NXP Introduces Industry's First Dual-Modem AISG Transceiver

NXP Semiconductors N.V. presented on Monday a group of programmable AISG transceivers for wireless base stations and antenna line devices (ALD), such as tower-mounted amplifiers (TMA) and remote electric tilt (RET) antennas.

"While the Antenna Interface Standards Group protocol has been a major step in the right direction, the fact remains that there is still no way to effectively gather information on mobile tower connectivity remotely,” Rick Dumont, global marketing director of AISG products for NXP Semiconductors, said in a statement carried on Yahoo. “With the growth of 3G and LTE, the complexity of wireless base stations and the number of antennas and other devices installed from various manufacturers will increase dramatically – compounding maintenance costs and headaches for both network operators and equipment manufacturers."

The new family of programs includes the industry’s first fully integrated dual-modem AISG transceivers, and all programs will be DSP-based and programmable, fostering significant flexibility to easily change settings during development, manufacturing or site installation.

The high level of integration delivered by NXP’s transceivers helps to reduce the total component count, board space and costs, while introducing advanced functionality.

"Our new AISG transceivers provide a compact and cost-effective solution for multi-channel AISG communication between tower-mounted ALDs and the base station to optimize base station site performance,” said Dumont. “At the same time, we're opening the door to better interoperability across components, which could ultimately allow remote monitoring, diagnostics and debugging of a wider range of devices in the tower."

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global provider of high-performance mixed signal and Standard product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise.

With operations in more than 25 countries, NXP posted unaudited revenue of $4.36 billion in 2012.