Telrad Networks announced the introduction of their CPE12000 product family and QAM-256. The new CPE family meets 3GPP Release 12 parameters and offers higher LTE throughput. It is optimized specially for fixed broadband wireless and addresses challenging deployment scenarios such as NLOS conditions. The units support Carrier Aggregation in contiguous and noncontiguous channels, as well as MU-MIMO. The CPE12000 is available in various TDD-LTE bands such as 3.4-3.8 GHz (B42, B43, B48-CBRS), 2.3-2.4 GHz (B40), 2.5-.27 GHz (B38, B41), as well as the LTE-U 5.150-5.950 GHz band (CPE12000U), offering deployment flexibility to customers. CPE12000 module highlights: QAM-256 - up to 33% more spectrally efficient; Cat 12 with 4RX 2TX; 4RX downlink diversity; Carrier aggregation with contiguous or non-contiguous channels.