TeleCIS Wireless Introduces WiMAX Industry's First 802.16-2004 SoC Chip for Fixed and Portable Consumer Devices and Services
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—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
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.
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.
Contact:
TeleCIS Wireless, Inc.
Margie Truitt, 770-335-2459
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or
LouVan Communications
Michael Newsom, 508-541-9036
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