Clearwire might not offer much by way of cellphones, but it has every kind of gizmo and doodad for accessing the data service and upgraded mobile Internet it so proudly provides. The devices it uses to harness cyberspace fall into three categories: Clear Spots, USB Modems, and Home Modems. Each type is tailored to suit your use and pricing needs, providing a custom plan and package for customers ranging from college dormers to office buildings and multiple-user home networks. The best part? You actually have the choice as to whether to buy or lease the equipment necessary – a truly mobile (and very flexible) mobile Internet plan.
Need something to help ride the information superhighway on your own? The Clear Spot 4G and Clear Spot 4G + are at your beck and call, saving you that trip to T-Mobile in Starbucks with a quick and easy hookup to the net. With the Clear Spot 4G [$5 a month lease, $99 to buy, monthly plans beginning at $45], you get the basics – unlimited coverage wherever there’s 4G (even on the go, be it car, train or bus), with a four-hour battery life…AND, should the mood strike you to share with your ‘net-starved roommates, the ability to connect up to eight wi-fi capable devices. The 4G+ [$9 a month lease, $225 to buy, monthly plans beginning at $55] device gives you an hour less battery and only five spare wi-fi connections, but more than makes up for this with 3G-4G backwards-compatibility – meaning that, no matter how advanced or stone-age the destination, you’ll have Internet wherever you go.
If you’re not rocking the wi-fi hotspots, but still prefer the individualized attention of a single-user plan, a USB modem is the way to go; Clearwire offers the Clear 4G Mobile USB Black, the Clear 4G Mobile USB White, and the Clear 4G+ Mobile USB Series S. The USB Black and USB White both come at the same price [FREE when ordered online, $80 regularly, monthly plans beginning at $45], both are small, handy and portable, and both are compatible with Mac or PC. The 4G+ [FREE when ordered online, $115 regularly, monthly plans beginning at $55] , conversely, follows in the pattern set forth for it by Clear Spot 4G+ – it too is backwards-compatible with 3G service, giving you wider coverage as you travel through our not-yet-entirely-4G nation.
With the 4G Home Modems, designed specifically for multiple-user service, you can access WiMAX Internet at either home or office with varying degrees of device portability: these modems come as the Clear Modem Series G and the Clear Modem with Wi-Fi. The Clear Modem Series G [FREE when ordered online, $85 regularly, monthly plans beginning at $35] is an easy-to-install device, friendly to Mac and PC alike, with shipping included with purchase of the hardware. The Clear Modem with Wi-Fi [$7 a month lease, $120 to buy, monthly plans beginning at $35] offers a little more device flexibility – it is capable of connecting with any wi-fi enabled device (including cameras, cell-phones, and more), and can link up with eight to ten other devices, signal range 100-150 feet.
With all this at your fingertips, who could ask for anything more, right? Anticipating the few who might, Clearwire also offers four different service packages, devices included, to yet again suit the needs of every customer: the Nationwide Plug and Play Package, the Plug and Play Package, the Home & On-the-Go Package, and the Home Package. Nationwide Plug and Play starts at $55 a month, with a Clear 4G+ Mobile USB device lease included, providing coverage for one person with a 2-year contract ; automatically switching between 3G and 4G as available, a customer can download up to 5 gigs in a 3G area at no extra cost, with $0.05 extra per additional MB per month. The just-plain Plug and Play Package comes as the next step up – while its leased device is the 4G mobile USB (and, therefore, lacking backwards-compatibility), its plan starts at $45 a month, servicing one person with a 2-year contract, and it provides said user with unlimited data usage and unlimited Internet speed. The final individual-use package is the Home & On-the-Go Package; starting at $67 a month, it leases both a 4G mobile USB and a Clear Modem with WiFi, offering, again, a single-user-two-year contract for unlimited data usage and unlimited speed. The last package offered is the unbeatable home-and-office friendly Home Package, starting at $52 a month: leasing a Clear Modem with Wi-Fi, it provides unlimited service, unlimited speed, and full use of the eight-to-ten device linkup the device is already capable of.
