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Sequans Communications unleashes the phenomenal gains of 4G and 5G chips

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Business models widely embrace IoT connectivity’s emerging concept (Internet of Things) to achieve flexible and agile connectivity to meet network performances required for devices’ efficient performances.

The technology of broadband networks has bought a radical improvement in connectivity and has constructively contracted the distances between two far-off users. In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission that transports multiple signals and traffic types. There has been extensive work and development done for the efficient working of the broadband network. The novel innovation of 4G and 5G chips and modules aids in the working of the broadband system. These wireless chips are designed sophistically and encompass a microprocessor that provides the logic for sending and receiving data (including voice and video) on a telecommunications network. As a result, additional devices are not needed for these functions.

The ‘G’ in 4G and 5G stands for generation. These latest models chip are avant-garde and acquire complex yet high-tech systems to ease communication and make the process faster. They are a mode of electronic highway and succors to provide fast, uninterrupted, and streamlined internet supply.  After manufacturing, these chips are delivered to IoT companies who use these chips in applications and devices to provide efficient and powerful cellular networks to their customers and users.

These a la mode chips can be used in various devices, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, and other applications requiring fast and efficient internet access.

Ian Fogg from OpenSignal, a mobile data analytics company, articulates,

“Whatever we do now with our smartphones, we’ll be able to do faster and better. Think of smart glasses featuring augmented reality, mobile virtual reality, much higher quality video, the internet of things making cities smarter. But what’s really exciting is all the new services that will be built that we can’t foresee.”

The gains of these ultra-modern network chips are colossal. This wireless innovation reduces Wire Routing Congestion. Arteris network-on-chip interconnects fabric technology significantly reduces the number of wires required to route data in an SoC, reducing routing congestion at the backend of the design process. The distributed architecture of the Arteris network on chip interconnect fabrics allows for precise placement of pipelines (aka “register slices”) to efficiently resolve timing closure issues without affecting other areas of the chip.

Further, network chips acquire higher networking frequencies which simplify the hardware required for switching and routing functions. This thereby allows SoCs with chips to interconnect fabrics to reach higher operating frequencies. Moreover, chip technology makes it easy to swap IP blocks to create derivative chips or to respond quickly to engineering change orders (ECOs) during developments.

It eliminates the need for archaic routers and saves prodigious time, thereby excelling efficiency and productivity. It contributes to higher computer performance. The invention of 4G and 5G chips are transforming and highly developing the telecommunication industry. They are revolutionizing the networking industry and growing it at a fast pace.

Based in Paris, France, Sequans Communications plays an imminent role in providing constructive services to companies to enhance their networking and telecommunication. This is a fabless semiconductor company, a developer and provider of cellular IoT connectivity solutions, including chips, modules, and development platforms. They sell their chips and modules to cellular IoT device makers, ODMs, and OEMs directly and via key distributors.

Comprising a colossal experience of 17 years, Sequans is a phenomenal company that is providing 4G and 5G. Listed below are some of their high-tech chips;

  • Monarch 2 LTE Cat M1/NB1/NB2
  • Monarch N LTE Cat NB1/NB2
  • Monarch LTE Cat M1/NB1/NB2
  • Calliope 2 LTE Cat 1
  • Calliope LTE Cat 1
  • Colibri LTE Cat 4
  • Cassiopeia LTE Cat 4/6

Their module partners include Renesas, Telit, Thales, Skyworks. Platform partners include Microchip, Renesas, NXP, Kigen (ARM). Distribution partners include Digi-Key, Avnet, Richardson RFPD, and Mouser Electronics.

The rip-roaring company comprises an efficient team including CEO Georges Karam and CFO Deborah Choate. Their CEO articulates,

“In designing Monarch 2 GM02S, we have painstakingly refined every key feature of our original Monarch GM01Q module to deliver the world’s most advanced cellular IoT connectivity solution available today. The new Monarch 2 GM02S has been designed for the highest possible efficiency and lowest cost at every level—from chip to module—with no compromise on performance. This is evident in the module’s ultra-low power consumption and its advanced features that no other competing module in the industry provides.”

