Piccolo's PC802 system-on-a-chip and 5G NR software are selected by Contela as the core components of its distributed unit and radio frequency unit
Beijing, China, August 9 , 2023 - Picocom, a provider of 5G open RAN baseband chips and carrier-grade software, announced today that Contela, a developer and manufacturer of wireless communication equipment , Unit (O-DU) and radio frequency unit (O-RU) products, using Bikochi's 5G NR/LTE baseband chip PC802 and supporting physical layer (PHY) software. Leveraging the power, flexibility and scalability of Piccolo's open RAN portfolio, Contela is committed to delivering advanced wireless networking products to meet the evolving needs of its customers.
Sun Park, CEO of Contela, said: "With Picoqi's mature chips and software, Contela is confident that it can provide customers with advanced open RAN wireless products and help them maintain a competitive edge in the evolving telecom industry. The PC802 baseband The immediate availability of the chip and its accompanying software means that our plans have officially started. With Piccolo's technology roadmap, Contela can continue to innovate and meet future market needs."
Dr. Jiang Yingbo, CEO of Bicoqi, said: "I am very pleased to announce the ongoing cooperation between Picoqi and Contela, and I am also honored that our chips and software will be the basis of their future open RAN products. Korea is the global A leader in wireless innovation, we are very pleased with Bikochi's progress and growing contribution in the region."
Bikochi PC802 baseband system-on-a-chip and mature physical layer software have been delivered to customers for mass production, and are widely used in distributed units (O-DU), radio frequency units and integrated small base station products. PC802 can run physical layer processing of 4G LTE and 5G NR, and can also support both physical layer processing on the same chip. For more information on Picocom's PC802 5G small cell baseband SoC, visit picocom.com/products/socs/pc802 .
For more information on Contela, visit contela.com .