Bringing lte to life in Japan

Base station equipment manufacturer Fujitsu Limited is leveraging processors from Freescale Semiconductor to deliver the deployment of the next generation mobile broadband. Eisuke Iwabuchi, president of the wireless infrastructure group at Fujitsu explained: "Freescale's embedded processing intelligence will significantly improve our overall lte base station efficiency by providing higher throughput and increased system flexibility. As the leading supplier in the market with lte base stations, Fujitsu is pleased to offer our customers products that leverage the performance and programmability of Freescale's breakthrough technology." LTE looks set to succeed the current generation of UMTS 3G technology. For consumers, it promises to deliver almost instantaneous responsiveness for multimedia applications, as well as a wealth of new applications previously available only on a wired internet connection. For operators, it offers improved spectral efficiency, lower costs, better services and a platform for delivering premium applications cost effectively in both developed and emerging markets. Dr Lisa Su (pictured), senior vice president and general manager of Freescale's networking and multimedia group, added: “Fujitsu is recognised as a worldwide leader in communications technology and Freescale is pleased to partner with Fujitsu to deliver advanced lte solutions to the world’s premier wireless carriers. As advanced wireless standards draw closer to mainstream adoption, Freescale is investing in end to end solutions to enable the next leap in performance.”