Octasic Semiconductor has a new and better solution for implementing GSM/EDGE basestations. Despite the growth of the 3G cell-phone infrastructure, a huge percentage of the cell-phone market is still 2G—specifically GSM/EDGE. Octasic’s OCT1010 makes it easier and less expensive than ever to implement GSM/EDGE basestations using DSP in a SDR architecture.

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The OCT1010 is a baseband signal processor using 15 of Octasic’s Opus cores. Each Opus core is a proprietary processor that uses an asynchronous (not clocked) architecture optimized for DSP. Each runs at 1.2 GHz and consumes only 60 mW at full power. The chip works with external DDR memory. This unique design lets you handle up to 12 GSM carriers and six EDGE carriers simultaneously.

Also, the OCT1010 package features an IDE and tools for programming. Its GSM/EDGE Layer 1 library includes provisions for GPRS. The more advanced EDGE Evolution uses carrier bonding to achieve data rates to 2 Mbits/s. Full documentation and a T41 evaluation platform are part of the package as well.

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