Altair selected by Netgear to power its mobile broadband Router Family of LTE Routers

The NETGEAR-Altair Mobile Broadband Routers Will Enable Carriers to Deliver Excellent Broadband User Experience Alongside Toll-Quality Voice over LTE

HOD HASHARON, Israel, January 8, 2013, via LTE-depot — Altair Semiconductor (www.altair-semi.com), the world’s leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced that its FourGee-3100/6202 chipset has been selected by NETGEAR to power its line of LTE routers. The first product that is being developed under the combined efforts of NETGEAR and Altair is the Mobile Broadband Router (MBR1518), a TD-LTE router designed for home and small-office use that boasts a high performance Wireless LAN, USB attached storage and ruggedized firewall.

Given the enhanced spectral efficiencies, available spectrum, and volume synergies with LTE-FDD; public fixed wireless and mobile operators are migrating from WiMAX to TD-LTE, resulting in rapid growth of TD-LTE networks.The MBR1518 TD-LTE router addresses this emerging market. Simultaneous growth in TD- and FDD-LTE also demands products that enable operators to seamlessly migrate from one technology to another. NETGEAR and Altair are focused on delivering such products.

“By teaming up with Altair to develop high speed mobile routers, we will be delivering, to our service provider customers, highly integrated, feature-rich single mode LTE and Voice over LTE products,” said Michael Clegg, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Service Provider Business at NETGEAR.

“We are excited to join forces with NETGEAR, a proven leader in fixed broadband technology, and we look forward to working closely with the NETGEAR team in bringing to market innovative and high-performance LTE products,” said Eran Eshed, Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing of Altair. “The exclusion of 3G technology in favor of LTE will allow us to significantly reduce the overall cost of the device while maintaining the superior performance and user experience of 4G LTE.”

Trials of the MBR1518 are currently underway and service providers can expect a broad product roll-out in 2013.

UE: Sierra Wireless AirLink GX440, LTE, DO - router, specification

Company: Sierra Wireless

Target Market:  

Field Service, Energy + Utilities, Oil &Gas, Infrastructure Monitoring, Security Surveillance, Mobile Office, Business Continuity, Retail, POS, ATM, Vending, Digital Signage, Fleet Management, Public Safety, Transportation

Cellular Modem Technologies:  

3G-CDMA

4G-LTE

Connectivity Modem Technologies: 

 Wi-Fi, 802.11bgn 2.4GHz

Cellular Frequency Bands: 

 LTE 700 MHz band 13; CDMA/EV-DO 800, 1900 MHz

Host Interfaces: 

Ethernet

Serial

USB

Antenna

Other

Application Interfaces: 

TCP/IP

UDP/IP
DHCP
HTTP
Other(s)

LED Indicators: 

Network

Signal
Activity
Power

Security: 

IPsec VPN

GRE Tunneling
Other

Commercial Availability: 

In Production

Remote Management: 

Yes

Enclosure: 

Rugged Design

Dimensions: 

143 x 96 x 44 mm

Weight: 

341 g

Application Processor: 

Robust ARM11 class processor

Supported Software Environments: 

ALEOS, ALEOS Application Framework, and AirVantage

Memory: 

128MB

Qualcomm Cellular Chipset Model: 

Qualcomm (part N/A)

External Power Supply: 

12 VDC and AC

Operational Temperature Range: 

-30°C to +70°C / -22°F to +158°F

GPS Capabilities: 

Yes

Standard Certifications: 

FCC, Industry Canada, RoHS Compliant, CE, E-Mark Mil-Spec 810-F, IP64, Class 1 Div 2

Operator Certifications: 

Verizon

UE with LTE support "data base"  

UE: CradlePoint IBR600LE (LTE/EVDO) - router

 

Company:   

CradlePoint

Target Market: 

 M2M, Retail, Digital Kiosk, Transportation, Financial Services/Banking, Insurance, Distributed Enterprises

Cellular Modem Technologies: 

 3G-CDMA

4G-LTE

Connectivity Modem Technologies: 

 Wi-Fi, 802.11bgn 2.4GHz

Cellular Frequency Bands: 

 4G via internal high-speed LTE modem (3GPP Rel.8) backwards compatible to EVDO RevA, A/O; CDMA 1x

LTE band 13 700 MHz 

Host Interfaces: 

 Ethernet

Serial

USB

Antenna

Application Interfaces: 

 TCP/IP

UDP/IP

DHCP

HTTP

SNMP

SMTP

Other(s)

LED Indicators: 

Network

Signal

Activity

Service

Power

Security: 

IPsec VPN

GRE Tunneling

Encryption

Other

Commercial Availability: 

In Production

Remote Management: 

Yes

Enclosure: 

Compact size, ruggedized metal case. Comes with mounting bracket.

