Athena Wireless, which manufactures high capacity wireless connectivity systems with headquarters in Surprise, Arizona, US, recently put its new Pixie LTE small cell on display, as a LTE cell with millimeter-wavebackhaul in a package the size of a smoke detector, reports Telecompaper.com, explaining that it supports operation on the 700-MHz Band 14 spectrum, which FirstNet got a license for at the IWCE 2014 show, in Las Vegas.

Although the Pixie is only about seven inches square and two inches deep, the $12,000 package provides LTE coverage about 850 meters from an omnidirectional antenna, as well as millimeter-wave backhaul that has a 1-kilometer link at 60-GHz or a 3.5-kilometer link at 80-GHz. The Pixie provides 68-MB/s data throughput and supports up to 64 simultaneous users, all with just 25 watts of power. Athena Wireless recently completed beta testing for the Pixie and the product is being supplied to customers.