Radisys Corp. and Broadcom have worked together on an integrated software and chip solution FDD and TDD-LTE small cells, and the technology will be tested in China in the first half of this year.
Radisys’ Trillium TotaleNodeB 2.0. small cell software is integrated with Broadcom’s 617xx series dual-mode system-on-chip (SoC). The two companies said that wireless networking provider Z-Com, based in Taiwan, will be using the solution in TDD-LTE trials for China Mobile in the coming months, with “an initial focus on the enterprise small cell market.”
Radisys and Broadcom noted that several mobile operators plan to deploy the TDD variant of LTE this year, including Softbank Mobile, Sprint and Reliance Jio, as well as China Mobile. The new small cell solution, however, does support both TDD and FDD LTE.
“We continue to see momentum for our TotaleNodeB small cell software for LTE-TDD deployments, particularly with our customers in Asia such as Z-Com, and Broadcom’s 617xx series small cell silicon is ideally suited for LTE-TDD based small cells,” said Todd Mersch, general manager of software and solutions for Radisyss, Radisys. He added that the two companies have been long-term collaborators.
The SoC series from Broadcom was announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year as the company’s first dual-mode SoC for small cells, and also have expandability for Wi-Fi radios.
“Radisys delivers small cell solutions with advanced LTE protocol stacks and comprehensive FDD and TDD support, while Broadcom is a leader in SoCs for the residential and enterprise small cell market,” said Greg Fischer, vice president general manager, Broadband Carrier Access, Broadcom. “The integrated solution enables the deployment of ultra-low cost, low power, high performance small cells to add essential capacity and coverage.”