Femto SoC enables public access for the first time

Femto SoC enables public access for the first time

The PC333 femto SoC is offered as the first of its kind to extend the femtocell into the realm of public-access infrastructure such as metro femto, rural femto, and strand-mounted systems. The device is also claimed to be the first femtocell chip to support 32 channels (scalable to 64) for simultaneous voice and HSPA+ data, the first to support MIMO, the first to support soft-handover and the first to conform to the Local Area Basestation (LABS) standard, enabling higher-performance than any other femtocell solution.

LABS is the 3GPP definition for systems with higher performance than home basestations, allowing higher capacity, 120-km/h mobility, and 24-dBm output power for greater than a 2-km range. The chip uses smartSignaling technology, which allows it to also support up to 400 smart phones. It runs on a 700-MHz ARM chip with TrustZone and variety of specialized hardware features for security.

The device also supports soft handover, receive diversity, and MIMO or dual-carrier. (Contact company for pricing samples available 4th qtr.)

picoChip , Bath , U.K.
Andy Gothard 44-1225-469-744

http://www.picoChip.com