Altera and Wi-LAN Form Partnership to Offer First Programmable WiMAX BTS Modem Solution

Altera and Wi-LAN Form Partnership to Offer First Programmable WiMAX BTS Modem Solution

Altera Corporation and Wi-LAN Inc. today announced the formation of a partnership to deliver the first programmable, low-cost WiMAX-compliant base transceiver station (BTS) modem solution supporting the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard. The solution allows base station developers to deliver WiMAX-compliant products that can be upgraded in the field by service providers in response to changing customer requirements and market conditions.

Leading Programmable Logic and IP Providers Deliver Compliant, Low-Cost Modem Solution for the IEEE 802.16-2004 Standard

Designers can use either Altera’s high-density StratixThe programmability of Altera’s FPGAs, which form an integral part of the solution, also provides developers with the flexibility to rapidly make changes to their design and still meet their time to market goals.II or low-cost Cyclone^TM II FPGAs, as well as Nios^® II embedded processors, with Wi-LAN’s WiMAX PHY and MAC intellectual property (IP) cores to build the BTS modem solution. These technologies support the diverse hardware requirements, processing speeds, flexibility and integration required of the WiMAX standard.