Blue Wonder intros embeddable LTE modem core

LONDON: Blue Wonder Communications GmbH, based in Dresden, Germany, has introduced what it claims is the world’s first embeddable LTE modem core.

The BWC200 product is an LTE 9 (Long Term Evolution) sub-system that can be integrated in system-on-chip (SoC) platforms, and consists of a physical layer, including layer 1 hardware and software, a statement from Blue Wonder Communications said.

The BWC200 is a time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) multimode solution, up to category 4, which supports data rates of up to 150-Mbits per second. 

While in the TDD mode, the same frequency band is used to transmit and receive signals in alternating sequence, in the FDD mode, the receiver and transmitter operate simultaneously at different frequency bands. Since both modes are used in different regions of the world and even within the same region, the BWC200 enables the usage of LTE applications everywhere, according to Blue Wonder Communications.

The BWC200 modem is 3GPP Release 8-compliant and has been optimised for lowest power consumption and smallest chip area, the company claims.

Blue Wonder Communications said the BWC200 will be delivered to licensors on the BlueGate development platform and tested in real-time using state-of-the-art protocol testers.