European Bands Added to Private Networks

• You can now design LTE and 5G Private Networks using the European bands that have been added to our Private Networks software. Please see the release notes for all the bands added for the European region.

5 GHz Wi-Fi Channels Corrections for All Regions

• In this release, all channels have been assigned to their corresponding bandwidth. All projects with 5 GHz systems with 40, 80 and/or 160 MHz BW created with previous versions will now automatically be assigned the correct channels when opened for the first time in version 19.2.

Near-Far Effect & Uplink AGC Output Maps

• You can now use a full suite of Public Safety output maps in our software with our two newest additions.
• Near-Far Effect Output Map allows you to design Public Safety networks using Off Air base station and understand and predict your public safety designs uplink power coverage in near-far effect circumstances.
• You can use Uplink AGC Output Map for calculating and predicting the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) values applied in the uplink direction at the BDA. Both new output maps are available for P25, TETRA, TEDS and DMR technologies.

Mobile Favorites

• To work faster and simplify your user experience, you can now save the format for commonly used objects and quickly access them through a 1-touch pop-up menu.

Double-tap to Open Annotations

• You can quickly navigate to Annotation properties by simply double-tapping the Annotation pushpin. This feature improvement aligns functionality with intuitive user behaviors.

Picture Plans Renaming Enhancements

• The feature added in the 19.0 mobile release has been enhanced further by allowing you to rename Picture Plans from the default.

Mobile Picture Plans

• Picture plans can now be imported from desktop or created new in Mobile. They show up in the plan list and can be added to the mobile report.

Annotation Selectivity for Report

• When collecting annotations pictures in the field, you may take several pictures at a single location and select which will appear in the mobile report.

Undo/Redo as Floating Icons

• Undo and Redo buttons are now floating icons on the bottom-left of the plan page. This allows the Context menu to be freed up for revealing additional functions.

Textbox and Shape Color-Fill

• With 19.0, Textboxes and Shapes can be assigned a fill color. Now a variety of fill colors can be selected, allowing you to have more contrast on a busy plan.

Building Properties in Mobile Report

• Building Properties appear in the Mobile Report and can be edited by clicking the 3-dots next to the Building Name in the Plans menu.

Default Plan Sizes in Mobile

• When new plans are created on Mobile, the plan follows a more conventional 3:4 ratio. This allows plans to better fit the report page and fill the available white space.

Mobile Favorites

• To work faster and simplify your user experience, you can now save the format for commonly used objects and quickly access them through a 1-touch pop-up menu.

Double-tap to Open Annotations

• You can quickly navigate to Annotation properties by simply double-tapping the Annotation pushpin. This feature improvement aligns functionality with intuitive user behaviors.

Picture Plans Renaming Enhancements

• The feature added in the 19.0 mobile release has been enhanced further by allowing you to rename Picture Plans from the default.

European Spectrum of Bands Added to Private Networks

• The European spectrum of bands has been added to our Private Networks software and is now available to download within the 19.2 release! iBwave Private Networks now covers the broadest range of bands on the market, allowing you to design Wi-Fi, CBRS, and European spectrum private LTE and 5G networks all in one software. Please see the release notes for all the bands added for the European region.

Increase Floor Plan Image Quality for ibwc and Mist Files

• You can now set an image quality for the floor plans exported in ibwc files. In the ibwc export panel, there is a new drop down “Image Quality” with 3 options: Low, Medium, and High. Previously all floor plan images were exported with the low quality by default.

5 GHz Wi-Fi Channels Corrections for All Regions

• In this release, all channels have been assigned to their corresponding bandwidth. All projects with 5 GHz systems with 40, 80 and/or 160 MHz BW created with previous versions will now automatically be assigned the correct channels when opened for the first time in version 19.2.

Near-Far Effect & Uplink AGC Output Maps

• You can now use a full suite of Public Safety output maps in our software with our two newest additions.
• Near-Far Effect Output Map allows you to design Public Safety networks using Off Air base station and understand and predict your public safety design performance coverage in near-far effect circumstances.
• You can use Uplink AGC Output Map for calculating and predicting the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) values applied in the uplink direction at the BDA using Off Air Base Station. Both new output maps are available for P25, TETRA, TEDS and DMR technologies.

Increase Floor Plan Image Quality for ibwc and Mist Files

• You can now set an image quality for the floor plans exported in ibwc files. In the ibwc export panel, there is a new drop down “Image Quality” with 3 options: Low, Medium, and High. Previously all floor plan images were exported with the low quality by default.

802.11N and 802.11P Added to 4.9 GHZ – Public Safety Broadband

• 802.11n and 802.11p technologies have been added to the 4.9 GHz – Public Safety Broadband.

View Imported Reach Prediction on the Outdoor Plan

• When importing iBwave Reach outdoor predictions into iBwave Design, you can now choose to include the imported predictions on the outdoor plan.

Riser Zones

• With the 17.0 release, additional automation was added to the Riser Design view in Mobile. Those features are now available when importing the Mobile FiberPass file into Desktop.

This includes:

Fixed Riser Zones

• In previous versions, the building layout in the Riser View would be sized to fit the page. This often resulted in misshapen floor/riser zones as the application stretched/shrunk to fit. Now, Riser Zones are of fixed dimensions. This makes layout and object positioning more predictable and the resulting graphic more representative of the actual building.

Floor and Riser Labels

• Floor and Riser labels have been adjusted so that they are properly positioned on the building layout.

Unit Range Labels

• The Mobile enhancement to the Riser Design workflow included a virtual unit configuration. Instead of having to place all the units on the floorplan to account for them in the Living Unit list, the user can assign the Range simply from the Unit Configurator in the Riser Diagram. In Desktop, this Unit Range now appears in the Riser View as label inside of the Riser Zone.

Save/Load Template Reports to/from Unity

• You can now upload your iBwave custom report templates to Unity when saving a "New Server Template" project.

Part Annotation Assignment

• Part Annotation Assignment allows you to quickly assign annotations to parts in the design with a few simple taps. The Mobile Report will also include all part annotations in the project.

Template Drive Folders

• You can now create folders in project and site templates. When you create new sites or projects from templates, the folder structure of the templates will be recreated in the target sites and projects. In addition, you can import the folder structure of a template project into their existing project by clicking the vertical ellipsis (⁝) followed by Import Drive Folders.

Total Small Cells Count in Projects

• The small cells data will now be parsed in iBwave Unity, allowing you to view the total number of small cells in your cellular projects. Furthermore, the site detail page displays this information for the site's current project. You can add this property to their preferred properties via the User Settings page in order to view this information for all projects on the application's home page.

Enhanced Redirection After Login

• A new enhancement to the authentication flow enables automatic redirection to the requested URL after logging in to iBwave Unity. This new feature also allows you to pick up where they left off by sending you to your last visited page when logging in after a timeout.

Access Custom Property Names

• A modification to the Project Properties page in the Administration panel will assist administrators in locating the names of custom property properties. This information is highly useful for clients who use the Unity API and require a simple way to correlate the Unity UI and API properties.