Wireless infrastructure sites are extremely vulnerable to lightning and the associated surges or transients. The transition in technology from analog to highly sensitive digital equipment, has increased the risk of damage. Modern Cellular, PCS and UMTS systems has increased the density of wireless sites, increasing the probability of a direct strike to a site, just by the number of installations alone.

Installed on high locations, either hills or roof tops, wireless sites are generally the highest point in any area, in order to get optimum signal propagation. The steel tower structure increases the probability of a direct strike to the site, over and above, the random flash density of an area.

Small and compact, wireless base stations, cannot easily be protected by principles that are associated with buildings or a campus. It is generally recognized that three areas of a site require protection, the AC power, Communications to the central controller and the RF Coax to the antennae. MTL Surge Technologies provide many product solutions for all three areas.

As wireless sites get more and more complex with extremely sensitive digital equipment, additional TVSS units are required for peripheral devices and newer technologies. MTL Surge Technologies is constantly developing additional products in conjunction with our clients, to protect other venerable parts of a wireless infrastructure site. These include DC power, LMDS, MMDS, WLL interconnect cables, tower light controllers, and a multitude of integrated AC distribution panels and utility cabinets.

More and more emphasis is being put onto "whole" site solutions and MTL Surge Technologies, with it's product line of over 2,000 TVSS and integrated devices, is able to offer a broad array of up-to-date solutions.