20 June 2008

GCT & Green Packet Demo Connectivity For WiMax And WiFi

GCT Semiconductor and Green Packet Berhad (Green Packet) are  working on the world’s first intelligent connection management solution that delivers seamless connectivity and handover between WiMAX and WiFi.

The Green Packet “Intouch Connectivity Manager” integrates Green Packet’s Mobile IP solution with GCT’s GDM7215, claimed to be the industry’s first single-chip solution supporting both mobile WiMAX IEEE 802.16e Wave 2 and WiFi 802.11 b/g.

GDM7215 implements mobile WiMAX RF/MAC/PHY and WiFi RF/MAC/PHY on a monolithic integrated circuit. GDM7215 supports multimode wireless connectivity with its on-chip RF transceivers, allowing seamless broadband and local wireless roaming, the companies explained. Based on GCT’s industry-proven CMOS RF technology, GDM7215 integrates WiMAX and WiFi radios, a high performance ARM9 RISC processor along with a 32-bit uniscalar DSP, and a full range of advanced interfaces for network, storage, and audio/visual device applications.

“A seamless broadband environment is now a reality. It is no longer just an idea on paper or a vision for the future,” said Kelvin Lee, Senior General Manager of Green Packet. “With Green Packet’s “Intouch Connection Manager” users enjoy uninterrupted connections as the solution intelligently and transparently switches between WiMAX and WiFi according to connectivity rules set by the user or the operator.”

“GCT’s GDM7215 single-chip WiMAX plus WiFi integrated circuit enables a physically smaller solution, lower power consumption and reduced bill-of-materials,” added Dr. Kyeongho (KH) Lee, President and CEO of GCT Semiconductor.

Green Packet’s “Intouch Connection Manager” also supports multiple connection modes such as WAN and LAN in addition to WiMAX and WiFi.

The seamless connectivity will be available soon in Malaysia. Green Packet has signed up Malaysia’s first and largest WiMAX operator, Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1) to roll out the technology.