption is greatly reduced, leading to less configuration of power supply.

• Smooth evolution

BS8906E features industry-leading uTCA, open architecture, highly reliable power management, and high integration.

BS8906E supports smooth evolution to LTE and multiple modes such as CDMA2000, WCDMA, GSM, LTE, and WiMAX, and can simplify management for operators.

4. Distributed Base Station – Baseband B8200

ZXSDR B8200 is a baseband processing unit product in ZTE CDMA2000 BBU+RRU distributed base station solution. ZXSDR B8200 performs function such as baseband modulation and demodulation, wireless resource allocation, call processing, power control, and soft handoff.

Product highlights

• Cost saving

ZXSDR B8200 saves the labor cost and engineering implementation cost in network building.

ZXSDR B8200 features a small size, light weight, and easy transportation and installation.

• Fast network building

ZXSDR B8200 helps quickly build the network and saves the equipment room rental cost.

It applies to various installation scenarios such as tower mounting, roof mounting, and wall mounting. Site selection can be more flexible without being limited by equipment room space. ZXSDR B8200 helps operators quickly deploy networks to give full play to the time-to-market advantage and reduces the equipment room rental cost and network OPEX.

• Easy upgrade and expansion

It is easy to upgrade and expand ZXSDR B8200, and the CAPEX in the early network period can be reduced.

ZXSDR B8200 supports a single sector for a single carrier, a single sector for multiple carriers, and multiple sectors for multiple carriers. The number of cabinets can be adjusted flexibly depending on the configuration.

•  Fewer network sites

ZXSDR B8200 helps reduce the number of network sites and the TCO of network building.

The RRU can be installed as much close to the antenna as possible, which reduces the cost and loss of feeders, increases the antenna input port power of the RRU, and expands coverage.

• Saved power

ZXSDR B8200saves power.

Compared with traditional base stations, ZXSDR B8200 features lower power consumption, which reduces the investment in power supply and electricity cost and saves network OPEX.

• lDistributed networking

The distributed networking mode enables effective use of operators' network resources.

ZXSDR B8200 supports distributed networking of BBU and RRU and star and chain networking modes between baseband and RF.

• Future-oriented platform

ZXSDR B8200 provides a more forward-looking universal base station platform.

The BBU adopts the platform that features future-oriented B3G and 4G design. The same hardware platform supports different standard systems or multiple standard systems coexist in the same base station. ZXSDR B8200 helps operators simplify management and convert multiple types of base stations that need to be invested into one type of base station (multi-mode base station) so that operators can select the evolution direction of future network more flexibly and end users can perceive network transparency and smooth evolution.

5. Distributed Base Station – RF R8881

ZXSDR R8881 is a remote RF unit product in ZTE CDMA2000 BBU+RRU distributed base station solution. It performs functions such as RF modulation and demodulation, forward power amplification, reverse low noise amplification, RF performance measurement, and carrier power control.

Product highlights

• Use of multiple modes and smooth evolution
• ZXSDR R8881 supports the GSM, CDMA, and UMTS modes.
• ZXSDR R8881 supports smooth evolution to LTE through software upgrade and minimizes operators' investments.

Smaller equipment room

ZXSDR R8881 requires smaller equipment room space, which reduces equipment room civil engineering and rental costs.

• ZXSDR R8881 is very small (370 mm x 320 mm x 170 mm (HxWxD)) and occupies less equipment room space when used indoors.
• ZXSDR R8881 supports outdoor application and various mounting modes such as pole mounting, tower mounting, wall mounting, and roof mounting and hardly needs any equipment room space.

Easy transportation and installation

It is easier to transport and install ZXSDR R8881, which reduces the labor cost and engineering cost.ZXSDR R8881 is small and light (18 kg) and supports flexible installation. One person can carry and install ZXSDR R8881, which reduces the labor cost and engineering implementation cost greatly.

Supporting optical cable installation

ZXSDR R8881 supports tower mounting of optical cables, which reduces the cost of RF cables and the engineering cost. ZXSDR R8881 can be installed with the antenna at the top of a tower and can be connected to the BBU through optical cables. One pair of optical cables can connect multiple sectors. This reduces the number antenna feeders (RF cables) used, cost of RF cables, and related construction and maintenance costs greatly.

Lower power consumption

ZXSDR R8881 consumes less power and energy.

• ZXSDR R8881 can be installed with the antenna at the top of a tower without cable loss, which results in less RF loss.
• The power amplification efficiency is high.
• ZXSDR R8881 uses natural cooling and does not need a heat exchanger when used outdoors.
• The overall power consumption is low.
• Lower power consumption requires less power and can reduce the power supply construction cost and daily electricity cost.

High applicability

ZXSDR R8881 applies to complex network environments.ZXSDR R8881, as a remote distributed RF device, supports star and chain networking between baseband and RF, which provides a more convenient solution for coverage in complex network environments.

Built-in lightning protection function

ZXSDR R8881 supports the DC lightning protection function.The built-in power supply of ZXSDR R8881 can endure up to 40 KA of lightning stroke.

When the RRU is installed outdoors, the built-in lightning protection function of the power supply requires less installation space, decreases the number of power cables connected, and facilitates engineering installation.

