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Derren Oliver

Derren Oliver is Product Line Director for the Microwave Systems unit at CommScope. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the telecoms industry, beginning in test and measurement for both wireless and wireline networking products at Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies and Ixia before joining CommScope in 2010. He holds a bachelor degree with first class honors in electrical and electronic engineering from the United Kingdom’s Heriot-Watt University and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.
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February 25, 2019

Microwave antenna innovation - Why fix it, if it isn’t broken?

CommScope’s microwave antenna innovation has a long history. The red flash on these antennas is an iconic symbol representing quality and world-class performance. So why change them? In this blog, Derren Oliver explains why some minor upgrades were made to the HSX8 microwave antenna.

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October 19, 2017

Small Is Beautiful – and Award Winning – in Microwave Backhaul

With the evolution to 5G, operators are densifying their networks, deploying small cells in urban locations. These areas bring challenges for microwave backhaul due to building and wireless congestion. CommScope has developed small flat panel antennas in licensed frequencies, which minimize the aesthetic impact in urban environments while delivering superior performance. And they just won a Network Transformation Award from Layer123. Learn more in this blog by Derren Oliver.

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January 01, 2017

Back to Basics in Microwave Systems: Return Loss and VSWR

Derren Oliver explains two important measures of the performance of a microwave antenna system in today’s blog post—Return Loss and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR). This detailed information comes from an online course that is available through the CommScope Infrastructure Academy.

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January 01, 2017

Back to Basics in Microwave Systems: Polarization

Derren Oliver previews course content about microwave antenna polarization from the online Microwave Radio Antenna Link Fundamentals course. Part of the CommScope Infrastructure Academy, the full online course can be completed for a certification that is valid for three years.

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