TI, Tata Elxsi deliver 802.16e demonstration system

BANGALORE: Texas

Instruments Inc. (TI) and Tata Elxsi have announced its collaboration on an

end-to-end base band demonstration system for IEEE 802.16e infrastructure

products.






This would enable manufacturers to quickly roll out flexible base station
solutions targeting the mobile WiMAX

market, TI said in a statement. The new design combines both the hardware

and software required for system implementation, including a fully integrated

Media Access Controller (MAC), which would allow customers to incorporate the

complete WiMax solution into their own products.






This offering from TI and TEL will allow existing original equipment
manufacturers (OEM) an easy path to migrate to mobility solutions for WiMAX,

while providing new manufacturers a quick entry into the IEEE 802.16 market, the

statement said.






The design will enable all physical layer processing required for a 10 MHz, TDD,
multi-antenna base band solution with multiple input/multiple output (MIMO)

transmission across a breadth of air interfaces. TI's robust portfolio of WiMAX

products allows OEMs to offer a wide variety of products that can be matched to

service providers' features requirements and deployment roadmaps.






Sandeep Kumar, worldwide strategic marketing manager with TI's Communications
Infrastructure group, said, "At TI, we understand manufacturers' needs for

deploying products quickly to meet the demands of emerging markets, like mobile

WiMAX.






This 802.16e system from TI and Tata Elxsi offers OEMs a flexible and
cost-effective alternative for quickly developing WiMax infrastructure products

while enabling OEMs to customise their solutions to best meet service provider

demand."






Bobby Mitra, managing director, Texas Instruments India, said, "Working
with software partners such as TATA Elxsi enhances the global WiMAX ecosystem

centered around TI's solution. This combined solution can help OEMs to quickly

develop low cost WiMax equipment, enabling wireless operators in emerging

markets, such as India, to cost-effectively increase teledensity."






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