So much is available, and so much more is on the way – a number of companies, looking to take advantage of the fantastically fast CLEAR WiMAX service, are all developing their own 4G-friendly devices, all with the intent to join Sprint and Clearwire in moving toward the future. We hope this guide has been helpful in navigating the two major providers of said hardware, and that the data-plan road ahead is all the CLEARer for it.
You’ve seen things, read stuff, and heard nonsense, but at the end of the day, more likely than not, you don’t know what the heck to think of 4G WiMAX. However, despite all the technical mumbo-jumbo choking way-too-savvy blogs and overenthused advertisements, we do believe it’s worth it to jump on the bandwagon and get in on the hottest new mobile trend to seize the grand ol’ US of A. Therefore, for your viewing pleasure (and poor, overworked brain), we’ve put together a shopping list to help you get your 4G fix, WiMAX-style, one hardware provider at a time.
The WiMAX market begins and ends with Sprint; the top service provider recruits Clearwire’s network to provide its customers with thus far unmatched 4G speeds, and is rapidly expanding its service areas throughout the country. Looking at their WiMAX devices is a 4G must – from phones to modems, they’ve got everything you could ask for to link out and speed up your wireless connection.
Phones
These days, buying a mobile phone translates into a heck of a lot more than comparing voice and texting plans – we want our sundaes with hot fudge, whipped cream, sprinkles, a cherry, and mini-fireworks on top. Sprint Nextel has gladly complied, offering the HTC Evo 4G and the Samsung Epic 4G to whet our wireless palates – both phones are WiMAX-toting devices. The HTC Evo 4G ($450 without a new contract, $200 with) offers dual camera, GPS, MP3 player, 3G/4G revertible, voice activated dialing, Android…but what makes this cell phone so unique isn’t just the toys it comes with. The Evo doesn’t only give you internet access from the device itself – it acts as a WiMAX hotspot for up to eight pieces of WiFi-using tech! Another Android, the Samsung Epic 4G ($500 without a new contract, $250 with) comes with all the bells and whistles offered with the Evo; while it only supports up to five WiFi devices instead of eight (oh, spare us the horror), it more than makes up for this with a slide-out keyboard for the touchscreen-wary among us.
Modems and Hotspots
The modem/mobile hotspot: provider of Internet for all things tech, from desktop computers to newly data-capable devices – yes, WiMAX has made it here, too, Sprint-ified for us as the Motorola CPEi25150 and the Sierra Overdrive. The Sprint 4G Desktop Modem CPEi25150 by Motorola ($200 without a new contract, $50 with) is a modem that is all it promises to be – averaging 3-6 Mbps at 4G speeds (layman’s terms: FAST), the CPEi25150 will bring lighting-quick ‘net to your home/office desktop computer. The smaller (and somewhat more portable) Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra ($350 without a new contract, $50 with) isn’t built for your computer – it’s made to go beyond. While it is certainly capable of hooking up to laptops and desktops, Sprint has wired this little jewel to do so much more than that! With the Overdrive in hand, you can connect to any WiFi device, from a camera to iPod touch to Wii, sharing wireless access with up to five different machines.
Continuing down the line of small, carry-on, and computer friendly are the Sprint USBs, the U600 and U1901, which provide individual computers with uber-fast wireless internet. The Sprint 4G USB U1901 ($200 without a new contract, $50 with) can be either booster or connecter – plug it into your laptop and zippy up your speeds, offering the ability to link to both 4G and broadband. With the Sprint 3G/4G USB U600 ($250 without a new contract, completely free with!), it’s all in the name – meet the portable, 3G/4G-revertible hotspot, a GPS-capable wireless connector that pairs well with Windows, Mac and Linux computers. Long story short: super speedy internet! Just plug it in!
