ROHDE & SCHWARZ AND SEQUANS COLLABORATE ON WIMAX RADIO TEST SOLUTIONS
Joint demonstration to be conducted at this month’s WiMAX Forum meeting in Munich
CUPERTINO, Calif. and MUNICH, Germany — August 21, 2007 — SEQUANS Communications, a leading supplier and developer of fixed and mobile WiMAX™ semiconductor solutions, is collaborating with Rohde & Schwarz, a global leader in radio test and measurement, to pre-validate Rohde & Schwarz’ TS8970 radio conformance test system (RCTT) that will be used by the WiMAX Foruma for Mobile WiMAX™ Wave 1 and Wave 2 certification testing.
A live demonstration featuring Sequans Mobile WiMAX chip reference designs in combination with Rohde & Schwarz’ RCTT will be presented at its company headquarters in Munich where it is hosting the WiMAX Forum technical and certification working group face-to face meeting, August 21st thru 24th.
“Rohde & Schwarz’ expertise and long years of experience in radio conformance testing ensure that Mobile WiMAX products based on our chips meet the most stringent demands for quality,” said Bernard Aboussouan, VP of marketing and business development, Sequans. “Our technical collaboration, whereby we have tuned our respective technologies to inter-work efficiently, saves our customers much time and expense.”
“Sequans mobile WiMAX chips are in demand by many leading WiMAX equipment vendors who now have access to a state-of-the-art radio test solution that is proven to work well with products based on Sequans chips.” said Hubert Meichelböck, Director of Subdivision Systems and Projects, Rohde & Schwarz.
Sequans chips (SQN1110 for Wave 1 and SQN1130 for Wave 2) for WiMAX mobile stations feature the industry’s highest throughput and lowest power consumption. Sequans’ Wave 2 MIMO chip delivers more than 30 Mbps throughput while drawing less than 280 mW of power in active mode and less than 10 mW in idle mode.
The TS8970 is currently undergoing validation testing at the WiMAX Forum validation testing facility.
About Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz is a world-leading supplier of solutions in the fields of test and measurement, broadcasting, radiomonitoring and radiolocation as well as mission-critical radiocommunications. Established more than 70 years ago, Rohde & Schwarz has a global presence and a dedicated service network in over 70 countries. It has approx. 6800 employees and achieved a net revenue of € 1.33 billion in the past fiscal year. Company headquarters are in Munich, Germany.
About Sequans
SEQUANS Communications is a leading supplier of fixed and mobile WiMAX silicon and software based on 802.16 d/e standards. Offering base station and subscriber station system-on-chips (SOCs) for both fixed and mobile WiMAX (802.16-2004 and 802.16e-2005), Sequans offers equipment manufacturers an all-in-one solution with full MAC and PHY functionality, enabling them to build the complete range of WiMAX network components: high-end and pico base stations, outdoor and indoor subscriber terminals, home gateways, and all types of mobile devices. Sequans, along with its RF partners, provide the most complete WiMAX solution available to system manufacturers today. Please visit www.sequans.com
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