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Franklin Wireless Selects Altair's Verizon Wireless Certified Chipset to Power LTE-Enabled Devices in Several Global Markets
HOD HASHARON, Israel, January 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Altair Semiconductor (http://www.altair-semi.com), the world's leading developer
of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced
that its FourGee(TM) LTE chipset has been selected by Franklin Wireless to power its line
of single mode LTE-enabled products for the US market. Earlier this year, and following
more than three years of global commercial shipments, Altair's FourGee-3100/6202 chipset
became one of the first LTE chipsets to achieve Verizon Wireless certification.
"We are very pleased to have been selected by a leading mobile and wireless innovator
such as Franklin Wireless," said Eran Eshed, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing of Altair.
"Having Verizon Wireless certified chipsets in its products will accelerate Franklin's
time to market as well as reduce its investment in commercializing their Altair-based
products in the U.S. market. We look forward to working closely with Franklin as they
expand their differentiated product portfolio into LTE."
"Altair's LTE solution was a natural choice for us to integrate into our LTE-enabled
devices, not only in the U.S., but in several additional and important worldwide markets,"
said OC Kim, President of Franklin Wireless. "The level of maturity achieved from
successfully deploying across numerous global carrier networks, combined with the
performance and low cost offered by Altair's chipset, will enable Franklin to
differentiate our products and shorten our time to market."
Altair is a leader in the global LTE chip industry, with Altair-based products
currently commercially shipping into numerous carrier networks around the world in
America, Europe, Japan, China and India. Altair became one of the industry's first chipset
suppliers to pass Verizon Wireless chipset certification earlier this year.
About Altair Semiconductor
Altair Semiconductor is the world's leading developer of ultra-low power, small
footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. Altair's chipsets can be found in
approximately 30 end-user devices - ranging from USB dongles to smartphones - built by its
more than 15 customers across North America, Europe, China, India and Taiwan - making it
one of the only TDD/FDD LTE chipset manufacturers in the world with commercially available
products. Altair's comprehensive product portfolio includes baseband processors,
multi-band RF transceivers for both FDD and TDD bands, and a range of reference hardware
and product level protocol stack software. Based on a novel, proprietary Software Defined
Radio (SDR) processor, codenamed "O[2]P(TM)", Altair's products are the smallest and most
highly power optimized in the industry, offering an unmatched combination of flexibility
and performance. For more information, visit the company's website at
http://www.altair-semi.com. Follow Altair on Twitter: @AltairSemi
Media Contact:
Finn Partners Israel for Altair Semiconductor
Matthew Krieger
+972-544-676-950
matthew@finnpartners.co.il
Altair Semiconductor
Franklin Wireless Selects Altair's Verizon Wireless Certified Chipset to Power LTE-Enabled Devices in Several Global Markets
HOD HASHARON, Israel, January 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Altair Semiconductor (http://www.altair-semi.com), the world's leading developer
of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced
that its FourGee(TM) LTE chipset has been selected by Franklin Wireless to power its line
of single mode LTE-enabled products for the US market. Earlier this year, and following
more than three years of global commercial shipments, Altair's FourGee-3100/6202 chipset
became one of the first LTE chipsets to achieve Verizon Wireless certification.
"We are very pleased to have been selected by a leading mobile and wireless innovator
such as Franklin Wireless," said Eran Eshed, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing of Altair.
"Having Verizon Wireless certified chipsets in its products will accelerate Franklin's
time to market as well as reduce its investment in commercializing their Altair-based
products in the U.S. market. We look forward to working closely with Franklin as they
expand their differentiated product portfolio into LTE."
"Altair's LTE solution was a natural choice for us to integrate into our LTE-enabled
devices, not only in the U.S., but in several additional and important worldwide markets,"
said OC Kim, President of Franklin Wireless. "The level of maturity achieved from
successfully deploying across numerous global carrier networks, combined with the
performance and low cost offered by Altair's chipset, will enable Franklin to
differentiate our products and shorten our time to market."
Altair is a leader in the global LTE chip industry, with Altair-based products
currently commercially shipping into numerous carrier networks around the world in
America, Europe, Japan, China and India. Altair became one of the industry's first chipset
suppliers to pass Verizon Wireless chipset certification earlier this year.
About Altair Semiconductor
Altair Semiconductor is the world's leading developer of ultra-low power, small
footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. Altair's chipsets can be found in
approximately 30 end-user devices - ranging from USB dongles to smartphones - built by its
more than 15 customers across North America, Europe, China, India and Taiwan - making it
one of the only TDD/FDD LTE chipset manufacturers in the world with commercially available
products. Altair's comprehensive product portfolio includes baseband processors,
multi-band RF transceivers for both FDD and TDD bands, and a range of reference hardware
and product level protocol stack software. Based on a novel, proprietary Software Defined
Radio (SDR) processor, codenamed "O[2]P(TM)", Altair's products are the smallest and most
highly power optimized in the industry, offering an unmatched combination of flexibility
and performance. For more information, visit the company's website at
http://www.altair-semi.com. Follow Altair on Twitter: @AltairSemi
Media Contact:
Finn Partners Israel for Altair Semiconductor
Matthew Krieger
+972-544-676-950
matthew@finnpartners.co.il
Altair Semiconductor