picoChip technology selected by Korea Telecom for first WiBro / WiMAX Femtocell development.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 July 2006-picoChip: picoChip technology selected by Korea Telecom for first WiBro / WiMAX Femtocell development(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21072006 picoChip today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) to develop WiBro / WiMAX access points, sometimes called Femtocells or Home-Basestations.

KT is a leader in wireless technology and has launched commercial WiBro service. picoChip's multi-core DSP is the industry standard architecture for WiMAX infrastructure, and is also being widely used for WCDMA Femtocells. Femtocells are small, low-cost basestations, intended to be used in residential or corporate environments where high-speed coverage would otherwise be limited. By enabling...