Sequans’ Calliope CAT 1 LTE Chipset Platform Certified by Verizon Wireless
July 23 2015 - 5:45AM
Business Wire
World’s first CAT 1 LTE solution optimized
specifically for IoT and M2M devices ready to deploy
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE:SQNS) announced that its
Calliope LTE chipset platform has been certified compliant by
Verizon Wireless. Calliope is an LTE category 1 chipset platform
optimized for the design of devices for the Internet of Things. It
is the first CAT 1 chipset solution to be certified by Verizon
Wireless. The certification follows the successful network and
device trial of Sequans’ CAT 1 technology conducted by Verizon and
Ericsson and announced earlier this year. Calliope was recently
named an “IoT Innovations” award winner by Connected World
Magazine, and a “Leading Lights 2015” award winner for “Most
Innovative IoT/M2M Strategy” by Light Reading.
“There is tremendous momentum developing around the availability
of CAT 1 LTE technology,” said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO. “This is
evident from the selection of Calliope by premier module makers
such as Gemalto for their CAT 1 module designs. Our CAT 1 Calliope
chipset is low cost, low power, and ideal for numerous M2M and IoT
devices that don’t require the high throughput of currently
available CAT 3 and 4 solutions, yet CAT 1 devices can co-exist
with all higher category devices. This was proven in our recent CAT
1 network and device trial with Verizon and Ericsson. Calliope
makes it possible to have affordable LTE-connected M2M and IoT
devices today, without waiting for future evolutions of the LTE
standard and major network upgrades.”
According to Andrew Brown, head of IoT Research at Strategy
Analytics, “Shipments of M2M and related IoT devices using LTE grew
more than 50 percent in 2014, outpacing the growth of similar 2G
and 3G devices, and we expect this growth to continue. Optimized,
purpose-built low-power LTE chipsets like Sequans’ CAT 1 Calliope
platform address the cost, size and power consumption demands of
M2M / IoT and we foresee a meaningful role for these solutions in
the continued growth of this segment as a logical successor to 2G
and 3G.”
Also certified by Verizon Wireless is a Calliope-based module,
the VZ120Q, a surface-mountable LGA module based on the Calliope
chipset platform, which includes RF support for LTE bands 4 and 13.
It provides a simplified, cost-effective, all-in-one solution for
adding LTE connectivity quickly and easily to new types of
non-traditional devices, shortening time to market.
“The availability of these powerful, yet low-cost/low-power,
Calliope solutions, certified for use on the world’s leading LTE
network, will spur development of numerous types of new devices
that can operate for extended periods on batteries,” added Karam.
“Calliope offers device designers a viable, low-cost solution that
carries all the future-proof benefits of LTE—truly a game-changer
in using LTE for M2M and IoT.”
Among Calliope’s key features are ultra low power consumption,
allowing very long battery life, and a very compact form factor,
which is a function of wafer-level packaging for both the baseband
and RF chips. The Calliope LTE Platform comprises Sequans’ latest
baseband and RF chips, which includes an integrated application CPU
running Sequans’ carrier-proven LTE protocol stack.
Calliope is a member of Sequans’ StreamliteLTE chipset family,
and the Calliope-based VZ120Q module is a member of Sequans’
EZLinkLTE family of products.
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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