Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: picoChip Designs | Subject: Software-defined basestation
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 06 May 2003
Demo proves software-defined basestation
concept
picoChip Designs has demonstrated the first 3G call using a software-defined basestation.
picoChip Designs has demonstrated the first 3G call using a software-defined basestation The fully 3GPP compliant "carrier class" basestation was designed in-house and implemented in a matter of weeks on the company's technology platform of picoArray devices, a complete design toolchain and comprehensive UMTS software reference designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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