Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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picoChip Reference Design Speeds Time to Market for Next Generation 3G
Test Equipment
September 22, 2003
picoChip Designs announced its first customer shipment of the company's
components and "basestation on a CD" software reference design to Willtek
Communications, a supplier of test equipment for wireless manufacturers
and networks. Following extensive in-house testing, Willtek selected the
PC101 picoArray device as an enabling technology in its next generation
3G test equipment. This announcement marks the first disclosed design
win for picoChip's devices in a volume production product.
Dr Rodger Sykes, President and CEO of picoChip, commented, "We are extremely
pleased we are able to announce Willtek as a customer. We have a number
of companies using our technology under NDA but are delighted that our
relationship with Willtek has progressed so fast. A successful evaluation
tied to a design win is a very important milestone for picoChip. Test
is a very critical component to any emerging technology, and 3G is no
exception with its extreme complexity."
Cyrille Damany, CEO of Willtek Communications added, "The flexibility
of the PC101 architecture allowed our research team to swiftly and smoothly
incorporate its features into our systems within a very aggressive time-frame.
We evaluated many alternatives; although people claim to have a complete
solution, only picoChip could really demonstrate it. It was the completeness
of picoChip's solution that was the winning factor. Willtek truly believes
that picoChip is destined to become an industry leader."
The "basestation on a CD" is a "ready to go" wireless platform that includes
tested algorithms and source code for WCDMA FDD and HSDPA, and provides
a speedy, cost- competitive and low risk route to generate a fully compliant
"carrier class" 3G basestation. In addition, it provides an ideal platform
for organisations wishing to test out new and/or proprietary features.
Damany concluded, "By leveraging the core competences of picoChip's technology,
Willtek will be able to implement major additions to its product line
for 3G wireless test, measurement and analysis equipment. The power, flexibility
and time savings provided by the ``basestation on a CD' are unmatched
and will provide Willtek with a competitive advantage."
The picoChip design platform combines a high-performance processor optimised
for wireless, with a rich programming environment (using standard ANSI
C) and comprehensive system libraries. These allow applications to be
easily and efficiently developed, simulated, compiled, verified and tested
in a single environment for WDCMA FDD and HSDPA designs. The picoArray
processor is the fastest embedded processor on the market, delivering
300 Giga- operations per second and 30 Giga multiply-accumulates per second
- approximately ten times the performance of any other device.
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