SDR Insider - 4G Wireless Archivestag:blog.tmcnet.com,2012-04-11:/sdr-insider//1092009-03-11T15:36:57ZTMCnettag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400842009-03-11T15:36:29Z2009-03-11T15:36:57ZWelcome to SDR Insider...Jean Louis
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NASA plans improved ‘Internet in space’tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400892009-03-10T16:20:53Z2009-03-11T20:03:04ZGovernment Computer News reports NASA’s Deep Space Network is on the way toward becoming a true Internet in space, thanks to the agency’s research and investment in software-defined radios (SDRs). Also, the agency is preparing an SDR test module for...John Glossner
Government Computer News reports NASA’s Deep Space Network is on the way toward becoming a true Internet in space, thanks to the agency’s research and investment in software-defined radios (SDRs). Also, the agency is preparing an SDR test module for the International Space Station that will be capable of connecting the station with an uplink [...]
Can SDRs Save Power?tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400902009-03-07T02:40:45Z2009-03-11T20:03:06ZKenton Williston at DSP DesignLine has an article that SDR is not only becoming mainstream but at 32nm process nodes and below may actually be lower power than traditional RTL designs....John Glossner
Kenton Williston at DSP DesignLine has an article that SDR is not only becoming mainstream but at 32nm process nodes and below may actually be lower power than traditional RTL designs.
Agilent EDA software targets SDR PHY developmenttag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400912009-03-06T21:07:41Z2009-03-11T20:03:06ZAgilent announced software specifically targeted at speeding up SDR PHY development - particularly LTE and WiMAX. The new platform delivers modeling, design-flow improvements and baseband IP libraries that can cut months from physical layer (PHY) design time for high-performance communications algorithms...John Glossner
Agilent announced software specifically targeted at speeding up SDR PHY development - particularly LTE and WiMAX.
The new platform delivers modeling, design-flow improvements and baseband IP libraries that can cut months from physical layer (PHY) design time for high-performance communications algorithms and system architectures in both wireless and aerospace/defense applications.
Pricing for typical configurations starts at approximately $15,000.
2009 DSP Directory Publishedtag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400922009-03-06T13:57:39Z2009-03-11T20:03:07ZEDN has published its annual list of DSP providers....John Glossner
EDN has published its annual list of DSP providers.
An SDR revolution?tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400932009-03-04T13:44:40Z2009-03-11T20:03:08ZKenton Williston at DSP DesignLine published an article on whether SDR is now mainstream or not. He consulted with Jeff Bier and Will Strauss. He mentions Octasic, Imagination, and Ceva....John Glossner
Kenton Williston at DSP DesignLine published an article on whether SDR is now mainstream or not. He consulted with Jeff Bier and Will Strauss. He mentions Octasic, Imagination, and Ceva.
Huawei Technologies announced its SDR-based SingleRAN/LTE trucktag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400942009-03-03T23:01:46Z2009-03-11T20:03:09Z3g.co.uk reports Recently, Huawei has been chosen by TeliaSonera, the largest telecoms operator in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries, to supply the world’s first commercial LTE network, in Oslo, Norway. In 2008, Huawei launched the industry’s first 3G / 2G...John Glossner
3g.co.uk reports Recently, Huawei has been chosen by TeliaSonera, the largest telecoms operator in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries, to supply the world’s first commercial LTE network, in Oslo, Norway. In 2008, Huawei launched the industry’s first 3G / 2G SDR based Software Defined Radio (SDR) SingleRAN product together with Vodafone Group.
Hong Kong scores a first with SDR-based HSPA+ mobile networktag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400952009-02-27T19:59:52Z2009-03-11T20:03:10ZTelecom Magazine reports Hong Kong’s largest mobile carrier, CSL New World Mobility (CSL) is to replace its existing 2G/3G network using ZTE-designed Software Defined Radio (SDR) base stations offering HSPA+ capability and a migration path to next generation Long Term...John Glossner
Telecom Magazine reports Hong Kong’s largest mobile carrier, CSL New World Mobility (CSL) is to replace its existing 2G/3G network using ZTE-designed Software Defined Radio (SDR) base stations offering HSPA+ capability and a migration path to next generation Long Term Evolution (LTE).
At a joint conference in Barcelona, GSMA Mobile World Congress, last week, Tarek Robbiati, CEO [...]
Sandbridge SDR Selected as ACE/EE Times Insight Award Finalisttag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400962009-02-25T18:53:35Z2009-03-11T20:03:10ZUnder the category of Most Innovative Mobile Processor, Sandbridge Technologies SB3500 was selected as one of the EE Times Insight Award 2008 finalists. Here is the full list: Sandbridge SB3500 Flexible Baseband Processor Intel 45nm Atom Processor Qualcomm QSD8650 Mobile Processor (Snapdragon Platform) Samsung S5L8900B01...John Glossner
Under the category of Most Innovative Mobile Processor, Sandbridge Technologies SB3500 was selected as one of the EE Times Insight Award 2008 finalists.
