ip.access selects picoChip technology for 3G femtocell development.

BATH, England -- ip.access ltd, a leading developer of in-building wireless picocell solutions today announced that they are using a custom version of picoChip's multi-core DSP hardware and modem software in their femto3G Access Points for residential fixed-mobile convergence (FMC)

ip.access' recently announced femto3G Access Points are W-CDMA femtocells that use residential broadband connections to provide high-quality FMC services and extend 3G macro-network coverage into the home. ip.access' pure cellular approach means that, unlike VoWLAN-based FMC solutions, the 3G Access Point solution is compatible with all 3G handsets.

For the ip.access femto3G Access Point solution, picoChip has developed a custom version of its PC202 picoArray(TM)-based multi-core platform that integrates high-performance DSP functionality to support the requirements of WCDMA and HSDPA modem implementation, and an ARM processor to run the sophisticated control code and the network-integration software developed by ip.access.

Guillaume d'Eyssautier, CEO, picoChip, commented, "We are delighted to be working with ip.access. Our technology has been specified to meet the exacting performance demands of 3G, and at the same time support the commercial requirements involved in delivering products for residential consumer markets."

Stephen Mallinson, CEO, ip.access, added, "Our aim in developing femto3G is to enable cellular operators to offer mobile users seamless roaming and single-phone convenience at attractive fixed-line prices. Working with picoChip to customise their software-defined radio technology helps us to achieve high performance, flexibility and the ability to differentiate and scale our solution."

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About picoChip

picoChip, located in Bath, England, is dedicated to providing innovative, flexible wireless solutions to help equipment makers minimize time-to-market, costs, and system power consumption.

The heart of the company's offering is a scaleable, multi-processor baseband IC that combines the computational density of a dedicated ASIC with the programmability of a traditional high end Digital Signal Processor. This radically reduces both development time and materials cost and enables the strategic goal of the "Software Defined Radio". The company has the most comprehensive reference designs in the industry, with complete, standard-compliant solutions for both UMTS (including HSDPA) and WiMAX (802.16d upgradeable to 802.16e).

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About ip.access

Based in Cambridge, UK, ip.access ltd (www.ipaccess.com) is a leading manufacturer of cost-effective picocellular GSM, GPRS and EDGE and 3G infrastructure solutions, which integrate with standard broadband IP networks for backhaul. ip.access systems are live in over 15 networks around the world and many more are in the process of being deployed.

The femto3G[TM] product range enables mobile network operators to provide improved residential 3G voice and data coverage and deliver a pure-play cellular approach to fixed-mobile convergence.

The nanoGSM[R] product range provides low-cost GSM coverage and capacity, to improve service quality in offices, shops and residential buildings. ip.access picocells can also provide coverage on passenger aircraft, ships and in remote rural areas using satellite backhaul.

ip.access counts Scottish Equity Partners, Intel Capital, Rothschild Gestion and Motorola among its shareholders.