6. Distributed Base Station – RF R8882

ZXSDR R8882 is a remote RF unit product in ZTE multi-mode BBU+RRU distributed base station solution. It performs functions such as RF modulation and demodulation, forward power amplification, reverse low noise amplification, RF performance measurement, and carrier power control.

Product highlights

Highly integrated platform

ZXSDR R8882 is a highly integrated RRU platform.A single RRU supports 2T4R and 2T2R.

Multi-mode platform

ZXSDR R8882 is a multi-mode RRU platform.ZXSDR R8882 is a software-defined device. The CDMA RRU based on ZXSDR R8882 supports LTE of the same band through software upgrade. ZXSDR R8882 also supports CDMA and LTE of the same band. Therefore, it fully meets operators' requirements of hybrid network deployment and low-cost and long-term evolution.

Large bandwidth

ZXSDR R8882 supports large bandwidth in hardware. Therefore, ZXSDR R8882 can meet the network deployment requirements of multiple combinations in the range of large bandwidth, reduce cost for the operators that need to deploy discontinuous carrier combinations, and realize flexible installation.

Smaller equipment room space

ZXSDR R8882 requires smaller equipment room space, which reduces equipment room civil engineering and rental costs.

• ZXSDR R8882 is very small (480mm x 320 mm x 150 mm (HxWxD)) and occupies less equipment room space when used indoors.
• ZXSDR R8882 supports outdoor application and various mounting modes such as pole mounting, tower mounting, wall mounting, and roof mounting, and hardly needs any equipment room space.

Easy transportation and installation

It is easier to transport and install ZXSDR R8882, which reduces the labor cost and engineering cost.

• ZXSDR R8882 is small and light and supports flexible installation. One person can carry and install ZXSDR R8882, which reduces the labor cost and engineering implementation cost greatly.

Supporting optical cable installation

ZXSDR R8882 supports tower mounting of optical cables, which reduces the cost of RF cables and the engineering cost. ZXSDR R8882 can be installed with the antenna at the top of a tower and can be connected to the BBU through optical cables. One pair of optical cables can connect multiple sectors. This reduces the number antenna feeders (RF cables) used, cost of RF cables, and related construction and maintenance costs greatly.

Lower power consumption

• ZXSDR R8882 can be installed with the antenna at the top of a tower without cable loss, which results in less RF loss.
• The power amplification efficiency is high (³40%, -48 V DC).
• ZXSDR R8882 uses natural cooling and does not need a heat exchanger when used outdoors.
• Lower power consumption requires less power and can reduce the power supply construction cost and daily electricity cost.

 High applicability

ZXSDR R8882 applies to complex network environments. ZXSDR R8882, as a remote distributed RF device, supports star and chain networking between baseband and RF, which provides a more convenient solution for coverage in complex network environments.

7.Pico Base Station BS8802A

ZXSDR BS8802A is a small IP-based pico base station based on the all-IP technology. ZXSDR BS8802A revolutionizes the structural form and application mode of traditional base stations. It adopts a multi-core CPU and integrates the baseband and RF processing modules. ZXSDR BS8802A features small size, light weight, easy installation, and flexible networking, and meets the requirements of operators for fast, efficient, and sound network building in indoor scenarios.

Product highlights

• Small and light

ZXSDR BS8802A is 2L in size and less than 2 kg in weight. One person can transport, carry, and install ZXSDR BS8802A, which reduces the transport and labor costs and realizes rapid deployment.

• Flexible installation

ZXSDR BS8802A supports wall mounting, pole mounting, and ceiling mounting. The installation process is simple and consumes little time. In addition, sites can be deployed quickly, which greatly reduces the engineering implementation cost.

• “Zero space occupation”

A separate equipment room does not need to be rented. ZXSDR BS8802A can be mounted on the wall, ceiling, or a pole, which almost does not occupy any indoor space and greatly reduces the equipment room rental cost and coordination cost.

• Low configuration requirement

ZXSDR BS8802A supports 110 V and 220 V AC power supply as long as an AC power jack is provided. No extra power system is required. ZXSDR BS8802A is generally installed inside buildings of medium and large cities and does not need a storage battery to provide power backup.

• Equipped with antenna

ZXSDR BS8802A is equipped with an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals. The antenna can be adjusted in direction according to network planning, which avoids building of the expensive DAS and greatly reduces the investment costs of operators in scenarios with small coverage.

• Distributed GPS (or RGPS) installation

If there are multiple BS8802A inside a building, only one GPS/RGPS needs to be installed. Then power splitters are used or a BS8802A is used as the main server to distribute clocks to other BS8802As. The engineering installation is simple and the GPS/RGPS, feeders, and labor cost are reduced.

•  Low-cost IP transmission

BS8802A uses Ethernet for transmission and can connect to multiple access devices such as ADSL, cable modem, switch, xPON, and satellite transmission equipment. Expensive E1/T1 and optical transmission are not required, thereby greatly reducing transmission investment costs.

• High capacity

ZXSDR BS8802A supports CDMA20001X and EV-DO services and can be upgraded through software to support EV-DO Rev.B in the future.

• Environment friendly

ZXSDR BS8802A features low transmit power and power consumption, which saves energy and meets the RoHS requirements.

• Easy maintenance