Powerwave Technologies, Inc today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has honored Powerwave with a 2010 INTERNET TELEPHONY WiMAX Distinction Award for its WiMAX antenna family.

Fifteen of the industry’s most exemplary WiMAX products, solutions and services were selected as recipients of this year’s award, spotlighting companies that exhibit a commitment to innovation in the WiMAX space.

“Our WiMAX antenna line is key to helping operators worldwide reduce next-generation wireless deployment costs and complexity, speed rollouts, and ensure world-class network reliability,” said Ronald J. Buschur, president and CEO, Powerwave Technologies. “Featuring a compact form factor, high efficiency, and high performance, our WiMAX antenna line is ideal to meet the needs of today’s highly dynamic 4G networks.”

Delivering more than a million antennas the world over, Powerwave assists operators in the rollout of WiMAX services by providing products with the power and performance to address wireless operators’ key deployment challenges – including mitigating site-to-site interference, meeting requirements for passive intermodulation and attaining optimal coverage. Optimized for customers utilizing the 2.5 GHz spectrum, Powerwave’s WiMAX antennas offer high efficiency, high performance and low interference – all within a compact form factor. The WiMAX antenna family consists of single-band, quad-port single band, and multi-band offerings capable of supporting 2x2 and 4x4 MIMO applications, suiting the multi-modal needs of operators deploying 4G networks.

“Powerwave has proven it has made advancements in the burgeoning WiMAX marketplace while providing its customers with solutions to help grow their businesses,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “It is a pleasure to honor Powerwave with a 2010 WiMAX Distinction Award.”

The Third Annual INTERNET TELEPHONY WiMAX Distinction Award recognizes the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the trademarks of this prestigious award. The most groundbreaking WiMAX products and services were selected as recipients of this year’s award for their significant achievements.

The 2010 WiMAX Distinction Award winners will be featured in the June 2010 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY, www.itmag.com, and on 4GWE (http://4g-wirelessevolution.tmcnet.com/). For more information about this year’s winners, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/249buzm.

To learn more about Powerwave’s award-winning Antenna solutions, please visit: http://www.powerwave.com/antennasolutions.asp.