Sequans, Gemtek, and Telrad Deliver New LTE Solutions for the 3.5 GHz CBRS Spectrum Band
September 06 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
LTE chipmaker Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), LTE
solutions provider Telrad Networks, and wireless device-maker
Gemtek, have joined forces to design and deliver devices to support
the CBRS (citizens broadband radio service) spectrum band. The
three companies are members of the CBRS Alliance, an organization
founded to promote LTE services in the shared 3.5 GHz CBRS spectrum
band. CBRS Alliance members include all four leading US mobile
operators, leading chipmakers, as well as many of the industry’s
leading OEMs and ODMs. The first products to be introduced by
Telrad, Gemtek, and Sequans are an ODU (outdoor unit) by Telrad,
and an IDU (indoor unit) by Gemtek. Both of these are based on
Sequans’ Cassiopeia LTE-A Cat 6 Platform.
“Working with Telrad and Gemtek on solutions for the CBRS
spectrum has yielded two very powerful and feature-rich LTE
devices,” said Hugues Waldburger, VP of Sequans’ broadband business
unit. “The shared CBRS spectrum represents a very important market
opportunity that is coming to life rapidly, thanks to the driving
support of key operators and leaders like Telrad and Gemtek who
have been at the forefront of addressing this market.”
“We chose Sequans’ Cassiopeia LTE-Advanced technology on which
to base our new ODU for the CBRS band because Sequans is a strong
leader in 3.5 GHz solutions,” said Chris Daniels, president of the
Wireless Division, Telrad Networks. “Cassiopeia includes native
support for LTE band 48 and Sequans has a long and successful track
record of deployed devices operating at this frequency.”
“Cassiopeia is one of the most flexible and versatile LTE
platforms in the industry and we are very pleased with how it
performs in our new CPE, said Fred Yeh, CTO, Gemtek. “In addition
to CBRS band support, Cassiopeia delivers the high throughput and
carrier aggregation as necessary for broadband CPE and other high
performance LTE devices.”
Telrad Outdoor Unit (ODU) CPE9000
The CPE9000 operates in the 3.4-3.8 GHz or 2.3-2.7 GHz frequency
bands, and is especially suited for the CBRS band in the United
States. It conforms to the 3GPP Release 10/11 standards, and is an
LTE Carrier Aggregation Category 6 CPE, which supports 64 QAM
uplink capabilities – increasing the uplink data rate by up to 50%.
It supports fully ruggedized IP67 design, high gain 15dBi embedded
antenna, uplink 64 QAM, QoS for multiple services in Layer 2/3 with
optional residential gateway supporting WiFi 11ac, 1Gbps LAN ports
and VoIP.
Gemtek Indoor Unit (IDU) WLTFSM-136 B48
The Gemtek Indoor CPE delivers LTE and Wi-Fi in a sleek and
elegant desktop unit. It delivers LTE DL Category 6, UL Cat 5
throughput and 20+20 MHz DL carrier aggregation based on
Sequans’ Cassiopeia LTE-Advanced Platform. In addition to LTE
and Wi-Fi, the Gemtek CPE supports VoLTE via RJ-11 and includes two
RJ-45 Ethernet ports. It supports Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n with 2×2
MIMO as AC1200. The CPE is state-of-the-art, embedding both LTE and
Wi-Fi antennas, and including Gemtek’s field proven networking
stacks with OTA management.
Sequans’ Cassiopeia LTE-Advanced platform is compliant with
3GPP Release 10 specifications. It supports a frequency range from
170 MHz up to 3.8 GHz. Cassiopeia supports highly flexible
dual-carrier aggregation that allows the combination of any two
carriers of any size up to 20 MHz each, contiguous or
non-contiguous, inter-band or intra-band. Cassiopeia also supports
other Release 10 enhancements such as new MIMO schemes, enhanced
inter-cell interference coordination (eICIC) schemes for
heterogeneous networks (HetNets), and improvements to eMBMS
(evolved multimedia broadcast multicast service) or LTE broadcast.
Cassiopeia features Sequans’ advanced receiver technology for
improved performance. Cassiopeia can support additional optional
features, including envelope tracking and secure boot, at customer
request.
See the new CBRS products next week at Mobile World Congress
Americas at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Sequans’ stand in
the South Hall, S.3146. Contact events@sequans.com to request a
meeting with us.
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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 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
Telrad Networks
Telrad Networks is a global provider of innovative LTE telecom
solutions, boasting over 300 4G deployments in 100 countries.
Telrad stands at the forefront of the technology evolution of
next-generation TD-LTE solutions in the sub-6 GHz market. Since
1951, the company has been a recognized pioneer in the telecom
industry. https://www.telrad.com/
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