Sequans and TCL Communication Extend 5G Research Partnership
March 16 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Joint innovation strategy and cooperation
accelerates 5G development
LTE for IoT chipmaker Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS)
announced the renewal of its 5G research partnership agreement with
leading global smartphone manufacturer TCL Communication. The
agreement is an extension of an earlier agreement the two companies
executed in March of 2015 whereby TCL Communication and Sequans
agreed to jointly develop next generation 5G wireless technologies
in order to accelerate their development. The collaboration of TCL
Communication and Sequans has already yielded a number of important
proposals to the future standard, based on innovation in key 5G
areas such as wearables, smart use of unlicensed spectrum,
vehicle-to-vehicle communications, and 5G new radio.
“The development of the 5G standard is now moving ahead at full
speed and our collaboration with TCL is yielding key technological
advancements that will directly impact the connected world of the
future and the Internet of Things,” said Georges Karam, Sequans
CEO. “Our continuing partnership with TCL positions us to be
leaders in 5G, in both enhanced broadband and massive IoT.”
“We are very pleased to continue our successful collaboration on
5G research with Sequans as a key partner,” said Alain Lejeune, SVP
of TCL Communication and general manager of TCL’s Worldwide Mobile
Division. “Sequans’ expertise combined with TCL Communication’s
vast reach as a leader in the global smartphone industry puts us in
a unique position to contribute significantly towards meeting 5G
expectations and requirements.”
“We are working on the advanced technologies identified in the
5G framing exercises of the 3GPP, an organization to which we have
been contributing for more than a decade,” said Karam. “Also
through extending our collaboration with TCL, we aim to build a
larger European consortium to address key challenges of 5G within
the context of the 5G Infrastructure Association, an organization
coordinating 5G research in Europe.”
Both TCL Communication and Sequans have recently opened R&D
centers in Sophia Antipolis, the Cote d’Azur’s science and
technology hub, putting the two R&D teams in close proximity
and further streamlining the two companies’ successful 5G
collaboration.
Forward looking statements
About Sequans Communications
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a leading provider
of single-mode 4G LTE semiconductor solutions for the Internet of
Things (IoT) and a wide range of broadband data devices. Founded in
2003, Sequans has developed and delivered seven generations of 4G
technology and its chips are certified and shipping in 4G networks
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 IoT. Sequans is based
in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States,
United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, South
Korea, and China. Visit Sequans online
at www.sequans.com; www.facebook.com/sequans; www.twitter.com/sequans
About TCL Communication
TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited (“TCL
Communication” or the “Company”) together with its subsidiaries and
its affiliates (collectively the “Group”) designs, manufactures and
markets an expanding portfolio of mobile and internet products
worldwide under three key brands – Alcatel, TCL and BlackBerry. The
Group’s portfolio of products is currently sold in China and over
160 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the
Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. According to
telecommunication research firm Gartner and company’s data, the
Group ranked No. 7 and No. 10 among global phone manufacturers and
global smartphone manufacturers respectively in the third quarter
of 2016. The Group also ranked No. 7 among global tablet
manufacturers. Incorporated in Hong Kong, China, TCL Communication
operates its highly efficient manufacturing plant and R&D
centers in various provinces and cities of the PRC. It employs
around 12,000 people in China, Hong Kong and overseas. For more
information, please visit its website at http://tclcom.tcl.com.
TCL is a registered trademark of TCL Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Alcatel is
a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent used under license by TCL
Communication Technology Holdings Limited.
BlackBerry and related trademarks, names and logos are the
property of BlackBerry Limited and are registered and/or used in
the U.S. and countries around the world. All other marks are the
property of their respective owners. BlackBerry is not responsible
for any third-party products or services.
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