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picoChip Selected by Korea Telecom for WiBro/WiMAX Femtocell Development The partnership developments will focus around the PC20x family of processors from picoChip	By Sorin Trusca, Communications News Editor 24th of July 2006, 12:18 GMT Adjust text size:


picoChip announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) to develop WiBro / WiMAX access points, sometimes called Femtocells or Home-Basestations. picoChip's multi-core DSP is the industry standard architecture for WiMAX infrastructure, and is also being widely used for WCDMA Femtocells. Femtocells are small, low-cost basestations, intended to be used in residential or corporate environments where high-speed coverage would otherwise be limited. By enabling cost-effective deployment they allow carriers to complete with UMA or voice-over-WiFi. The idea is increasingly recognized in the 3G community, but as the carrier most advanced in deploying WiBro, KT is the first to develop such a program for WiMAX. WiBro, the South Korean wireless telecommunications standard, is compatible with WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (mobile WiMAX), and aims to be the technology that delivers personal broadband to consumers around the globe. Mr. Yoon Jong Lok, Senior Executive Vice President of KT, said, "We are pleased to be co-developing WiMAX access points with the leader in Femtocell technology. Critically, picoChip delivers a complete solution, based on their cost-effective single chip processor. This is essential for this high volume market area where low bill-of-materials is necessary for success. KT is always looking out for growth markets and the introduction of WiMAX home basestations will improve coverage and accelerate market acceptance of the standard." Guillaume d'Eyssautier, President and CEO of picoChip, commented, "We are honoured to be partnering with KT. picoChip's strategy is to provide WiMAX solutions at all levels of the value chain and there is key strategic value of working with world-class carriers like KT to refine our reference designs and core technology. These relationships are incredibly valuable and help us better support our growing number of OEM customers."

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