We solve interference problems in mobile networks

ISCO solutions improve mobile network performance by automatically removing many types of interference.

Our software applications condition the RF link between the base station and the subscriber device to cancel interference and improve signal quality. With tens of thousands of deployments under our belt, our products and solutions are proven to improve throughput, increase network accessibility and deliver more capacity.

ISCO’s patented algorithms apply artificial intelligence to automatically identify interference, detect the type of interference (PIM, narrowband, wideband) and use digital signal processing techniques to cancel interference and noise.

PIM Cancellation
Interference Cancellation
SINR Optimization
RF Filtering

PIM caused by Physical, Environmental and Spectrum Conditions

Signals from multiple transmitters can interact and create Passive Intermodulation (PIM) that degrades the uplink signal, coverage and overall network performance. The PIM problem is growing as networks evolve with more frequency bands being deployed. Our solution cancels PIM, regardless of its source.

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New and Noteworthy

Calculate impact of PIM on the uplink

New PIM Calculator shows IM3/IM5/IM7/Triple Beat

ISCO's new online PIM Calculator shows how transmit frequencies mix to create PIM in the uplink, affecting throughput, carried traffic, and other KPIs. Quickly see the results of these mathematical combinations, including triple beat, in a clear graphical and tabular display.

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Interference ruins network performance and robs capacity. Dynamic Spectrum Recovery, our newest software network function, uses artificial intelligence to cancel all types of non-cellular narrow and wideband interference without losing valuable spectrum.

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ISCOinsights

Find it. Fix it. Move on to the next.

A common way to track performance problems in a wireless network is to report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for individual sites or sectors. Problems are prioritized based on severity and impact on users of the network. Our customer invested in a ProteusCPRI Portable to make it easy to tackle the sites on the report. The […]

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ISCO’s PIM Calculator helps Mobile Network Operators plan for frequency mixes that harm the uplink

A PIM problem is often not found until after a cell site is up and running, when a performance issue is flagged by severely degraded throughput or other KPIs. By then it can be difficult to identify and solve. ISCO’s PIM Calculator is an easy-to-use online tool that shows the Passive Intermodulation products IM3, IM5, […]

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Wideband interference from digital TV? Not anymore.

High levels of wideband interference from digital TV signals caused our customer continuous harm across multiple PRBs. It was unpredictable and changing over time, with power levels above -85dB impacting KPIs. ISCO’s ProteusCPRI with Dynamic Spectrum Recovery (DSR) removed the interference as it appeared and improved KPIs, returning the site to normal operation. Besides digital […]

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ISCO joins technology leaders in the Anterix Active Ecosystem Program

ISCO is pleased to announce we have joined the Anterix Active Ecosystem Program which launched earlier this year. Thirty-seven charter members joined with Anterix to facilitate and accelerate the delivery, deployment and activation of transformative private broadband for the nation’s electric grid. Through this program Anterix is bringing leading technology companies together to support 900 […]

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We’re not just equipment. ISCO’s people solve problems, too!

The challenge that brought us to the coastal market was common — PIM from two transmit bands mixing together causing intermod products which reduced capacity and performance in the uplink. Installing ISCO’s ProteusCPRI with c-ONE PIM Canceler® immediately started cancelling 50% of the PIM, but the site still had problems. Using ISCO’s visibility and diagnostic […]

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ISCO partners with Spectrum Effect and PCTEL in new DETECT-RESTORE-SOLVE approach to interference hunting

Interference is costly for Mobile Network Operators as capacity is constrained and expenses pile up while the source is hunted and resolved. A new paper from industry leaders ISCO International, Spectrum Effect and PCTEL details a best practice combining technology from all three companies to DETECT external interference, RESTORE performance by canceling interference, and SOLVE […]

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What I have learned working at ISCO during the pandemic

By Melinda Reid, Human Resources ISCO is a small company and I have been working here for almost 20 years. During my tenure I have seen ISCO’s successes and some of its disappointments, but one thing is certain I would not have wanted to be part of any other company during the pandemic. Why? Because […]

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ISCO teams with Precision Marketing Services, Inc. to represent ISCO’s PIM and interference cancellation solutions

PMi’s technical sales representatives will represent ISCO as part of their wireless infrastructure product line in markets east of the Rocky Mountains.

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Proud to be in the Top Ten of Crain’s Innovators List

ISCO is once again featured in the Crain’s list of Chicago’s Most Innovative Companies, ranked #9 based on the quality of patents filed in 2019 by Chicago-area companies.

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Supporting IoT, Sensor, Security and other Applications on ISCO’s MEC x86 Server

ISCO’s ProteusCPRI is a standard x86 server that establishes an open compute, routing and storage platform in point-of-presence (PoP) cell sites .

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