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Turning Tragedy into Triumph Through Walking With Anthony

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On the morning of February 6, 2010, Anthony Purcell took a moment to admire the churning surf before plunging into the waves off Miami Beach. Though he had made the dive numerous times before, that morning was destined to be different when he crashed into a hidden sandbar, sustaining bruises to his C5 and C6 vertebrae and breaking his neck.

“I was completely submerged and unable to rise to the surface,” Purcell recalls. “Fortunately, my cousin Bernie saw what was happening and came to my rescue. He saved my life, but things would never be the same after that dive.”

Like thousands of others who are confronted with a spinal cord injury (SCI), Purcell plunged headlong into long months of hopelessness and despair. Eventually, however, he learned to turn personal tragedy into triumph as he reached out to fellow SCI victims by launching Walking With Anthony.

Living with SCI: the first dark days

Initial rehabilitation for those with SCIs takes an average of three to six months, during which time they must relearn hundreds of fundamental skills and adjust to what feels like an entirely new body. Unfortunately, after 21 days, Purcell’s insurance stopped paying for this essential treatment, even though he had made only minimal improvement in such a short time.

“Insurance companies cover rehab costs for people with back injuries, but not for people with spinal cord injuries,” explains Purcell. “We were practically thrown to the curb. At that time, I was so immobile that I couldn’t even raise my arms to feed myself.”

Instead of giving up, Purcell’s mother chose to battle his SCI with long-term rehab. She enrolled Purcell in Project Walk, a rehabilitation facility located in Carlsbad, California, but one that came with an annual cost of over $100,000.

“My parents paid for rehabilitation treatment for over three years,” says Purcell. “Throughout that time, they taught me the importance of patience, compassion, and unconditional love.”

Yet despite his family’s support, Purcell still struggled. “Those were dark days when I couldn’t bring myself to accept the bleak prognosis ahead of me,” he says. “I faced life in a wheelchair and the never-ending struggle for healthcare access, coverage, and advocacy. I hit my share of low points, and there were times when I seriously contemplated giving up on life altogether.”

Purcell finds a new purpose in helping others with SCIs

After long months of depression and self-doubt, Purcell’s mother determined it was time for her son to find purpose beyond rehabilitation.

“My mom suggested I start Walking With Anthony to show people with spinal cord injuries that they were not alone,” Purcell remarks. “When I began to focus on other people besides myself, I realized that people all around the world with spinal cord injuries were suffering because of restrictions on coverage and healthcare access. The question that plagued me most was, ‘What about the people with spinal cord injuries who cannot afford the cost of rehabilitation?’ I had no idea how they were managing.”

Purcell and his mother knew they wanted to make a difference for other people with SCIs, starting with the creation of grants to help cover essentials like assistive technology and emergency finances. To date, they have helped over 100 SCI patients get back on their feet after suffering a similar life-altering accident.

Purcell demonstrates the power and necessity of rehab for people with SCIs

After targeted rehab, Purcell’s physical and mental health improved drastically. Today, he is able to care for himself, drive his own car, and has even returned to work.

“Thanks to my family’s financial and emotional support, I am making amazing physical improvement,” Purcell comments. “I mustered the strength to rebuild my life and even found the nerve to message Karen, a high school classmate I’d always had a thing for. We reconnected, our friendship evolved into love, and we tied the knot in 2017.”

After all that, Purcell found the drive to push toward one further personal triumph. He married but did not believe a family was in his future. Regardless of his remarkable progress, physicians told him biological children were not an option.

Despite being paralyzed from the chest down, Purcell continued to look for hope. Finally, Dr. Jesse Mills of UCLA Health’s Male Reproductive Medicine department assured Purcell and his wife that the right medical care and in vitro fertilization could make their dream of becoming parents a reality.

“Payton joined our family in the spring of 2023,” Purcell reports. “For so long, I believed my spinal cord injury had taken everything I cared about, but now I am grateful every day. I work to help other people with spinal cord injuries find the same joy and hope. We provide them with access to specialists, funding to pay for innovative treatments, and the desire to move forward with a focus on the future.”

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