Apparently many manufactures aim to develop low-cost Mobile WiMAX Baseband System-on-a-Chip (SoC).The MediaTek M7118 with BOM (Bill of materials) of less than US$100 will have many contender in truly cost effective solution.

Recently ApaceWave Technologies (www.apachewave.com), a developer of high-performance OFDMA solutions for the global WiMAX industry, announced availability of its APW2050 Mobile Station System-on-a-Chip (SoC).

The APW2050 is a high-performance, very low-power, mobile WiMAX Wave 2 baseband SoC containing PHY, MAC, embedded CPU, and many popular data interfaces. Supported by powerful Mobile Station software and multiple real-time operating systems, the SoC requires a minimum of external components to create WiMAX modems for devices such as CPE, PC Cards, USB dongles, and portable handheld devices.

The APW2050 supports all 802.16e mobile WiMAX Wave 2 features, including MIMO Matrix A & B, and Beam Forming. It also supports advanced release-1.5 DL/UL AMC MIMO capability.

The APW2050 is amongst the smallest, most cost-effective, low-power mobile WiMAX baseband SoC available.It is designed using a 65nm process in a 9×9mm package. It contains a high-performance PHY, MAC, embedded CPU, and intelligent power management to achieve very low system power consumption.

ApaceWave said it offers low-cost, manufacturing-ready reference designs for Half-Mini Cards, USB dongles, and SDIO modules. All reference designs utilize single-sided PC boards and can provide transmit output power up to 25dBm.

ApacheWave APW260 WiMAX Module Half-Mini Card

The APW260 RDK is a reference design kit for a low-cost mobile WiMAX subscriber terminal in a single-sided PCI-e Half-Mini Card format. It contains: Reference Board, Software Drivers, Operating Manual, Fabrication Package, and Test & Calibration Procedures.
The APW260 is supported by powerful Mobile Station embedded firmware, system drivers, APIs,connection manager, and various operating systems, such as Windows XP and Vista. It is optimized for mobile computing platforms and is an excellent solution for embedded WiMAX applications, such as Laptop and Netbook computers.
Download APW260 Product Page (PDF)

ApacheWave APW290 WiMAX USB Modem

The APW290 RDK is a reference design kit for a low-cost mobile WiMAX subscriber adapter in a USB Modem format. It contains: Reference Board, Software Drivers, Operating Manual, Fabrication Package, and Test & Calibration Procedures.
Download APW290 Product Page (PDF)

APW2050 Product Page (PDF) via Press Release

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