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Altera SOPC Solutions Power NEC's 3G Mobile Networking Products
August 30, 2002
Altera Corporation announced today that its system-on-a-programmable
chip (SOPC) solutions deliver flexible, low-cost functionality to
NEC's industry-leading 3G mobile core network products. NEC chose
Altera over other programmable logic vendors for several reasons,
including device performance and price, a comprehensive intellectual
property (IP) portfolio, and the need for the highest design flexibility.
NEC's mobile core networking is enabling the creation of the first
3G communications networks in Japan, allowing consumers "on the
go" to access all their favorite forms of digital media including
music, photos, voice, video, internet, and visual phones.
"Programmable logic is an important part of our system architecture,"
noted Masakazu Kawakami, assistant general manager of the IP Network
division at NEC Corporation. "Altera's programmable logic devices,
along with their IP selection, offer many of the benefits that we
need to be successful."
NEC's 3G products include the W-CDMA Mobile Switching Center (MSC)
and W-CDMA Radio Network Controller (RNC). When developing these
products, NEC engineers required a high degree of design freedom
that only Altera programmable logic devices (PLDs) could provide.
Altera PLD flexibility allowed NEC to quickly adapt to changes in
the latest communication protocols and adjust their designs to meet
the real-time needs of their customers, speeding their products
to market.
"When industry leaders like NEC choose Altera solutions, it validates
the strength of our product offering to 3G infrastructure developers,"
said Arun Iyengar, director of the wireless business unit at Altera
Corporation. "The benefits provided by Altera SOPC solutions are
invaluable in rapidly evolving areas like 3G communications where
standards are still changing and the next generation of services
is a moving target."
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