Israeli chipmaker releases new mobile WiMAX processor

Altair Semiconductor has released a mobile WiMAX baseband processor to handheld device and mobile manufacturers. The company said its ALT2150 is the world’s smallest and most power-efficient mobile WiMAX processor, which implements full WiMAX forum Wave-2 physical layer and media access control functionality.

“The ALT2150 is not just another WiMAX baseband processor,” said Eran Eshed, the company’s co-founder and vice-president of marketing. “It represents a true disruption in terms of power consumption, size and cost.

The 7×7 milimetre chip is the first in a family the company will be releasing which Altair says will consume a fraction of the power of mobile WiMAX chipsets from other makers.

It also says an ALT2150-based device will consume less power than an equivalent solution using High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) or Evolution Data Optimized (EDO) technology.

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Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com

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