US : RadioFrame Networks (RFN) announced plans for its second generation OmniRadio processor, setting the stage for RadioFrame to deliver low cost, high functionality femtocell products for Long Term Evolution (LTE) and WiMAX networks.
RadioFrame launched its OmniRadio™ processor last year as the first silicon solution developed exclusively for the femtocell marketplace. The solution gives wireless carriers a distinct cost advantage and is the industry’s only combined 2G/3G femtocell being marketed today.
“RadioFrame is unique with our approach of an upgradeable platform solution that lets a wireless network provider implement femtocells in 2G, 3G and 4G networks and upgrade those same femtocells remotely as requirements for standards change,” said RadioFrame CEO Jeff Brown. “With our OmniRadioTM processor we not only offer wireless carriers a distinct cost advantage, we also offer the only software based, upgradeable femtocell solution in the industry today. We are designing the RadioFrame solution to be both the first and last femtocell product that a carrier would ever need to deploy.”
RadioFrame’s second generation OmniRadioTM processor incorporates a wealth of system and software wireless technology and intellectual property developed by RFN to provide solutions that enable triple play voice, media and high speed data applications. It is based on leading edge silicon technology that ensures an excellent performance-to-cost ratio in one chip that can support 2G, 3G and now LTE and WiMAX networks. OmniRadio™ is architected as a multi-processor platform with an advanced ARM core and signal processing capabilities, as well as expansive “on-chip” memory for superior run-time code execution at all levels. It also incorporates RFN’s patented and fielded applications for packet synchronization that exceeds ETSI standards.
Recently, RadioFrame was named as ABI Research’s most innovative femtocell vendor in its most current vendor matrix. RadioFrame finished atop ABI’s innovation category, which judged cost advantages, scalability, plug-and-play capabilities, service security, solution maturity, multimode cellular support capabilities and future proof upgrade paths. ABI is one of the leading voices on the femtocell marketplace and has forecasted there will be more than 100 million femtocell users globally by the year 2011.
“We are continuing to develop silicon solutions that enable our customers to truly open up the wireless market in the home,” said Greg Veintimilla, RadioFrame Vice President of Engineering. “We firmly believe that cost sensitivities, coupled with a need for high performance requirements, are mandating highly integrated solutions. LTE and WiMAX will push that envelope even further and we are convinced the OmniRadioTM II processor makes RadioFrame uniquely positioned to make the most of these opportunities.”
RadioFrame’s picocell and femtocell base stations have been integrated with Nokia Siemens networking equipment, and more recently into Orange’s wireless network in Europe. The RadioFrame and Nokia Siemens partnership began in early 2006 with Nokia Siemens now marketing RadioFrame’s solutions to mobile network operators throughout the world.
About RadioFrame Networks, Inc.
Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, RadioFrame Networks, Inc. is the leading provider of complete radio access solutions for Tier 1 mobile operators and OEM partners throughout the world. RadioFrame has pioneered the development of pico and femtocell products that are network-friendly and easily deployed plug-and-play solutions at the lowest cost available.
