In-building wireless company Nextivity has acquired High-Power User Equipment (HPUE) company Assured Wireless, which serves the public safety user market.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Assured Wireless was founded in 2016 and is based in San Diego, California. According to the company’s website, AT&T markets Assured’s products as “FirstNet MegaRange.”
HPUE is a special class of LTE equipment that allows higher device transmit power in certain radio bands (Band 14 and Band 41) that enables greater range and in-building reach for devices that are specific to first responders. The capability was first defined by 3GPP in Release 11. Assured’s website says that the company HPUE devices, including smartphones and mobile routers, transmit at 1.25 watts.
