Qualcomm and Global Wireless Technologies (GWT) have entered into a CDMA femtocell (including femtocell modules) license agreement.
Under the terms the agreement, Qualcomm has granted GlobalWireless a patent license to develop, manufacture and sell femtocells that implement a CDMA2000, WCDMA and/or TD-SCDMA 3G standard, including multi-mode femtocells that implement any one or more of these 3G standards as well as a 4G (OFDMA) standard.
Derek Aberle, executive vice president and president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing, said: Qualcomm is pleased to provide GWT with a license for the development, manufacture and sale of femtocells. With the design and development of these femtocells, GlobalWireless will be providing an improved user experience for customers through better coverage for voice services and higher data transmission rates.
Robert Kenas, executive vice president of product management of GWT, said: GlobalWireless is significantly enhancing the wireless experience for residential and enterprise users. With access to this femtocell license from Qualcomm, GlobalWireless’ innovative architecture and unique reconfigurable and upgradeable platform will deliver to our customers the benefit of higher speeds and improved coverage in a 3G femtocell solution (that also may be multi-mode 3G and 4G) for their home or office.
