Lantiq launches the world's fastest LTE Cat6 gateway platform

LanTIq has announced the official launch of the LTE Broadband Router joint reference design platform jointly developed with Intel to provide data transfer rates of up to 300Mbps through the adoption of Intel's latest Cat6-enabled LTE platform.

This co-developed reference design platform combines the Intel® XMMTM 7260 LTE communications platform with LanTIq's GRX330 communications processor to fully meet the growing market demand for fixed-point 4G/LTE broadband services. Thanks to its unique architecture, this joint reference design enables customers to deliver sophisticated and market-leading broadband gateways and routers with high LTE throughput with low CPU load.

This co-developed reference design platform combines the Intel® XMMTM 7260 LTE communications platform with LanTIq's GRX330 communications processor to deliver data rates up to 300 Mbps.

Key features of the new fixed-point LTE reference design:

· An Intel-based M.2 module based on the Intel XMM 7260 platform, offering LTE-Advanced features including carrier aggregaTIon at speeds up to 40MHz and up to 23 in one SKU CA combination, and the rate of Cat6 (300 Mbps theoretical peak downlink rate).

· Intel XMM 7260 also provides global communication capabilities and supports more than 30 3GPP bands (supporting 21 bands simultaneously in the same SKU) and global network standards (LTE FDD/TDD, WCDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA/TD- HSPA/EDGE).

The Lantiq GRX330 communications processor provides a complete Gigabit Ethernet router design with a dedicated acceleration engine to maximize Wi-Fi throughput while preserving CPU resources for other network and application tasks.

· This co-developed broadband gateway reference design solution delivers optimized system performance with throughputs of up to 300Mbps from WAN to LAN.

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Horst Pratsch, Head of Modem and Module Products at Intel's Mobile and Communications Business Unit, said: "The fixed-point LTE router market is a fast-growing segment. Through cooperation with Lantiq, we are providing Internet service providers. A fast way to achieve top-notch technology and provide the best performance for their users. LTE is an important market for Intel's attention, and by working with Lantiq, we will expand our range of LTE offerings in new areas."

Dirk Wieberneit, senior vice president and general manager of broadband business at Lantiq, said: "The desire of Internet home users for higher data transfer rates is endless. By releasing this jointly developed LTE Cat6 gateway design, Lantiq and Intel are satisfied. This growing demand for higher data rates. Lantiq has a broad impact in the broadband gateway and fixed-point LTE router market, and we believe that customers will benefit from this new solution."

Jeff Heynen, principal analyst at Infonetics Research, a market research firm, said: "We have seen fixed-point LTE gateways begin to ship early in emerging markets and rural suppliers. Fixed-line broadband services in these locations may be limited by excessive deployment costs. , or the opening of local loops due to regulatory issues. We expect that the market for these devices will continue to grow rapidly with the launch of global LTE networks."

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Lantiq has presented this collaboratively developed reference design at the 2014 Taipei International Computer Show.

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