Ubiquisys to continue collaboration with Broadcom

Ubiquisys, the developer of 3G and LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) intelligent cells, has announced that it is to continue its collaboration with long-term partner Broadcom, a developer of semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, to develop a fully integrated femtocell home gateway.

There is a growing demand for multi-function home gateways from operators who are looking to deploy multiple services just as fixed broadband, mobile and entertainment applications from one device in the home. Femtocells are able to transform the indoor mobile experience, nevertheless to date have been deployed as standalone devices. Integrated devices offer multi-access service providers lower cost and higher reliability during consumers benefit from multi-mode 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity with smaller form factor and less clutter in the home office. The continued collaboration between Ubiquisys and Broadcom to build an integrated femtocell home gateway breaks new ground by housing all capabilities on a single board, driving considerable cost savings, and enabling operators to offer affordable femto-integrated services."There's no doubt that consumers want fewer - not more - boxes in their home network set-ups," noted Peter Jarich, Service Director with Current Analysis. "Together, operators looking to drive femtocell adoption have a real reason to bundle femtocell functionality with other home gateway features, at first to benefit from the cost efficiencies this creates yet also in providing a platform for integrated consumer services."

The low-cost

The low-cost and highly integrated single-board design is based on Broadcom's integrated access devices with features just as ADSL2+/VDSL2, 802.11n wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet switching, Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications and voice over IP. Integrated with a widely deployed, commercially proven Ubiquisys G3 series femtocell based on Broadcom's UMTS baseband processor, the design provides 8/16 calls and HSPA on UMTS bands I, II, IV and V and runs Ubiquisys intelligent cell software for adaptive performance and interference management."Broadcom's baseband silicon is the mainstay of our residential and SMB femtocells which are deployed globally, providing class-leading performance, energy efficiency and affordability," said Chris Gilbert, CEO Ubiquisys. "This new development signals a new maturity in the femtocell market, where indoor mobile becomes an affordable, integrated capability just in case to a standalone device.""This new development deepens the successful relationship between Broadcom and Ubiquisys, adding Broadcom's leadership in consumer broadband solutions to the established femtocell business," said Greg Fischer, Vice President & General Manager, Broadband Carrier Access Business Unit, Broadcom Corporation. "This will lead to a new generation of affordable mobile-integrated home devices that provide new opportunities for operators and their clients."

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