Telecom Lead America: Broadcom has launched 4G LTE-Advanced modem offering performance capabilities for developing 4G LTE smartphones and tablets.
The smallest modem in the industry, as claimed by Broadcom, with integrated radio and cellular baseband reduces board area by approximately 35 percent.
The 28nm 4G LTE modem supports all 3GPP standards technologies including 4G LTE-Advanced with carrier aggregation, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA and EDGE/GSM.
In addition, carrier aggregation enables operators to combine frequency bands and deliver peak 4G LTE speeds.
Advanced power management techniques save up to 25 percent of the power typically consumed during data transmissions to the network.
Robert A Rango, EVP and GM – Mobile and Wireless Group, Broadcom, says the new 4G / LTE modem will help carriers drive new 4G LTE features, such as carrier aggregation, into commercial networks.
Broadcom will showcase its 4G LTE innovations at Mobile World Congress 2013.
BCM21892 is now sampling to early access customers, with anticipated production in 2014.
Peter Cooney of ABI Research says 4G coverage is clearly seen as a competitive differentiator by carriers to meet consumer demand for better performance, and as network rollouts accelerate worldwide, manufacturers are responding with products for these markets.
An integrated world-band radio deploys advanced power management techniques that can save up to 25 percent of the power typically used when sending data to the network.
Its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) solution enables high-definition voice calls over a mobile broadband connection.
Broadcom’s VoLTE service consumes approximately 40 percent less power than a comparable WCDMA voice call.
