ArrayComm and TeleCIS Wireless, today announced a joint development agreement to create products for the upcoming WiMAX e (mobile) standard. ArrayComm is the industry leader in smart antenna technology for wireless access (BWA) systems.
TeleCIS is a leading developer of multi-protocol BWA chips. The agreement enables each company to make optimal use of the other s technology. TeleCIS Wireless will support ArrayComm s smart antenna solutions in its multi-protocol WiMAX mobile chip and ArrayComm will design its smart antenna solutions to facilitate enhanced performance of the TeleCIS chip.
TeleCIS Wireless has enabled the first step toward full wireless broadband mobility. Devices with TeleCIS technology and the ArrayComm solution will represent the absolute best of breed in terms of performance, with gains exceeding 20dB over other solutions, said Sam Endy, CEO of TeleCIS Wireless.
TeleCIS, with its strong background in advanced signal processing techniques, is an ideal partner for ArrayComm, and their chipset architecture is well suited to implement these powerful features, added Martin Cooper, ArrayComm s executive chairman.
TeleCIS says first wall penetration has been the primary barrier to self-installed indoor CPEs. Depending on frequency and type of wall, this signal loss can measure from 10 to 20dB, averaging at 15dB. This loss can be offset by the additional link budget generated by the TeleCIS SoC WiMAX ASIC. It will also support up to 2~3 times the range of standard products.
Our relationship with Intel, explains Arraycomm, is to collaborate in standards and product arenas to establish high-performance and interoperable support for adaptive antennas in WiMAX platforms. In addition, we have an announced relationship with Posdata of Korea to enable their WiBro products with smart antennas, and there are other relationships that we hope to be able to announce soon.
Arraycomm’s i-Burst (above), creates an infinite variety of beam patterns in response to the environment and combines signals to mitigate interference. There are two antenna masts. While traditional beam-forming and beam-steering provide one transmission beam towards a user, spatial processing, used by Arraycomm, transcends a one-user, one-beam approach. It uses multiple antennas and combines signals in space.
ArrayComm uses iBurst, supplied to Kyocera and smart antenna baseband software called IntelliCell that powers iBurst and is also used for cellular telephony.
Navini and Arraycomm are facing off in Sydney. The “4G” War in Sydney pits two competing broadband wireless technologies; Personal Broadband (using ArrayComm technology) and Unwired Australia (using Navini technology).
ArrayComm, provides wireless broadband coverage in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Sydney (see iBurst Launches in Oz). PBA also owns spectrum in Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart, and Perth, aiming to provide eventual coverage to 95 percent of Australia s business population.
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