Icera and Anite verify LTE conformance test cases with Icera's LTE soft modem

BRISTOL, UK: Icera Inc. and Anite, Fleet UK, are working together to help accelerate the availability of LTE protocol conformance tests required by the industry’s LTE device certification programmes.

Both Icera and Anite are at the forefront of the development of multimode LTE products and the collaboration brings together the best of breed of Anite’s Conformance Toolset with Icera’s software-defined modem.

Icera maintains its leading-edge roadmap for next generation air interfaces due to its unique software-defined baseband technology, currently supporting multimode 4G (LTE), 3G (HSPA) and 2G (GSM) standards ahead of many competitors. Working closely with Anite, Icera was the first baseband chipset company to demonstrate a dual mode LTE/HSPA modem running on a commercial USB data stick, showing LTE/HSPA handover at Mobile World Congress in February 2010.

Anite is a cutting-edge provider of test solutions for 2G, 3G and LTE technologies, and has the largest portfolio of LTE protocol tests approved by GCF and PTCRB. This breadth of experience and expertise has led to Anite test solutions being used by all of the leading global chipset and handset manufacturers.

Steve Allpress, CTO and VP Modem Software of Icera, said: "Unlike any other baseband technology, Icera executes the entire modem in software on a high performance processor, DXP. This soft modem approach provides a unique flexibility to be consistently ahead of the competition with modem innovations and early to market with multimode LTE.

"We are delighted to be working with Anite on the verification of tests from their leading LTE GCF conformance test portfolio, simultaneously showing Icera’s LTE solution meets the industry’s rigorous certification requirements.”

Mike Bonin, MD of Anite Telecoms, said: "LTE device certification is essential in ensuring that next generation LTE wireless devices meet customer expectations. Anite’s work with Icera accelerates the availability of the most comprehensive suite of LTE test cases in the market today, empowering Anite’s customers with the ability to deploy the technology quickly and with confidence.”