Computers
Of course, if you don’t need to get an external connection to the Internet, why bother with the extra stuff to lose? Sprint takes this into account as well, responding to our clutter-free desires with two laptops sporting internally wired network connectivity – the Dell Inspiron and the Dell Inspiron Mini. The Dell Inspiron 11z ($650 without a new contract, $150 with) is, at its core, just as great as any PC laptop, with 2 GB, expandable to 4GB memory, a camera, and a 250 gig hard drive. The added bonus of internal network connectivity is especially well-suited for those new to the PC market – rather than having to shop for all the different pieces that make a solid computer, customers find all these need at their fingertips, eradicating the need to spend more on Internet hookups. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) ($500 without a new contract, completely free with!) is all the more staggering for its fantastic price tag and adorable – ahem – extra-functional size. 1 GB memory, 250 GB hard drive, and the same built-in Now Network…if the service plans suit your needs, what isn’t there to love about this irresistible deal?
Sprint’s 4G WiMAX hardware doesn’t leave much to be desired – however, there are other options for those who prefer to buy their tech elsewhere.
Next up: Clearwire, the WiMAX HQ itself.
Using conventional wisdom and keen powers of observation, your average enlightened follower of wireless trends may have long ago declared LTE the “royal highness” of 4G network technology standards on the European continent; But even with the region’s more developed nations opting for Long Term Evolution as their chief 4G format, Samsung isn’t quite ready to take part in that coronation ceremony.
The Korean mega-conglomerate is still holding strong to the belief that there’s plenty more fruit to be harvested from the WiMax technology tree. That fruit may not be plucked in wealthier countries like Sweden, Great Britain, and Germany; Samsung sees their fortunes rising where the sun does–in the east. Having struck two deals to provide 802.16e infrastructure for the rollouts of two national WiMax networks in Bulgaria and the Ukraine, they may be laying the foundation for even further success spreading and improving WiMax in the region for countries looking for a more cost-effective solution to improving their speed of their net access.
The devices at the center of these respective rollouts are Samsung’s U-RAS Smart CP base stations, which Ukraine’s Intellicom LLC will deploy to their top 4 markets by June 2011, hopefully making WiMax readily available to 20 million households by 2013. They’re not alone in trying to tackle that market though, as rival Ukraine High Technologies will be boxing them out for position for customers on a national level.
Bulgarian service provider, Max Telecom, will utilize the Smart base stations in an effort to upgrade its existing WiMax networks to best competing operators TransTelecom and Nexcom Bulgaria LLC. As a chief selling point of the new network Max will be boasting of their “high-quality VoIP” services that they hope will be available to the nation’s population of 7.6 million by 2012. Bulgaria’s WiMax users are expected to more than triple by 2015.
Though an investment for the further development of WiMax technology in a region where the 4G standard isn’t exactly “killing it” may seem risky for Ukrainian and Bulgarian providers alike; the U-RAS Smart CP Base Stations takes into account the potential shift of preference by supporting “a migration to WiMax 2 (802.16m) and TD-LTE, the alternative technology that can operate on the same spectrum as WiMax.” It’s better to be safe than sorry.… Read the rest
]]>Using conventional wisdom and keen powers of observation, your average enlightened follower of wireless trends may have long ago declared LTE the “royal highness” of 4G network technology standards on the European continent; But even with the region’s more developed nations opting for Long Term Evolution as their chief 4G format, Samsung isn’t quite ready to take part in that coronation ceremony.
The Korean mega-conglomerate is still holding strong to the belief that there’s plenty more fruit to be harvested from the WiMax technology tree. That fruit may not be plucked in wealthier countries like Sweden, Great Britain, and Germany; Samsung sees their fortunes rising where the sun does–in the east. Having struck two deals to provide 802.16e infrastructure for the rollouts of two national WiMax networks in Bulgaria and the Ukraine, they may be laying the foundation for even further success spreading and improving WiMax in the region for countries looking for a more cost-effective solution to improving their speed of their net access.
