Broadcom, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, has announced that SK Telecom, Korea's largest telecommunications company, has selected Broadcom's latest small cell system-on-chip (SoC) devices with carrier aggregation technology to enhance its high-speed 4G LTE services.
By leveraging Broadcom's advanced small cell SoC features, the company said that SK Telecom can significantly increase overall throughput and extend network coverage and capacity. By integrating Broadcom's BCM61765 SoCs, SK Telecom will be the first to deploy LTE small cells capable of aggregating two non-contiguous bands, thus increasing bandwidth and data throughout its LTE network, added Broadcom. The new chipset comes with a number of new features, including support for both inter-band and intra-band Carrier Aggregation services, support for concurrent TD-LTE and FD-LTE services and support for concurrent 3G and LTE services.
Park Jin-hyo, Senior Vice President and Head of the Network Technology R&D Center, SK Telecom
SK Telecom is making constant efforts to enhance our LTE network and offer a wider range of value added services to our mobile customers. As a result of Broadcom's superior capabilities in small cell chipset innovation, we can deliver the seamless mobile experience our subscribers have come to expect.
Greg Fischer, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Carrier Access, Broadcom
Our latest generation of residential and triple-mode enterprise baseband processors for small cells provide global carriers with a powerful solution for extending the 4G LTE network. SK Telecom is taking a leadership role in the deployment of small cells to deliver an optimal experience to its customers.
