Altair Semiconductor Achieves NTT DOCOMO 4G LTE Chipset Interoperability Test (IOT) Completion

Altair Semiconductor Achieves NTT DOCOMO 4G LTE Chipset Interoperability Test (IOT) Completion

Leading Japanese Mobile Services Provider Certifies Altair's FourGee-3800 Chipset for Use on DOCOMO's network

HOD HASHARON, Israel, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Altair Semiconductor [http://altair-semi.com ] (altair-semi.com
[http://altair-semi.com ]), a leading provider of LTE chipsets, today announced that its
FourGee-3800 chipset has successfully completed chipset Interoperability Test (IOT) on the
network of NTT DOCOMO [https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english ], INC., Japan's largest mobile
services provider.  

    This is Altair's latest carrier certification, following validation from multiple
carriers including AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Korea Telecom.

    "Completing this IOT process with NTT DOCOMO is a strategic milestone," said Eran
Eshed, Co-founder and VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Altair. "Completing IOT with
a top-tier carrier like DOCOMO serves to significantly expand Altair's global presence,
while providing customers with access to multiple new markets.

    "Providing LTE service for M2M applications in industrial sectors is one of our
commitments, and with our nation-wide LTE network coverage, the LTE single-mode chipset is
becoming a realistic low-cost alternative to be used for those applications," said
Toshiyuki Futakata, Senior Manager of Radio Access Technology Group, Communication Device
Development Department at NTT DOCOMO. "We welcome Altair's chipset, which is the first
Cat-4 single mode LTE chipset to complete our chipset IOT, to provide attractive options
to anyone who is interested in devices geared to be used in our network."

    Altair's portfolio includes chipsets that support a wide range of LTE categories and
use cases, from cutting edge, high-speed broadband to ultra-low power, IoT optimized
products. Altair's FourGee-3800 chipset is integrated in numerous end products including
CPEs, gateways, VoLTE devices, portable hotspots and IoT modules.

    About Altair Semiconductor 

    Altair Semiconductor, recently acquired by Sony Group, is a leading provider of
single-mode LTE chipsets. Altair's portfolio covers the complete spectrum of cellular 4G
market needs, from supercharged video-centric applications all the way to ultra-low power,
low cost IoT and M2M. Altair has shipped millions of LTE chipsets to date, commercially
deployed on the world's most advanced LTE networks. For more information, please visit
http://altair-semi.com . Follow Altair on Twitter: @AltairSemi

       
         
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