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News Release from: SiGe Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2005
Forum aims to accelerate WiMAX adoption
SiGe Semiconductor has become supporting member of the WiMAX Forum - an industry-led organisation with the goal to accelerate the adoption of broadband wireless access services.
SiGe Semiconductor has signed up for supporting membership of the WiMAX Forum - an industry-led organisation with the goal to accelerate the adoption of broadband wireless access services to homes and businesses As a member of WiMAX Forum, SiGe Semiconductor is actively developing radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits that will optimise performance and reliability of broadband wireless access equipment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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WiMAX is based on the IEEE802.16 standard for wireless metropolitan-area networks (MANs).
Widespread deployment of the technology is expected over the next three to five years, driven by WiMAX's ability to deliver affordable "last mile" broadband Internet services.
In a typical deployment scenario, WiMAX Forum Certified products are expected to support up to 40Mbit/s of data per channel at a range of 3 to 10km - enough bandwidth and transmission range to deliver high-speed access of voice, data and video services simultaneously to hundreds of businesses or thousands of residences.
"The extended range enabled by WiMAX, relative to Wi-Fi, is driving a significant market opportunity".
"The technology's transmission range and high datarates will enable seamless, portable access to new voice and data services", said Andrew Parolin, Director of Wireless Power Amplifiers, SiGe Semiconductor.
"We hope to accelerate the adoption of this technology by collaborating with manufacturers to speed development of equipment that achieves the reliability, data throughput and transmission range required for equipment to become WiMAX Forum Certified".
SiGe Semiconductor is a leading global supplier of RF front-end solutions for next-generation wireless systems, and holds about 50% of the market share for Wi-Fi power amplifiers.
Customers are currently using SiGe's 5GHz WLAN power amplifier in WiMAX developments, and SiGe plans to expand this line to include a full range of WiMAX capable chip-scale RF front-end modules and power amplifiers during 2005.
Each of SiGe's RF front-end solutions is based on a proven, high-performance architecture that supports reliable transmission with high data throughput over longer distances.
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