Wisol and Sequans Collaborate on New Family of LTE for IoT Modules
April 10 2017 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
LTE for IoT chipmaker Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS)
announced that Wisol, a leading manufacturer of wireless
connectivity modules, will use Sequans’ Monarch LTE Cat M1/NB1
chip, Calliope LTE Cat 1 chipset, and Colibri LTE Cat 4 chipset to
design a new family of modules for M2M and IoT applications. Wisol
will design, market, and sell the new IoT-optimized modules, using
Wisol’s technologies and components, to its customers worldwide,
including in the USA, Japan, and Korea.
“Sequans’ LTE for IoT technology delivers state-of-the-art
efficiency in power, size and cost,” said Jin Duk Kim, vice
president, Wisol. “With the significant leadership position Sequans
has attained, especially in the LTE-M market, both in terms of its
first-to-market advantage and chip performance, it was an easy
decision to partner with Sequans. We expect that our relationship
will enable us to create highly differentiated solutions for the
IoT industry.”
“We are excited to have established a partnership with Wisol, a
technology leader with outstanding capabilities in small
form-factor, cost-effective module design and manufacturing,” said
Danny Kedar, VP of Sequans’ IoT business unit. “Wisol has a strong
track record in designing and building RF components and the
combination of their and our technologies in these new LTE for IoT
modules will enable optimizations in power, size and cost that we
believe will accelerate growth in LTE for IoT worldwide.”
Wisol’s LTE-M module is based on Sequans’ Monarch LTE platform,
the world’s first and most highly-optimized LTE-M (Cat M1) and
NB-IoT (Cat NB1) chip, and a member of Sequans’ StreamliteLTE™
family of products for IoT devices. Monarch is purpose-built for
narrowband IoT applications, including sensors, wearables, and
other low-data, low-power M2M and IoT devices. It includes unique
RF filtering technology that enables, within a single hardware
design and at no added cost, a true single, worldwide SKU with
multi-band support for universal and flexible IoT
implementation.
Configurable for either LTE-M or NB-IoT, Monarch provides
maximum flexibility to operators, OEMs and consumers. Monarch
complies with the ultra-low-power and reduced complexity feature
requirements of the 3GPP release 13 LTE Advanced Pro standard. It
provides full support for power saving mode (PSM) and extended
discontinuous reception (eDRX) to enable the long battery life
needed by many IoT use cases, and it provides the enhanced coverage
modes defined in the standard that extend coverage for deep-indoor
and remote deployments. Monarch comprises baseband, RF, power
management, and RAM, all integrated into a single, tiny 6.5 x 8.5
mm package. In addition, Monarch supports advanced features such as
dynamic power management technology, enabling battery life of 10+
years. Monarch is certified by Verizon Wireless; additional
operators are expected to follow.
Wisol is also building modules based on Sequans’ Calliope LTE
Cat 1 and Colibri LTE Cat 4 platforms.
The new Sequans-powered Wisol modules are expected to begin
sampling in the middle of 2017.
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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 broadband devices, including mobile
computing, mobile/portable routers, and high-performance IoT
devices; and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for lower data rate and
narrowband M2M and IoT devices. 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 Wisol
Wisol is a leading global manufacturer of RF total
solutions, including SAW filter components and various short-range
and LPWA wireless connectivity modules for the IoT market. With
advanced technologies, precision packaging capabilities, and
highly-qualified experience in manufacturing wireless modules and
system-in-package (SiP) solutions, Wisol provides advanced module
solutions to serve the worldwide IoT market.
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