Verizon Certifies Altair’s Chipset for its 4G Network
"Completing this certification process with Verizon Wireless is a strategic milestone for Altair," said Eran Eshed, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing, Altair Semiconductor. "We are looking forward to helping develop the next wave of LTE solutions, including M2M, fixed and mobile broadband applications, on Verizon's world-class wireless network."
Verizon Wireless' certification process is designed to improve time-to-market and reduce the cost associated with the introduction of new machine-to-machine (M2M) and 4G LTE devices. Verizon operates the world's largest 4G LTE wireless network, available today in over 330 U.S. markets.
The chipset is the core engine behind the LTE device, and certification is crucial for original equipment manufacturers, in minimizing the time it takes from investment to revenue in commercializing devices such as tablets, M2M applications and other LTE products.
Altair's FourGee-3100/6200 chipset supports both FDD and TDD variants using single software, and covers any LTE frequency band in the range between 700-2700MHz. The chipset implements a high performance MIMO receiver and is based on a proprietary OsquaredP(TM) Software Defined Radio (SDR) processor, offering performance that significantly exceeds traditional communications DSP cores, yet consumes a fraction of the power. The combined chipset offers terminal manufacturers a true global solution.
About Altair Semiconductor
Altair Semiconductor is a leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. Altair's chipsets can be found in approximately 30 end-user devices - ranging from USB dongles to smartphones.
Altair's comprehensive product portfolio includes baseband processors, multi-band RF transceivers for both FDD and TDD bands, and a range of reference hardware and product level protocol stack software.
For more information, visit www.altair-semi.com or contact matthew@finnpartners.co.il
Source: PRNewswire
Arduino GSM/GPRS Shield Enhanced by Telefónica Connectivity
This Shield, which marks a further development in the initiative presented at Valencia's Campus Party 2011, brings in notable new features. The hardware and associated software have improved both in terms of their usability and their capacities. Also, the libraries are smaller and additionally allow ‘asynchronous’ use. this means that Arduino is freed up to perform other tasks while the shield is communicating. Moreover, Arduino users using the shield can sign up to a communication service provided by Telefónica through which they can manage their Arduino remotely from the BlueVia website (BlueVia is Telefónica's global API program). The service includes its own Telefónica M2M SIM cards.
These new advances greatly benefit developers. Arduino is at present the hardware of choice for producing prototypes of future systems. It is often used in making the initial versions of new products and prototypes as a prelude to making the required final hardware in miniature.
During the Campus Party in Berlin, Telefónica R&D and Arduino will present the new product at meetings and workshops on 24th and 25th August, where those present will be able to work directly using their own shields.
Source: Telefonica
