Module will enable Telecom OEMs and Carriers to launch competitive Non Line of Sight (NLOS) long distance broadband by end of the year
PRLog - June 1, 2015 - BANGALORE, India -- Saankhya Labs, a leader in the development of Cognitive Software Defined Radio (SDR) chips today announced the release of a high performance TV White Space (TVWS) baseband radio module for Base Station and Customer Premises Equipment. The module is powered by Saankhya’s award-winning Software Configurable Demodulator (SL100x) and Modulator (SL900x) chipsets. The module complies with the latest version of IEEE802.22 and White Space Alliance (Wi-FAR™) Standards and is targeted at fixed wireless broadband applications.
The key features of the module are –
• IEEE 802.22, Wi-FAR™ Standards Compliant
• Frequency Range: 400 – 800 MHz (UHF)
• Bandwidth Support: 6/7/8 MHz
• Data Speed: up to 30 Mbps (over 8 MHz Channel)
• Superior Sensitivity and Interference Rejection
• Supports TDD/FDD OFDMA
• Topology Supported:
• Point to Multipoint for fixed wireless broadband application
• Point to Point for mobile carrier backhaul, middle mile applications
• Low Latency for time critical applications
• Low Power Consumption
• Bundled Software: Linux OS, Layer 1 and 2 Network Firmware, RADIUS compatible Network Provisioning and Management
• Indoor version also available
“IEEE 802.22, an internationally recognized ISO Standard enables robust broadband connections over long distances and even through vegetation. White Space Alliance is excited to see its member companies announcing new products and technologies in this Wi-FAR™ market space. This technology can be used for a wide variety of applications enabling Telecom equipment vendors and carriers to quickly evaluate and launch innovative TV White Space Solutions,” said Dr. Apurva Mody, Chairman of Whitespace Alliance, an industry body promoting the TV White Space standards worldwide.
“Our customers needed a cost effective, quick time to market solution for introducing Wi-FAR™ technology in the market place. Saankhya responded to the need and has developed a baseband radio module which OEMs can springboard and develop innovative and affordable solutions for various applications” said Parag Naik, CEO of Saankhya Labs. Saankhya Labs, a pioneer in the development of TV White Space chipsets, has over 25 patents in the design and implementation of cognitive radios for a variety of applications including delivery of broadband services over unlicensed spectrum.
The TVWS baseband module is available to select Telecom Equipment OEMs. Please contact info@saankhyalabs.com for more details.
About Saankhya Labs: Saankhya Labs, founded in 2007, is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the development of Cognitive Software Defined Radio (SDR) communications processors and modules supporting a broad range of emerging data communication standards. Powered by its award-winning Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture, Saankhya chipsets combine low power, cost efficiency and small footprint, making them ideally suited to build ONE Worldwide platform for applications such as TV White Space (TVWS), Machine to Machine (M2M) communication and Internet of Things (IoT). Saankhya was featured in the 2014 Global edition of Electronic Engineering Times “Silicon 60: Hot Startups to Watch” list.
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Saankhya Labs launches world’s first TV White Space Baseband Radio Module
June 01, 2015 at 12:00 PM EDT
