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TeleCIS
Wireless Introduces WiMAX Industry's First 802.16-2004 SoC Chip for
Fixed and Portable Consumer Devices and Services
TeleCIS Wireless, Inc.
April 24, 2006
New "TCW 1620" Chip Delivers
WiMAX Connectivity to Consumers at or away from the Home or Office and
Enables Carriers to Greatly Expand Their Addressable Market of
Subscribers
Santa Clara, CA -- TeleCIS Wireless, Inc., a leading developer of
high performance multi-protocol wireless broadband chips, today
announced a WiMAX industry breakthrough with the introduction of its TCW
1620 chip, which enables both low-cost, indoor "self-installed" customer
premises equipment (CPE) for fixed WiMAX services and a "portable"
services market with vast potential and room for growth years before the
advent of standardized "mobile" services.
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The TCW 1620 is based on the standard (IEEE 802.16-2004) for "fixed"
WiMAX services that are being rolled out now. The chip offers numerous
design and performance advantages, described below, that would enable
consumers to buy and install their own fixed indoor equipment -- which
makes the residential market more viable for carriers -- and to also
enjoy portable connectivity via PC cards and small USB devices while
traveling away from their home or office.
The portable capability, in particular, is attractive to network
operators because a WiMAX system or network supporting classic last mile
access applications can also support portable operation and hence
addresses a much larger market need than does a strictly fixed WiMAX
implementation that must be plugged in or bolted to walls. Consumers,
particularly the millions around the world accustomed to WiFi-like
roaming and portability, also stand to benefit sooner from the higher
connection speeds, QoS enabled applications and larger coverage area
afforded by WiMAX service.
"The superior design and performance of the TCW 1620 will propel this
chip into PC Cards and portable USB-based devices, as well as indoor CPE,
in the second half of this year, and it provides a market opportunity no
other fixed chip vendor can target," said Sam Endy, CEO of TeleCIS
Wireless. "Service providers, knowing now that appropriate WiMAX
portable consumer products are coming soon, will have a very attractive
business case, particularly in urban areas, for the deployment of WiMAX
services."
TeleCIS Wireless makes all of this possible via performance enhancements
such as MIMO-based techniques including Diversity Combining space-time
coding on a "one chip" design to boost signal gain while keeping power
consumption low. Benefiting from the company's experience developing
OFDM-based WiFi solutions, the TCW 1620 provides more than just the
WiMAX Mandatory compliance features and even more than the WiMAX
Optional features. By incorporating the company's portfolio of range
extension techniques, Rx Technologies(TM), TeleCIS Wireless solutions
provide exceptional performance, up to 15dB over competing solutions,
while achieving exceptionally low power consumption. In addition, the
tightly integrated ASIC has the built in ability to support a 2-antenna
(Rx and Tx) MIMO consumer device with a single chip, delivering high
performance in a non line-of-sight environment in a very small form
factor and the lowest "bill of materials" (aka, "BOM") cost for fixed
and portable equipment vendors.
"Beyond the technical achievement, which is impressive in and of itself,
this is a significant development for WiMAX as portable broadband access
is far more compelling from a consumer's perspective than a purely fixed
solution," said Caroline Gabriel, Research Director for Rethink Research
Associates in London. "Given the size of the laptop market and that of
other portable devices, such as PDAs, the portable application could
very well be the largest service supported by WiMAX 802.16-2004 standard
networks."
Evolving to full mobility, TeleCIS will continue to lead the market with
its second chip, the TCW 2720, delivering WiMAX (802.16e) Mobile/WiBro,
WiFi, MIMO and smart antenna functionality in a single chip designed for
handheld devices. This chip will allow end-users to seamlessly connect
to the most appropriate network anytime and anywhere -- and provide a
compelling solution for WiMAX operators and user terminal device
manufacturers as well.
The TCW 1620 will be available to customers in May, and TeleCIS will be
promoting the introduction later this week at the Broadband Wireless
World Conference and Exhibition at the Caesar's Palace convention center
in Las Vegas, April 26 - 28, where TeleCIS will be exhibiting at booth
517. In addition, Dave Sumi, VP of Product Management and Marketing for
TeleCIS Wireless, will give the presentation "Nomadic WiMAX and Mobile
WiMAX - Distinct Markets and Operational Considerations," on day 2,
April 28th at 8:30am.
About TeleCIS Wireless
TeleCIS Wireless, Inc. (www.telecis.com) is a Silicon Valley-based,
fabless semiconductor company dedicated to delivering multi-protocol
wireless System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions with industry leading range
and quality of service. Founded in January 2000, the company has 3
commercial WiFi designs to its credit as well as smart antenna
technologies. The Company is using the expertise gained through years of
WiFi, OFDM and smart antenna experience to develop SoC Broadband
Wireless MIMO chipsets, the first supporting WiMAX Fixed/Portable,
followed by a multi-protocol SoC supporting WiMAX Mobile and WiFi
protocols in a single ASIC. TeleCIS has been named a finalist in the
"Red Herring 100 North America" 2006 competition, the magazine's award
for the most innovative and promising technology companies. |
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