Bharti Airtel Deploying Sequans-Powered LTE Devices in India
February 25 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New single-mode LTE CPE launching
nationwide
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) announced that its LTE
chipset technology is powering the single mode LTE CPEs being
deployed by Bharti Airtel for its subscribers in India. Bharti
Airtel is one of India’s largest mobile operators with more than
100 million subscribers.
The CPE complies with 3GPP Release 9 specifications and provides
category 4 throughput with data rates up to 150 Mbps in the
downlink. It features integrated high-gain antennas with MIMO
technology, combining powerful RF circuit design, highly integrated
software, network router and smart industrial design. The new CPE,
manufactured by one of the largest ODMs in Taiwan, is designed to
meet all the stringent requirements of SME customers, but is also
for residential customers.
The LTE technology inside the new CPE is Sequans Mont Blanc LTE
chipset platform. Mont Blanc is a category 4 single mode LTE
solution, comprising Sequans’ baseband SOC and LTE-optimized
transceiver, an integrated network and application CPU, a
comprehensive software package, and reference designs. Mont Blanc
is a member of Sequans’ StreamrichLTE family of products for high
performance, feature-rich LTE devices.
"We are pleased to contribute our technology for this next phase
of Bharti Airtel’s LTE service launch with these high performing
CPEs,” said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO. “We have been working with
mobile operators in India since the advent of LTE and now that LTE
deployment is beginning to accelerate, we are excited to see Bharti
Airtel taking advantage of the benefits enabled by LTE in providing
advanced new services to their customers.”
Please visit Sequans at Mobile World Congress, March 2-5, 2015,
hall 7, stand 7I81.
About Sequans Communications
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a 4G chipmaker and
leading provider of single-mode LTE chipset solutions to wireless
device manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 2003, Sequans has
developed and delivered six generations of 4G technology and its
chips are certified and shipping in 4G networks, both LTE and
WiMAX, around the world. Today, Sequans offers two LTE product
lines: StreamrichLTE™, optimized for feature-rich mobile computing
and home/portable router devices, and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for
M2M devices and other connected devices for the Internet of Things.
Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the
United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Visit Sequans online
at www.sequans.com; www.facebook.com/sequans;
www.twitter.com/sequans.
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