Mindspeed Delivers Base Station Solution for China Mobile's 3G Small Cell Roll Out
Mindspeed Delivers Base Station Solution for China Mobile's 3G Small Cell Roll Out
Mindspeed Plays Key Role in Providing the TD-SCDMA Baseband Silicon that Powers Residential and Enterprise Femtocells Currently Deploying
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NAS: MSPD) , a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that Mindspeed's baseband system-on-a-chip (SoC) is being used in TD-SCDMA small cells deployed by China Mobile Group ("CMCC"), Jiangsu Company, Ltd., Suzhou Branch to deliver improved wireless access for residential and enterprise customers across their 10 million subscriber base in Suzhou.
The Mindspeed SoC solution provides all processing for the physical layer, MAC and layer 3 needed to realize a fully functional residential or enterprise small cell system. Mindspeed also provides the physical layer software while the upper layer software is provided by system OEMs such as Bravo Tech, Inc., or Femtel, who are now delivering systems to China Mobile.
CMCC Suzhou Branch, is the leader in small cell commercial deployments in China. They pioneered the deployment model and successfully completed field trials earlier this year. "We recognized the need for small cells as an enhancement to our macro network with the objective of providing a cost effective and significantly better wireless broadband access experience for our huge subscriber base in Suzhou. We have achieved our deployment target set in February much faster than originally planned," said Ms. Chen Wei, General Manager of the Suzhou Branch. "Customer service is foremost in our mind so enhancing our network with small cells to improve 3G Customer experience is a key to our success. Mindspeed provides the only commercially deployable SoC solution on the market that meets China's TD-SCDMA standard." Ms. Chen added.
"We are pleased to enable the TD-SCDMA small cell roll out at CMCC," said Naser Adas, general manager of the wireless business unit at Mindspeed. Dr. Adas added that "Mindspeed is continuing and enhancing the former Picochip product line in accordance with the strategy we announced at the time of the acquisition: our integrated 3G technology enables us to fulfill our promise of providing the only concurrent dual mode (3G/4G) product on the market. What is more, we are the only small cell company with TD-SCDMA support, and the only one to support both LTE FDD and LTE-TDD."
About Mindspeed Technologies
Mindspeed Technologies (NAS: MSPD) is a leading provider of network infrastructure semiconductor solutions to the communications industry. The company's low-power system-on-chip (SoC) products are helping to drive video, voice and data applications in worldwide fiber-optic networks and enable advanced processing for 3G and long-term evolution (LTE) mobile networks. The company's high-performance analog products are used in a variety of optical, enterprise, industrial and video transport systems. Mindspeed's products are sold to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the globe.
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