The devices at the center of these respective rollouts are Samsung’s U-RAS Smart CP base stations, which Ukraine’s Intellicom LLC will deploy to their top 4 markets by June 2011, hopefully making WiMax readily available to 20 million households by 2013. They’re not alone in trying to tackle that market though, as rival Ukraine High Technologies will be boxing them out for position for customers on a national level.
Bulgarian service provider, Max Telecom, will utilize the Smart base stations in an effort to upgrade its existing WiMax networks to best competing operators TransTelecom and Nexcom Bulgaria LLC. As a chief selling point of the new network Max will be boasting of their “high-quality VoIP” services that they hope will be available to the nation’s population of 7.6 million by 2012. Bulgaria’s WiMax users are expected to more than triple by 2015.
Though an investment for the further development of WiMax technology in a region where the 4G standard isn’t exactly “killing it” may seem risky for Ukrainian and Bulgarian providers alike; the U-RAS Smart CP Base Stations takes into account the potential shift of preference by supporting “a migration to WiMax 2 (802.16m) and TD-LTE, the alternative technology that can operate on the same spectrum as WiMax.” It’s better to be safe than sorry.
]]>Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint are the companies leading the way for this new product. They exude confidence during technology fairs concluding that the 4G revolution is upon us. They’ve developed products to help connect to the network such as portable modems, usb drives, and sim cards. They’ve even entitled their networks; Sprint’s being WIMAX (World-wide Interoperability for Microwave Access) while Verizon and AT&T’s shall be called LTE (Long Term Evolution). However, perhaps their confidence is missed guided and their promise of debuting in 2013 is unrealistic.
WIMAX developed by the Sprint and Clear companies respectively, seems to be losing ground in the United States amidst their attempt to bring WIMAX success domestically. Though they’ve raised 3.2 billion dollars in investments to produce the network, Sprint and Clear may have underestimated how expensive it is to blanket the country in connectivity. Sprint, the lesser of the three major telecommunications distributors in the country, may not have enough currency to continue production if the 3.2 billion isn’t enough, and investors Google, Time Warner, and Intel may grow weary of waiting and pull their investments early. Also those dependent on their WIMAX’s success is far less than those who are dependent on LTE”s success due to the fact that Verizon and AT&T are far larger companies. … Read the rest
]]>Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint are the companies leading the way for this new product. They exude confidence during technology fairs concluding that the 4G revolution is upon us. They’ve developed products to help connect to the network such as portable modems, usb drives, and sim cards. They’ve even entitled their networks; Sprint’s being WIMAX (World-wide Interoperability for Microwave Access) while Verizon and AT&T’s shall be called LTE (Long Term Evolution). However, perhaps their confidence is missed guided and their promise of debuting in 2013 is unrealistic.
WIMAX developed by the Sprint and Clear companies respectively, seems to be losing ground in the United States amidst their attempt to bring WIMAX success domestically. Though they’ve raised 3.2 billion dollars in investments to produce the network, Sprint and Clear may have underestimated how expensive it is to blanket the country in connectivity. Sprint, the lesser of the three major telecommunications distributors in the country, may not have enough currency to continue production if the 3.2 billion isn’t enough, and investors Google, Time Warner, and Intel may grow weary of waiting and pull their investments early. Also those dependent on their WIMAX’s success is far less than those who are dependent on LTE”s success due to the fact that Verizon and AT&T are far larger companies. If it were a track race, Sprint is trying to take a shortcut by cutting through the field while Verizon and AT&T have already lapped them. If Sprint’s WIMAX fails, it can be attributed to the fact that their company just isn’t ready or wealthy enough.
