STMicroelectronics Offers Turnkey Solution for Mobile WiMAX Base Stations
STMicroelectronics announces its turnkey solution for 802.16e base-station modems. Based on the market’s first SoC baseband processor for wireless infrastructure applications (STW51000), ST’s comprehensive WiMAX offering couples unequalled levels of silicon integration with optimized software libraries, opening a fast and cost-effective path to next-generation mobile broadband services.
Leader in wireless infrastructure solutions greets the ratification of 802.16e standard with comprehensive baseband modem package
WiMAX/IEEE 802.16 (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a global standard-based technology for broadband wireless access. Ratified last month, the new ‘mobile’ 802.16e standard ushers in a seamless, nomadic phase of WiMAX, where base stations can communicate with moving devices, allowing users to move around and maintain their broadband connection. Industry analysts expect there will be more than 50 million WiMAX subscribers by 2010, with the worldwide sales of WiMAX equipment growing at a CAGR of 140% over the next five years.
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