Why Aviat Created IRU 600 v4: High Capacity and High Gain

IRU 600 v4 was announced 2 months ago and is the newest all indoor radio for the North American market. The latest version offers the ability to utilize true wide channels (up to 80MHz) and high modulations (up to 4096QAM) to transport ultra-high capacities, while retaining the radio’s extra high-power (EHP) amplifier. The IRU 600 v4 builds on the tradition of its industry-leading predecessor, which introduced the EHP and reshaped the way microwave paths were designed; users were finally able to design longer links with higher path reliability while using smaller antennas. Now with the v4, users can also design paths with approximately 3x more capacity than the previous version. Continue reading