The performance standard we test against is the CDMA performance standard. This is the most complete and preferred testing standard because it tests for the weakest signal that will still give a usable, quality voice and data output from the test device with a 0.5% frame error rate (FER) or less. In other words, an amplifier with better receiver sensitivity can detect a weaker signal, which allows the cell site to communicate with the cell phone at a greater distance. Wilson outperforms all the competition on the CDMA performance standard. By using the CDMA performance standard as a baseline, a true comparison can be made between cell phone and amplifier performance. A typical cell phone must have a sensitivity of -104 dBm or better. The higher the dBm number a tested device gets, the weaker a signal that it can receive and pass the test. (For example, a -110 dBm level can pick up a signal 6 dB weaker than -104 dBm.) A 6 dB improvement in receiver sensitivity will allow an amplifier to pick up the same signal at twice the distance from the cell site.

The third performance specification is to test for quality control and assurance. Wilson uses sophisticated automatic computer testing stations that run as many as 40 different operational tests on each amplifier before it is shipped out to our product dealers. This assures consistency that each amplifier has been tested for performance and meets our quality control criteria before it is shipped out. Our approach at Wilson is to follow these three performance specifications in determining the performance of our amplifiers. We publish the test results and make the comparisons against our competition available for product dealers and customers to make an informed decision about what product to purchase. We stand by the testing results that show Wilson products outperform the competition!