LG Electronics Develops Korea First Commercial Modem ASIC for Asynchronous IMT-2000 Service
- Commercial ASIC modem for base station supporting international standards for asynchronous IMT-2000 (Model: BS04100) - Base station modem is used for asynchronous commercial system developed with LGE' own technologies (Model: Generex2000) ... Successfully completed voice and packet calls - LGE further facilitates localization of asynchronous systems following development of commercial system last February by developing core chip ... Secured competitive edge against foreign-made equipment - To complete commercial system service provider requirements by the end of this year for preparation of commercial service launch planned for May 2002
With many vendors in and out of Korea stepping up their development efforts for asynchronous IMT-2000 service, which will be launched in 2002, LG Electronics - the leader of asynchronous equipment in Korea - has succeeded in developing a core chip for base stations.
After developing Korea' first asynchronous IMT-2000 commercial system in February, LGE has now completed development of commercial modem ASIC for base stations (Model: BS04100), one of the most important components of asynchronous architecture. LGE also announced that it has successfully completed voice and packet calls with the new chip - another first for a Korean company.
At the end of May, LGE already developed the commercial modem ASIC for base stations and has been conducting various performance tests in connection with related software including checking transmission characteristics, reception quality, etc. And now, it has succeeded in call completion on the system using this new chip.
LGE' development of its commercial modem ASIC for asynchronous base stations means that it now has the technology for commercial modems - the heart of asynchronous IMT-2000 systems. By doing so, LGE has also helped to push the level of Korean technology up another notch.
With the localization of major components and systems, LGE has also in effect alleviated concerns that commercial asynchronous service would be launched with foreign- and not Korean-made equipment. It will, therefore, further strengthen the case for launching asynchronous IMT-2000 commercial services in 2002 as planned.
The new modem supports the latest international standards for asynchronous services - 3GPP W-CDMA. It also supports 48 downstream channels and 4 upstream channels at 384Kbps transmission speed and two diversity and 6 sectors. Chip density is around 4.5 million gates.
In addition, LGE has also already completed development of all network equipment basic functions to enable convergent services linking voice and video calls as well as the Internet. Currently, in preparation of commercial testing by service providers, it is conducting additional functional tests for network stabilization.
With LGE focused on development of core components for IMT-2000, it has already localized the power amplifier, RF components and now base station modem. As for handsets, as 3G uses many components that are the same as in 2G, with localization of color LCD, modem chip, RF component, video codes and control device, LGE expects to increase its localization ratio by over 80% by the end of the year.
LGE plans to have everything ready for commercialization by year-end so that asynchronous IMT-2000 commercial services can be launched with local Korean equipment in May 2002.
After Korea launches commercial asynchronous IMT-2000 service in 2002, LGE plans to build a test network for asynchronous services based on a more stabilized network to help export of its own and other Korean technologies. It plans to first target countries that are currently testing asynchronous services such as Italy.
LGE develops Korea' first commercial modem ASIC for base station - a core chip of asynchronous IMT-2000 system. The development not only further increases localization ratio of asynchronous system, but also gives LGE strong competitive edge against foreign-made equipment.
