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December 01, 2011

AsiaTelco Using Altair's Chipset to Deliver World's First TD-LTE Mobile Hotspot

AsiaTelco Technologies Co. (ATEL), a leading supplier of wireless terminal products announced that it has selected Altair's chipset to be integrated into its TD-LTE Mobile Hotspot product, ALM-F190.

ALM-F190 has been developed by AsiaTelco as the first Mobile Hotspot product designed for both TD-LTE and FDD-LTE. The product is capable of delivering 100Mbps downlink and 50Mbps uplink and as such capable of supporting high-definition video streaming, online gaming and high speed Internet browsing using multiple connected Wi-Fi devices over a single 4G LTE connection, its maker claimed in a press release. The product features long usage and standby times. The integration of Altair's LTE chipset enabled AsiaTelco to develop ALM-F190 as a compact and low power device.

China based AsiaTelco is committed to the commercialization of TD-LTE. The company unveiled its ALM-F190 product at the ITU's (International Telecommunication Union) Telecom World Geneva 2011 Conference. The product was demonstrated by China Mobile in the event. AsiaTelco’s 4G product offering includes LTE USB dongles, wireless data modules and indoor and outdoor CPEs, covering several frequency bands.

“We are very proud to have our chipset power the world's first TD-LTE Mobile Hotspot product. AsiaTelco's choice of Altair chipsets for this innovative product attests to the low power and high performance merits of the chipset, as well as the maturity of our software. We look forward to partnering with AsiaTelco to introduce new and exciting products in the future,” Eran Eshed, co-founder and VP of Marketing and Business Development at Altair Semiconductor noted in a statement.

Currently Altair Semiconductor is the world's only TDD/FDD LTE chipset manufacturers with commercially available products. According to Altairits, its chipsets can be found in approximately 30 end-user devices - ranging from USB dongles to smartphones. The Altair’s customer-base spans across the Asia, Europe and North America.

Last month Altair Semiconductor announced its collaboration with ZTE Corp., a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, to conduct a joint AXGP trial in Japan.




Madhubanti Rudra is a contributing editor for MobilityTechzone. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jennifer Russell


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