LTE developed by Verizon and AT&T is also having trouble breaking ground in the telecommunications industry. Though it has run several tests, and covers almost an equal amount of area that WIMAX does, it is far less mature. It is faster than 3G but is however slower than Clear’s WIMAX. Also the infrastructure of the technology is underdeveloped which can be fixed over time. The problem with LTE is the fact that the company is trying to rush the development of the 4th Generation network so that it isn’t overshadowed by WIMAX. LTE wants to be the fist to release their network in order to compete but at the same time it’s detrimental to the process of developing the technology.
The competition between companies seems to be unhealthy for their product. If they rush development to meet the deadline they set for themselves, it may lead to an unfinished, underdeveloped, product and lead to more problems than solutions. It is essential to that these companies slow the process down so that the network they establish is without problems and inconvenience in the future.
Gemtek and Beceem teamed up to launch Gemtek’s latest CPE and USB WiMAX modems. The technology utilizes Beceem’s BCSx350 WiMAX chip. The devices improve the uplink performance. It enhances the coverage area of an operator’s network. Beceem’s ‘Twin Turbo”, is a patented dual transmit uplink technology that provides up to 6dB of performance gain compared to Wave 2 uplink technology. The BCSx350 supports more than 40Mbps peak downlink throughput, more than 10Mbps faster than most WiMAX devices.
“Our Twin Turbo solution offers significant uplink performance improvements over traditional WiMAX modems. Operators are very sensitive to the uplink capabilities of the devices in their network, since the uplink has direct impact on network spending and quality,” said James Chen, senior director of marketing for Beceem Communications. “The up to 6dB of extra gain provided by the Twin Turbo will make Gemtek’s new CPE and USB modems the clear performance Benchmark in the industry.”
The BCSx350 comes in two different models, the BCSM350 for mobile or embedded WiMAX devices and BCS5350 for CPEs that support data, voice and WiFi on a single chip.
Accton Wireless Broadband has also enlisted Beceem for their release of AWB’s new CPE platform. It’s based on the BCS5350 chip. AWB will make and market different CPEs from the basic modem to a series of devices that supports multiple voice and data connection plus integrated WiFi. Using one chip means that development and costs are reduced. The platform supports full data throughput along with support of two VoIP lines and WiFi AP stack.
“AWB is well known for its WiMAX modems, and the BCS5350 — with its Twin Turbo and integrated VoIP support — offers a combination of increased performance with a significantly reduced bill of materials,” said Aditya Agrawal, senior director of marketing for Beceem Communications.
These deals show that Beceem provides some of the better chip sets on the WiMAX market. They seem committed to providing the leading WiMAX products. They’ve also expanded, looking to get 110 million dollars.… Read the rest
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Gemtek and Beceem teamed up to launch Gemtek’s latest CPE and USB WiMAX modems. The technology utilizes Beceem’s BCSx350 WiMAX chip. The devices improve the uplink performance. It enhances the coverage area of an operator’s network. Beceem’s ‘Twin Turbo”, is a patented dual transmit uplink technology that provides up to 6dB of performance gain compared to Wave 2 uplink technology. The BCSx350 supports more than 40Mbps peak downlink throughput, more than 10Mbps faster than most WiMAX devices.
“Our Twin Turbo solution offers significant uplink performance improvements over traditional WiMAX modems. Operators are very sensitive to the uplink capabilities of the devices in their network, since the uplink has direct impact on network spending and quality,” said James Chen, senior director of marketing for Beceem Communications. “The up to 6dB of extra gain provided by the Twin Turbo will make Gemtek’s new CPE and USB modems the clear performance Benchmark in the industry.”
The BCSx350 comes in two different models, the BCSM350 for mobile or embedded WiMAX devices and BCS5350 for CPEs that support data, voice and WiFi on a single chip.
Accton Wireless Broadband has also enlisted Beceem for their release of AWB’s new CPE platform. It’s based on the BCS5350 chip. AWB will make and market different CPEs from the basic modem to a series of devices that supports multiple voice and data connection plus integrated WiFi. Using one chip means that development and costs are reduced. The platform supports full data throughput along with support of two VoIP lines and WiFi AP stack.
