Communications chip vendor Broadcom today said its new single-chip millimeter wave (MMW) system on a chip (SoC) optimized for wireless backhaul and fronthaul applications offers a scalable option and up to 10 Gbps capacity.
The new SoC is primarily aimed at telecom carriers which are looking for cost-effective and flexible products to meet the growing bandwidth demands of mobile broadband services.
“The growing demand of data services and connected devices are all driving mobile backhaul networks to new heights of capacity, resulting in the need for more cell site connections,” said Richard Webb, Infonetics Research Directing Analyst of Microwave and Carrier Wi-Fi .
The millimeter wave solution represents the next step in addressing these capacity needs and is proving to be a viable solution for backhaul in metro areas where range limitations aren’t always problematic. Reaching 10 Gbps is a major milestone for the industry and raises the bar as an integrated SoC that will further drive the millimeter wave market.
Broadcom’s BCM85100 SoC enables easy capacity upgrades by software, making it the industry’s first cost-effective product that offers the entire range from Mbps to 10 Gbps over single antenna, single channel and single polarization, providing carriers and telecomm equipment manufacturers with a unified millimeter wave solution.
