RadioFrame Networks Announces Commercial Release of World's First Silicon Solution Designed to Power 2G and 3G Femto Cells
RadioFrame Networks (RFN), the leader in small footprint, low cost
wireless base stations today announced the commercial availability of
the OmniRadio microchip processor. This chip is the world's first
silicon solution designed exclusively to meet the high performance and
low cost requirements of the rapidly emerging Femto cell market.
Today, Femto cells are quickly changing the way wireless networks
are expanded by providing coverage, capacity and billing uniqueness to
residential and business users. The Femto cell market is growing
dramatically with industry experts predicting more than 100 million
Femto cell users by 2011. RadioFrame Networks' announcement of
commercially available silicon designed specifically for Femto cell
use is expected to accelerate wide scale user adoption by creating
greater cost efficiencies for wireless network operators.
"We designed the OmniRadio processor to meet very specific
performance and cost targets," said Greg Veintimilla, RadioFrame Vice
President of Engineering. "This processor brings to reality the
RadioFrame vision of a high capacity base station serving both 2G and
3G users at a low cost."
As RadioFrame examined the wireless market in early 2006, the
company identified a need for extremely low cost base stations. When
RFN looked at the available silicon solutions, all of which had been
designed to meet broad range market solutions, it determined it would
be impossible to meet necessary cost targets.
"It was worth taking the risk to design and bring to market our
specific silicon solution because of the cost advantage that would be
created and the opportunity it would allow to set in motion broad
adoption of Femto cells throughout the wireless industry," continued
Veintimilla. "Through our terrific partnership with Faraday Systems, a
global leader in silicon IP and fabless ASIC services, this is exactly
what is happening."
"The OmniRadio Processor is the heart of our unique GSM and WCDMA
Femto Cell offering," said Rick Applegate, RadioFrame Senior Vice
President of Sales and Marketing. "As the market for these offerings
has matured, we have been encouraged to see the need for this high
performance develop. In fact, a low cost solution is more important
now than ever."
The OmniRadio Processor is the key component of the OmniRadio
System that creates a low cost Femto Cell. RadioFrame has already
developed important software for the other parts of the system that
feature plug-and-play connectivity and "flattened" network
architectures to meet significant scaling requirements. RFN has active
programs in place to deliver best in carrier class solutions to meet
these needs.
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 Femto cell
products that are network-friendly and easily deployed plug-and-play
solutions at the lowest cost available. For more information, please
visit the company's Web site at www.radioframenetworks.com.