Beceem Communications will ship to customers in the fourth quarter of 2010 samples of its BCS500 chip that integrates 4G LTE/Wimax technology.
The chip will support up to 150 Mbps downlink speeds and is set for mass production in the second quarter of 2011.
“Our BCS500 will end the 4G debate by connecting to any 4G LTE or Wimax network with seamless roaming, and switching between TDD and FDD configuration as needed,” said Lars Johnsson, VP for marketing.
Also, the chip will support the latest revisions of the IEEE 802.16 standard, namely 16e and 16m, as well as the 3GPP-LTE standard, based on Release 8 specifications.