Dimensions: 

3.3-in x 4-in x 0.9-in (85mm x 102mm x 22mm)

Weight: 

7.2 oz (200g)

Application Processor: 

-

Qualcomm Cellular Chipset Model: 

Qualcomm (part N/A)

External Power Supply: 

12V / 1.5A power supply w/locking connector; GPIO cable available

Battery Back-Up: 

No

Operational Temperature Range: 

-20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) operating modem as WAN; -20°C to 50°C (-4°F to 122°F) operating Ethernet as WAN; -30°C to 70°C (-22°F to 158°F) storage

Voice support: 

No

GPS Capabilities: 

Yes

Standard Certifications: 

FCC, WiFi Alliance, 802.3, plus carrier specific certifications

Operator Certifications: 

Verizon

Power Input Rating: 

9-18V DV

Power Consumption: 

Idle:typ=350mA@12V(4.2W) worst case=700mA@12V(8.4W) Tx/Rx:typ=600mA@12V(7.2W) worst case=1200mA@12V(14.4W)

Description: 

The CradlePoint COR is ideal for use in high-availability portable or fixed M2M applications including kiosks, digital signage, vehicles, and other applications where connectivity is essential.

UE with LTE support "data base"  

UE: CradlePoint ARC MBR1400LE-VZ Integrated Broadband Router

CradlePoint ARC MBR1400LE-VZ

Company: CradlePoint
Target Market: Distributed Enterprises, Retail, M2M, Branch Locations, Kiosks
Cellular Modem Technologies: 

3G-CDMA,
4G-LTE

Connectivity Modem Technologies: Wi-Fi, 802.11abgn 2.4GHz/5Ghz
Cellular Frequency Bands:  

LTE Band 13 (700MHz)

Cellular/PCS (800MHz/1,900 MHz))

Host Interfaces:  Ethernet, USB, Antenna
Application Interfaces: Other(s)
LED Indicators: Network, Signal, Activity, Service,  Power
Security: IPsec VPN, GRE Tunneling, Encryption
Commercial Availability: In Production
Remote Management: Yes
Enclosure: Metal housing
Dimensions: 9-in x [5.1 or 7.25 or 9.6]-in x 1.6-in (230-mm x [130 or 185 or 245]-mm x 40-mm
Weight: Not specified
Application Processor:  -
Qualcomm Cellular Chipset Model: Qualcomm (part N/A)
External Power Supply: 12V / 1.5A power supply
Battery Back-Up: No
Operational Temperature Range: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Voice support: Unspecified
GPS Capabilities: Yes
Standard Certifications: FCC, WiFi Alliance, 802.3, plus Carrier specific certifications
Operator Certifications: Sprint, Verizon
Cloud Support: Remote WAN Web-based Management Access HTTP, HTTPS), Web-based GUI (Easy Management), Server-based Centralized Management (WiPipe™ Central), SNMP v1, v2c & v3, CLI over SSH, One-button firmware upgrade, Modem Configuration and Management, Modem Data Usage and Alerts
Description: The CradlePoint MBR1400 Integrated Business Series Routers enable easy-to-install wireless connectivity in fixed-business locations. Ideal for distributed enterprises such as branch offices, retail locations, etc.

 more terminals with LTE 

UE: Softbank (Japan) launches new Huawei mobile router with LTE

The Huawei-made modem will allow uploads at speeds of up to 110 Mbps and can handle 10 simultaneous users via Wi-Fi connections.

Softbank is charging JPY5,000 (USD64) per month for an LTE package which includes 5GB of bandwidth each month; data transfer speeds are throttled once the user reaches the limit, or additional bandwidth can be bought in 2GB blocks for JPY2,625.

//telegeography.com

Another mobile router in SoftBank lineup is SoftBank 102Z (ZTE), announced 2012.09.14

AT&T's MiFi Liberate LTE is first touch-screen hot spot

What would you say to an LTE hot spot that connects up to 10 Wi-Fi devices and comes with a 2.8-inch touch screen? It is Novatel Wireless MiFi Liberate.

The first touch-screen hot spot

• 2.8" touch screen
• up to 10 WiFi devices 
• 11 hours of continious use on its battery. 

Operators

1. USA, AT&T, 2012.09

//cnet.com

Reviews: Sprint Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot Review

VPN Capability through Sprint DataLink

microUSB

microSD slot up to 32 GB

1.7" colour LCD display

2.4 GHz

802.11BGN

CDMA, EV-DO Rev.A, LTE, WiMAX

built-in GPS

up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices

3600 mAh

Power and select buttons

3.84" x 2.25" x 0.95", 4.9 ounces

Pro

Exceptional battery life, US$99

Operators

Sprint, USA, 2012.09

Reviews

2012.09.05 Sprint Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot Review //laptopmag.com

Reviews: Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L

VPN capability

Ports: microUSB

Wireless band: 2.4 GHz

Protocols: 802.11 abgn

Data connections: CDMA, EDGE, EV-Do Rev.A, HSPA+, LTE 

can connect 10 Wi-Fi enabled devices 

3.5" x 3.5" x 0.7", 4.8 ounces

contras:

Display nearly impossible to read outdoors; large size //laptopmag.com, 2012.09.05

Operators

Verizon, USA, 2012.06

Reviews

2012.09.05 Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L //laptopmag.com