“AWB is well known for its WiMAX modems, and the BCS5350 — with its Twin Turbo and integrated VoIP support — offers a combination of increased performance with a significantly reduced bill of materials,” said Aditya Agrawal, senior director of marketing for Beceem Communications.
These deals show that Beceem provides some of the better chip sets on the WiMAX market. They seem committed to providing the leading WiMAX products. They’ve also expanded, looking to get 110 million dollars.
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Leading 4G chip provider, Beceem Communications, announced today the launch of its BCSx350 chip, the company’s sixth-generation WiMAX chip. It includes a patented “Twin-Turbo” dual transmit uplink technology, providing up to 6dB of performance gain compared to traditional Wave 2 uplink technology. It is the most advanced 4G-WiMAX platform ever designed.
“Performance and market leadership are the hallmarks of our 4G products,” said Lars Johnsson, vice president of marketing and business for Beceem Communications. “We continue to invest heavily in improving the performance of WiMAX networks and devices, and our new BCSx350 chip is by far the most capable 4G-WiMAX chip given its further increased uplink performance and continuously reduced power consumption.”
The new BCSx350 comes in two models – the BCSM350 for mobile/embedded devices and the BCS5350 for high-performance, low-cost CPE that simultaneously support data, voice, and WiFi in a single chip. It is expected to go into mass production Q2/2010.… Read the rest
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Leading 4G chip provider, Beceem Communications, announced today the launch of its BCSx350 chip, the company’s sixth-generation WiMAX chip. It includes a patented “Twin-Turbo” dual transmit uplink technology, providing up to 6dB of performance gain compared to traditional Wave 2 uplink technology. It is the most advanced 4G-WiMAX platform ever designed.
“Performance and market leadership are the hallmarks of our 4G products,” said Lars Johnsson, vice president of marketing and business for Beceem Communications. “We continue to invest heavily in improving the performance of WiMAX networks and devices, and our new BCSx350 chip is by far the most capable 4G-WiMAX chip given its further increased uplink performance and continuously reduced power consumption.”
The new BCSx350 comes in two models – the BCSM350 for mobile/embedded devices and the BCS5350 for high-performance, low-cost CPE that simultaneously support data, voice, and WiFi in a single chip. It is expected to go into mass production Q2/2010.
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Beceem Communications unveiled its latest chip. The BCS500 will help bridge the gap between two competing 4G technologies, with customers given the choice between WiMax and LTE.
The BCS500 supports the 802.16 IEEE and the 3GPP-LTE standard’s Release 8 specifications.
The chip will be available for sampling in the fourth quarter of this year with mass production expected in the second quarter of 2011.
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Beceem Communications unveiled its latest chip. The BCS500 will help bridge the gap between two competing 4G technologies, with customers given the choice between WiMax and LTE.
The BCS500 supports the 802.16 IEEE and the 3GPP-LTE standard’s Release 8 specifications.
The chip will be available for sampling in the fourth quarter of this year with mass production expected in the second quarter of 2011.
Photo Courtesy of Chantal Wagner via Flickr
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Sequans Communications has released mimoMAX 2.0. It’s an improved version of their patented technology leading the way in its new WiMax semiconductor solutions. mimoMAX combines maximum likelihood MIMO decoder on the downlink with dual independent transmit channels on the uplink.
The two uplink channels can combine the output power of the two transmitters and immediately realize a 3 dB gain, improving signal range and throughput. mimoMAX 2.0 adds a 2Tx Closed Loop Diversity that improves the uplink performance. It accomplishes this through adding diversity gains of up to 2.5dB for an 5.5 dB overall gain.
