WiMAX World USA booth 814 (Sequans) and 948 (Celestica)
CUPERTINO, CA and TORONTO, Sept. 18 /CNW/ - Sequans Communications, a leading supplier and developer of fixed and mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions, and Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global provider of innovative electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today announced the availability of an integrated Sequans/Celestica baseband/RF solution for manufacturers of high-end WiMAX base stations.
The solution integrates Sequans' new baseband Mobile WiMAX chip, the SQN2130, the first Mobile WiMAX base station MAC/PHY in the market, with Celestica's open base station architecture initiative (OBSAI)-compliant Remote Radio Head (RRH) solution accelerator platform - providing a total solution for manufacturers of large Mobile WiMAX base stations. OBSAI standards have been established to create an open market for cellular base stations.
"Celestica is recognized as an industry leader in implementing OBSAI and we are very pleased to jointly deliver this total solution for manufacturers of high-end Mobile WiMAX base stations," said Bernard Aboussouan, Sequans VP of marketing and business development. "Infrastructure suppliers can now get to market quickly with a high power, high-end solution."
"We are very pleased to collaborate with Sequans to make this important Mobile WiMAX solution available," said Randy Clark, Director of Celestica's WiMAX Solutions Practice. "Our WiMAX Solution Accelerators are pre-engineered platform solutions that can be customized by companies in the fixed, nomadic, and mobile WiMAX market to shrink their design cycle and drive faster time-to-market. The combination of our Remote Radio Head solution accelerator with Sequans' new baseband technology provides an innovative solution, compliant with an established standard for base station interfaces."
Celestica's 2x2 MIMO RRH solution accelerators comprise the entire RF front end, including transceivers, power amplifiers and enclosure, with an OBSAI compliant interface. Sequans' SQN2130 chip is a full MAC and PHY baseband solution that is WiMAX Forum(TM) Wave 2-ready, based on IEEE 802.16e standards. It supports 2X2 MIMO (2 Rx and 2 Tx, Matrix A and B) and delivers high throughput as a function of Sequans' unique, patent-pending MIMO technology, mimoMAX(TM). The feature rich, low-cost, low-power design of the SQN2130 enables the manufacture of any size base station - femto, pico, micro, or high-end macro - with no compromise in feature functionality.
About Sequans
SEQUANS Communications is a leading supplier of fixed and mobile WiMAX chips based on IEEE 802.16-2004 and 802.16e-2005 standards. Sequans is the only WiMAX chipmaker to deliver both subscriber station and base station chips. Sequans' mimoMAX(TM) technology combines a true maximum likelihood MIMO decoder with a patent-pending, low-power algorithm to deliver the highest possible performance with lowest power consumption. Sequans offers equipment manufacturers an all-in-one solution with full MAC and PHY functionality, enabling them to build a wide range of high performing WiMAX network components: femto, pico, micro and multi-sector macro base stations, outdoor and indoor subscriber terminals, home gateways, and all types of mobile devices. www.sequans.com.
About Celestica
Celestica is dedicated to providing innovative electronics manufacturing services that accelerate our customers' success. Through our efficient global manufacturing and supply chain network, we deliver competitive advantage to companies in the computing, communications, consumer, industrial, and aerospace and defense end markets. Our employees share a proud history of proven expertise and creativity that provides our customers with the flexibility to overcome any challenge.
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