FemTel Uses picoChip for TD-SCDMA Femto

BATH, U.K. -- picoChip has today announced that its technology is being used by FemTel Communications to deliver the F100-T femtocell. The F100-T is based on picoChip’s PC8808 TD-SCDMA reference design and PC202 silicon, and is already being used in field trials by a leading operator in China.

FemTel has a strong background in both 3G wireless technology and home gateway products, and femtocells are the ideal solution to deliver both improved voice and data coverage along with additional in-home services. The F100-T is the first femtocell in Femtel’s portfolio, and is a cost-effective residential unit supporting 4 users, each with 1 AMR voice and 1 HSPA channel with carrier-class reliability and performance. The picoChip technology scales to include support for larger femtocells for enterprise and public access.

“FemTel has a wealth of experience in the home gateway field and picoChip is the leading vendor in femtocell industry. This collaboration will greatly speed up the development of the TD-SCDMA femtocell industry across China, and the deployment of the technology.” said Wu Ziliang, CEO of Femtel. “picoChip’s reference design provided us with the solid base we needed for the F100-T and picoChip has also provided on-site support throughout the project, helping to make the product a reality. What is more, picoChip’s leadership in LTE provides us with a roadmap to TD-LTE small cells.”

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