Leading Wireless Chipset Providers and RF Front End Vendors Launch OpenRF

guest · Oct 8, 2020

Chipset companies tackle open RF
October 8, 2020
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/devices/news-devices/chipset-companies-tackle-open-rf

Several major chipset vendors including MediaTek, Samsung, Intel and Broadcom teamed up to develop a framework for open RF interfaces, though key player Qualcomm was notably absent from the effort.

Working together as the Open RF Association (OpenRF), the companies aim to create specifications for standardised core chipset and RF front end (RFFE) features and interfaces. The group also plans to address power management and establish a common hardware abstraction layer to boost the interface between modems and RFFE modules.
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OpenRF argued access to interoperable platforms will offer device manufacturers cost, performance and supply chain benefits, with a multi-vendor ecosystem allowing them to use the same RFFE with any 5G baseband.

Other founding members include Murata Manufacturing and Qorvo. However, Qualcomm was not on the list, a glaring omission given the company in July claimed more than 660 device designs were based on its range of 5G chipsets. At the time, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said “virtually all” of those were paired with its RFFE products.
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Leading Wireless Chipset Providers and RF Front End Vendors Launch OpenRF to Advance RF Front End Development and Drive Interoperability Across the 5G Ecosystem

OpenRF delivers optimum system performance, greater choice in RF front end platforms, faster time-to-market, and lower Total Cost of Ownership for 5G device manufacturers
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