HONG KONG, Dec. 5, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dekolink Wireless and picoChip today announced their first steps towards collaborating on the development of advanced, in-building products for WiMAX and 3G technologies such as WCDMA and CDMA2000.
Dekolink Wireless and picoChip will jointly explore opportunities to develop future in-building coverage solutions for all relevant technologies such as WiMAX, WCDMA/HSDPA and CDMA2000(tm) 1xEV-DO. Combining Dekolink Wireless' world-class RF expertise in coverage enhancement products and picoChip's low cost, versatile chipsets for picocells and femtocells, the two companies will be in prime position to rapidly respond to market requests for cost-efficient, network friendly indoor coverage solutions.
"By teaming up with picoChip, we enhance our capabilities of serving our carrier customers with the most innovative -- and yet cost-effective -- indoor coverage products for applications ranging from SOHO to very large building complexes," says Ken Monro, President of Dekolink Americas. "Additionally, we believe that their developments in areas such as WiMAX and femtocells are consistent with our goals and position as a driver of advanced technology for in-building coverage."
Mobile operators have a critical need to improve indoor coverage and capacity in order to proliferate voice, data and mobile video service opportunities. "We're experiencing a marked increase of interest among carriers globally for well thought out products that deploy quickly and easily while maintaining network integrity," Monro continues.
"We're excited to be working with Dekolink Wireless to introduce compelling new in-building solutions to tier-one carriers," says Guillaume d'Eyssautier, President and CEO of picoChip. "Today, Dekolink Wireless is a leader in supplying forward-thinking coverage solutions with future-proof RF technology and design. I have every confidence that this partnership of industry visionaries will impact the indoor coverage market significantly as our collaboration is based on customer-driven requirements," d'Eyssautier adds.
About Dekolink Wireless
Dekolink Wireless is a leading developer and supplier of high-quality RF coverage solutions designed to maximize wireless network coverage in difficult RF environments and complex settings. The company specializes in extending RF radio coverage to rural areas, office buildings, subways, tunnels and shadowed areas. The Dekolink coverage solution supports all major mobile technologies and standards for cellular, PCS, SMR, UHF, ESMR and TETRA. For more information please visit: www.dekolink.com
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About picoChip
picoChip provides software-defined radio solutions to address the key challenges of cost, development time and flexibility for the next generation of wireless systems. Uniquely, the company also delivers complete, standards-compliant reference designs for UMTS (HSDPA, upgradeable to HSUPA) and WiMAX/WiBro (both 802.16d and 802.16e, with support for AAS and MIMO). 802.16-based systems using picoChip are available from Airspan, Intel, Ericsson, M/A-Com, Nortel and a number of other manufacturers. picoChip technology is also being used to develop other 4G wireless protocols such as UMTS-LTE, 802.20 and EVDO Rev C.
CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association