GCT Semiconductor, a designer and supplier of 5G and 4G semiconductor solutions, has partnered with Kyocera, a company known for its electronic components and ICT infrastructure. This collaboration aims to develop a 5G reference platform for customer premise equipment (CPE) and fixed wireless access (FWA) devices. This new platform will integrate GCT’s 5G chipset with Kyocera’s 5G mmWave antenna module. This effort is expected to support the development of Kyocera’s products and assist in GCT’s creation of 5G mmWave CPE devices for its customers.
Kyocera will provide financial support for this platform development. The reference platform will include 4G (Category 15) and 5G (Release 16) functionalities, sub-6GHz and mmWave RF, and various connectivity interfaces such as PCIE, USB, Ethernet, and SLIC. The platform is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2025.
John Schlaefer, CEO of GCT Semiconductor, commented, “This collaboration will bring together mmWave antenna technology with 4G and 5G expertise, combining advanced technologies to provide a solution for Kyocera’s product platform and GCT’s 5G customers. We believe the new 5G reference platform will further strengthen GCT’s position in the growing 5G mmWave CPE market.”
Masaaki Hori, Deputy General Manager of Corporate KWIC Division at Kyocera, said, “We are partnering with technology experts such as GCT to develop reliable products. We look forward to working with GCT and leveraging our joint capabilities to provide a 5G mmWave platform for CPE and Home Modem use.”
GCT Semiconductor is a fabless designer and supplier of 5G and 4G LTE semiconductor solutions. Their technology supports various commercial devices, including CPEs, mobile hotspots, routers, M2M applications, and smartphones, used by wireless carriers globally. GCT’s system-on-chip solutions integrate radio frequency, baseband modem, and digital signal processing functions, offering 4G and 5G platforms with compact form factors, low power consumption, high performance, and reliability.
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