Ascom and Altair sign LTE licensing agreement

RESTON, USA: Ascom Network Testing Inc. and 4G LTE chipmaker Altair Semiconductor announced a licensing agreement, which will address their common customers’ needs for network testing solutions for TD-LTE and FD-LTE wireless network rollouts.

Under the agreement, Ascom will receive licensed access to Altair TD-LTE and FD-LTE modem interfaces. This access will enable timely support of Altair chipset-based terminals in the network deployment and optimization tools that make up Ascom’s TEMSTM Portfolio. This agreement will help to further expand the TEMS TD-LTE portfolio and demonstrates both companies’ commitment to and support of TD-LTE as a strategic wireless technology.

“Ascom is very pleased to partner with Altair, a company that has recently demonstrated its quality products and ability to advance LTE technology in the market,” says Erik Tarnvik, VP of Marketing, Ascom Network Testing.

"In the highly competitive LTE market, a key differentiator for Altair is being able to provide both a core chipset technology as well as the complementary tools needed to enable smooth deployment and commercialization of LTE technologies," said Eran Eshed, co-founder and VP of Marketing and Business Development at Altair Semiconductor. "We are very excited to join forces with a leading vendor such as Ascom and are confident that this partnership will bring substantial value to our mutual customers."

This partnership allows Ascom to further expand its TD-LTE TEMS product portfolio and to address the market demand for LTE network testing solutions. Altair will benefit from Ascom’s extensive installed customer base by ensuring that Altair based-test tools are available immediately for use by network operators and equipment vendors. As Altair-based terminals gain wider acceptance in the market, network operators will require advanced solutions to analyze the performance of their TD-LTE and FD-LTE networks.