Altera, Wi-LAN Partner on WiMAX

October 27, 2005

Altera Corp. has teamed up with Wi-LAN Inc. to deliver a programmable, low-cost WiMAX compliant base transceiver station modem.

The system lets base station developers create WiMAX products that can be upgraded in the field by service providers, enabling response to changing customer requirements and market conditions.

And the programmability, inherent in Altera’s FPGAs, allows developers to quickly make design changes without missing their time to market goals.

“With the impending commercialization of WiMAX services, OEMs need solutions that allow them to reduce their design cycle, while service providers require the ability to easily implement and update emerging WiMAX applications,” said Arun Iyengar, senior director of Altera’s wireless business unit, in a statement.

“We partnered with Altera because their comprehensive product portfolio is ideal for addressing the varied needs of WiMAX applications, including performance-intensive digital signal processing, cost optimization and high integration,” said John Seliga, senior VP and general manager of Wi-LAN’s WiMAX semiconductor IP solutions division.