“Every WiMAX device has two antennas and you must have two transmit channels on the uplink to fully exploit this, said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO. “Sequans was the first and is still the only chipmaker providing this capability, and now with our new 2T CLD algorithm we have enhanced it. 2T CLD dynamically selects the best diversity for a given channel environment—switched diversity or full diversity – delivering link budget gains well beyond the primitive single Tx solutions available today. The gains enabled by this technology can dramatically improve indoor penetration, cell-edge and network entry performance, and throughput. This translates into significantly improved operator economics and end-user satisfaction.”
mimoMAX 2.0 optimizes 2Tx through channel condition information from the downlink, perfecting the use of dual transmit antennas on a tone-by-tone and frame-by-frame basis. It guarantees the best possible uplink performance at every sub-carrier frequency in the channel. Combining the output power of the two channels, it increases the uplink transmit power of WiMax devices.
Sequans’ SQN1200 series of Mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions are the most advanced and most highly integrated chips in the industry. Along with mimoMAX 2.0, they deliver baseband and triple band RF integrated in a single, 65 nm die, delivering ultra low power consumption and high throughput at a very low cost.
Sequans announced a recent partnership with
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Sequans Communications has released mimoMAX 2.0. It’s an improved version of their patented technology leading the way in its new WiMax semiconductor solutions. mimoMAX combines maximum likelihood MIMO decoder on the downlink with dual independent transmit channels on the uplink.
The two uplink channels can combine the output power of the two transmitters and immediately realize a 3 dB gain, improving signal range and throughput. mimoMAX 2.0 adds a 2Tx Closed Loop Diversity that improves the uplink performance. It accomplishes this through adding diversity gains of up to 2.5dB for an 5.5 dB overall gain.
“Every WiMAX device has two antennas and you must have two transmit channels on the uplink to fully exploit this, said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO. “Sequans was the first and is still the only chipmaker providing this capability, and now with our new 2T CLD algorithm we have enhanced it. 2T CLD dynamically selects the best diversity for a given channel environment—switched diversity or full diversity – delivering link budget gains well beyond the primitive single Tx solutions available today. The gains enabled by this technology can dramatically improve indoor penetration, cell-edge and network entry performance, and throughput. This translates into significantly improved operator economics and end-user satisfaction.”
mimoMAX 2.0 optimizes 2Tx through channel condition information from the downlink, perfecting the use of dual transmit antennas on a tone-by-tone and frame-by-frame basis. It guarantees the best possible uplink performance at every sub-carrier frequency in the channel. Combining the output power of the two channels, it increases the uplink transmit power of WiMax devices.
Sequans’ SQN1200 series of Mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions are the most advanced and most highly integrated chips in the industry. Along with mimoMAX 2.0, they deliver baseband and triple band RF integrated in a single, 65 nm die, delivering ultra low power consumption and high throughput at a very low cost.
Sequans announced a recent partnership with
Photo Courtesy of quinn.anya via Flickr
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Sumitomo Electric Networks will use Sequans Communications’ Mobile WiMax semiconductor to develop an ultra small CPE. The device will be called the SWiM WS2000/2001 and is targeted towards home security, M2M and automotive markets. It will be used for video, remote controlled cameras, home controllers and tracking devices as well as in-car navigation, remote diagnostics and security for vehicles.
“Sequans’ technology has enabled us to build a state-of-the art solution with very high performance, providing unique value for our particular applications,” said Takashi Suzuki, director, Suminet. “Sequans offers the most advanced and powerful WiMAX chip solutions available today.”
The SWiM WS2000 is an embedded device that measures 2.7 cm-by-4.3cm-by-0.6 cm. The SWiM WS20001 is a standalone module measuring 10.8cm-by-4.0cm-by2.6cm. Both CPEs include an Ethernet PHY and USB interface along with a complete network software suite.
Sequans unveiled its newest generation of 65 nm chips integrating baseband and triple band RF in a single day. The chips deliver the highest level of integration achieved while reducing costs and power consumption. The integrated RF covers all three global WiMax bands and supports TDD and H-FDD.
