Espresso® 302 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband platform

The Icera Espresso® 302 platform, based on the Livanto® ICE8042 baseband and ICE8260 RF transceiver, delivers a complete reference design for high performance HSPA+ data devices such as USB sticks, datacards and embedded cellular modules for notebook and netbook computers, e-readers and M2M products.

• Supporting HSPA Category 8 (7.2Mbps), Category 10 (14Mbps) or Category 14 HSPA+ (21Mbps) on the same platform with Adaptive Wireless™ software upgrades.
• HSUPA Category 5 (2Mbps, 10 ms TTI), software upgradeable to Category 6 (5.76Mps, 2ms TTI) on the same platform.
• IceClear™ interference-aware receiver technology.
• 3GPP Type 3 advanced receiver technology with dual-antenna receive diversity for industry leading performance.
• Full backward compatibility with multimode GSM, GPRS, quad band EDGE and quad band WCDMA for worldwide coverage.
• Complete validation and certification including Global Certification Forum (GCF) and Network Vendor Inter-Operability Test (IOT) as well as approvals for major cellular carrier networks to speed development of new products.
• Full reference platform including hardware, PCB layout, firmware, drivers, host software support, Software Design Kit (SDK), manufacturing test and calibration tools, documentation and support.
• In production