Freescale drives Next-Generation LTE Infrastructure for Mobile Broadband Age

The explosion of smart connected devices and increasing volumes of rich digital content have created a worldwide flood of mobile data, requiring OEMs and carriers to dramatically boost network performance while controlling capital expenditure costs, increasing power efficiency and supporting 4G/LTE standards.
 
To help address these challenges of providing ubiquitous coverage in the dense urban areas and throughout large enterprises, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the next generation of its QorIQ Qonverge portfolio of base station-on-chip SoCs. Designed to help operators add capacity and deliver enhanced coverage in user-dense environments, the new B3421 base station SoC integrates digital front-end (DFE) technology, which improves power amplifier (PA) efficiency and significantly reduces base station power and costs.
 
“Freescale pioneered the base station-on-chip market three years ago when we introduced the industry's first multimode wireless base station processor family to scale from small to large cells. The new QorIQ Qonverge B3421 device targets the rapidly-growing metro segment and reinforces our commitment to wireless networking leadership, as we continue to invest to stay ahead of market requirements,” said Tareq Bustami, Vice-President of Product Management for Freescale’s Digital Networking business.
 
Sampling for the QorIQ Qonverge B3421 product is planned for Q1 2015.