PMC-Sierra, Inc. has introduced its first WiMAX RF IC solutions for Femtocell base stations, Customer Premises Equipment, and Mobile Station designs. The PM8800 WiZIRD 2Tx/2Rx is said to be the industry’s most integrated WiMAX RF IC solution with full 2Tx/2Rx Multiple In/Multiple Out (MIMO) capability to support a maximum downlink data rate of 63Mbit/s per sector and a peak uplink data rate of 28Mbit/s per sector in a 10 MHz channel. Its multi-band capability (2.3-2.7 and 3.3-3.8GHz) allows a single design to cover all popular licensed radio spectra in the world. These advanced features enable next generation consumer services such as gaming, video and voice conferencing, streaming media applications, as well as video posting and sharing (e.g.YouTube). The PM8801 WiZIRD 1Tx/2Rx integrates a single transmit and two receive radio paths, as well as multi-band support, and is ideal for WiMAX Wave2 subscriber equipment such as CPE and laptop devices.