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Sumitomo Electric Networks will use Sequans Communications’ Mobile WiMax semiconductor to develop an ultra small CPE. The device will be called the SWiM WS2000/2001 and is targeted towards home security, M2M and automotive markets. It will be used for video, remote controlled cameras, home controllers and tracking devices as well as in-car navigation, remote diagnostics and security for vehicles.
“Sequans’ technology has enabled us to build a state-of-the art solution with very high performance, providing unique value for our particular applications,” said Takashi Suzuki, director, Suminet. “Sequans offers the most advanced and powerful WiMAX chip solutions available today.”
The SWiM WS2000 is an embedded device that measures 2.7 cm-by-4.3cm-by-0.6 cm. The SWiM WS20001 is a standalone module measuring 10.8cm-by-4.0cm-by2.6cm. Both CPEs include an Ethernet PHY and USB interface along with a complete network software suite.
Sequans unveiled its newest generation of 65 nm chips integrating baseband and triple band RF in a single day. The chips deliver the highest level of integration achieved while reducing costs and power consumption. The integrated RF covers all three global WiMax bands and supports TDD and H-FDD.
Photo Courtesy rsepulveda via Flickr
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Sequans Communications has licensed the CEVA-X1641 DSP core to power its next generation LTE and WiMax baseband processors. The X1641 DSP core will offer flexibility for Sequans’ next chips, while continuing the chips’ industry-leading low power rating.
“As the wireless industry continues to adopt a two-pronged approach towards 4G networks, it is critical that our next-generation product lines can support both LTE and WiMAX standards in a cost-efficient and flexible manner,” said Bertrand Debray, Sequans VP of engineering. “The high-performance CEVA-X1641 DSP provides us with a programmable architecture with low cost of deployment, addressing the major challenges facing 4G chipset solutions for high-volume markets. Also, with significant legacy software, the high efficiency of the CEVA-X1641 compiler was an important criterion in our decision to adopt a new DSP architecture.”
CEVA’s DSP cores power many of the world’s leading baseband handset solutions, with a broad customer base including Infineon, ST-Ericsson, Broadcom, Samsung, Mediatek, Spreadtrum and VIA Telecom. It recently announced its partnership program with telecommunications companies as well. CEVA shipped more than 600 million handsets.
The CEVA-X1641 and CEVA-XC DSP have been designed to overcome the stringent power consumption, time-to-market and cost constraints associated with developing high-performance WiMax, LTE and software definable radio wireless communications processors. CEVA has multiple licensees developing LTE handset and infrastructure solutions based on CEVA DSP cores.
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Sequans Communications has licensed the CEVA-X1641 DSP core to power its next generation LTE and WiMax baseband processors. The X1641 DSP core will offer flexibility for Sequans’ next chips, while continuing the chips’ industry-leading low power rating.
“As the wireless industry continues to adopt a two-pronged approach towards 4G networks, it is critical that our next-generation product lines can support both LTE and WiMAX standards in a cost-efficient and flexible manner,” said Bertrand Debray, Sequans VP of engineering. “The high-performance CEVA-X1641 DSP provides us with a programmable architecture with low cost of deployment, addressing the major challenges facing 4G chipset solutions for high-volume markets. Also, with significant legacy software, the high efficiency of the CEVA-X1641 compiler was an important criterion in our decision to adopt a new DSP architecture.”
CEVA’s DSP cores power many of the world’s leading baseband handset solutions, with a broad customer base including Infineon, ST-Ericsson, Broadcom, Samsung, Mediatek, Spreadtrum and VIA Telecom. It recently announced its partnership program with telecommunications companies as well. CEVA shipped more than 600 million handsets.
The CEVA-X1641 and CEVA-XC DSP have been designed to overcome the stringent power consumption, time-to-market and cost constraints associated with developing high-performance WiMax, LTE and software definable radio wireless communications processors. CEVA has multiple licensees developing LTE handset and infrastructure solutions based on CEVA DSP cores.
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