Here is the full list:
Sandbridge SB3500 Flexible Baseband Processor
Intel 45nm Atom Processor
Qualcomm QSD8650 Mobile Processor (Snapdragon Platform)
Samsung S5L8900B01 Applications Processor
Texas Instruments 65nm OMAP3530 Applications Processor
I wonder if a “productivity factor” can be used to determine the winner since my company [...]
ZTE first to demonstrate voice over EV-DO Rev Btag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400972009-02-25T18:45:25Z2009-03-11T20:03:11ZZTE announces another technological breakthrough by achieving the world’s first EV-DO Revision B (Rev.B) VoIP Call on its CDMA2000 system, marking the first time in the industry that a CDMA vendor achieves an impressive 9.3 Mbps download rate and 5.4...John Glossner
ZTE announces another technological breakthrough by achieving the world’s first EV-DO Revision B (Rev.B) VoIP Call on its CDMA2000 system, marking the first time in the industry that a CDMA vendor achieves an impressive 9.3 Mbps download rate and 5.4 Mbps upload rate.
Compared with mature commercial EV-DO Rev.A, what ZTE’s EV-DO Rev.B does is to only [...]
4G mobile designs call for programmable chipstag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400982009-02-25T18:40:25Z2009-03-11T20:03:12ZEyal Bergman, Director of Product Marketing at Ceva comments at ElectronicsWeekly.com: The changing standards increase risk with a traditional, hardware-based design approach. IC designers using such an approach can either find themselves betting on the wrong standard and end up...John Glossner
Eyal Bergman, Director of Product Marketing at Ceva comments at ElectronicsWeekly.com: The changing standards increase risk with a traditional, hardware-based design approach. IC designers using such an approach can either find themselves betting on the wrong standard and end up with an obsolete product before even being launched, or getting into costly investment by developing [...]
picoChip launches eight-user HSPA femtocell reference designtag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.400992009-02-25T18:35:20Z2009-03-11T20:03:13ZpicoChip has announced the PC8219, a complete baseband solution for eight-user WCDMA femtocells designed to run on its established PC202 processor chip. The PC8219 is a complete eight-user femtocell baseband implementation, that is compliant with 3GPP Release 6 HSUPA and can...John Glossner
picoChip has announced the PC8219, a complete baseband solution for eight-user WCDMA femtocells designed to run on its established PC202 processor chip.
The PC8219 is a complete eight-user femtocell baseband implementation, that is compliant with 3GPP Release 6 HSUPA and can support the new femto-specific features from Release 8.
It runs on a PC202-10.
Software-defined instrument addresses multiprotocol wireless teststag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.401002009-02-25T18:30:02Z2009-03-11T20:03:14ZNational Instruments reports on a test tool they designed where the test measurements are performed using a software-defined instrument approach on a common processing platform. It is not exactly SDR but they are solving many of the issues SDRs must...John Glossner
National Instruments reports on a test tool they designed where the test measurements are performed using a software-defined instrument approach on a common processing platform. It is not exactly SDR but they are solving many of the issues SDRs must deal with.
Samsung Partners with Sandbridge to Develop Next-Gen LTE-Capable Platformtag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.401012009-02-25T18:21:52Z2009-03-11T20:03:15ZTarrytown, NY, Suwon, S. Korea, February, 16th, 2009 – Sandbridge announced today that Samsung has partnered with Sandbridge to develop LTE capable platform based on Sandbridge cutting-edge technology. Specifically, Samsung will showcase several LTE devices, including the Sandbridge’s platform at...John Glossner
Tarrytown, NY, Suwon, S. Korea, February, 16th, 2009 – Sandbridge announced today that Samsung has partnered with Sandbridge to develop LTE capable platform based on Sandbridge cutting-edge technology. Specifically, Samsung will showcase several LTE devices, including the Sandbridge’s platform at the upcoming Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona, February 16-19. LTE communication system [...]
Octasic SDR targets GSM/EDGE basestationstag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/sdr-insider//109.401022009-02-25T18:18:16Z2009-03-11T20:03:16ZOctasic Inc. announced Vocallo BTS, its Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform for GSM, EDGE and EDGE Evolution base stations. According to the company The Vocallo BTS Digital Signal Processor (DSP) integrates a complete Layer 1 baseband for up to 12 GSM...John Glossner
Octasic Inc. announced Vocallo BTS, its Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform for GSM, EDGE and EDGE Evolution base stations.
According to the company The Vocallo BTS Digital Signal Processor (DSP) integrates a complete Layer 1 baseband for up to 12 GSM carriers or 6 EDGE carriers or any combination. All this is achieved in a 15mm x [...]