Aricent and Mindspeed Raise the Bar – Announce Launch of a High-Performing 20MHz Small Cell Reference Solution

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology services company, and Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), one of the leaders in small cell technology, today announced the launch of a next generation, high-performing metrocell reference design, supporting 20MHz LTE FDD and throughputs of up to 150Mbps. The companies have taken their existing relationship one step further by integrating Aricent’s world class software stacks and Mindspeed®’s PHY software with the Transcede® T3300 baseband processor, especially designed for high performing small cell solutions.

“With more than 50 LTE engagements, we have extensive experience and expertise in the LTE domain and are pleased to partner with Mindspeed to develop this high performance LTE small cell solution.”

"Operators are now demanding more from their small cells to effectively cater to the ever increasing bandwidth demand from their consumers," said Pratyush Dasgupta, vice president and head of wireless practice, at Aricent. "With more than 50 LTE engagements, we have extensive experience and expertise in the LTE domain and are pleased to partner with Mindspeed to develop this high performance LTE small cell solution."

“Small cells are becoming a critical part of the network,” said Dr. Naser Adas, senior vice president and general manager of the wireless business unit of Mindspeed. “We are leading the small cell industry with the broadest, future-proof portfolio of SoCs for small cells and a 63% share of the market according to Infonetics Research. We are proud to be working with Aricent to demonstrate a 20MHz small cell reference solution.”

Aricent continually invests in LTE, in areas like VoLTE, SON and LTE-A. Aricent software finds presence in LTE devices commercially deployed by operators in some of the most demanding markets across the world.

Mindspeed’s small cell SoC portfolio enjoys a leadership position in the industry, in both commercial and technological terms. Mindspeed has 34 LTE small cell design engagements and is one of the first small cell SoC companies to have LTE systems commercially deployed. Recently, Mindspeed announced that it has 63% share of the 3GPP small cell market according to Infonetics Research data.

Mindspeed will be hosting small cell technology demonstrations for service providers, OEM customers, press and analysts during Mobile World Congress 2013 at stand 7E.104 from February 25 - 28, 2013 at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. Aricent will demonstrate an integrated LTE offering comprising of eNodeB, EPC and a comprehensive VoLTE solution at the Aricent Group Hospitality Suite in booth 2B104 in Hall 2.

About Mindspeed Technologies

Mindspeed Technologies (NASDAQ: MSPD) is a leading provider of network infrastructure semiconductor solutions to the communications industry. The company's low-power system-on-chip (SoC) products are helping to drive video, voice and data applications in worldwide fiber-optic networks and enable advanced processing for 3G and long-term evolution (LTE) mobile networks. The company's high-performance analog products are used in a variety of optical, enterprise, industrial and video transport systems. Mindspeed's products are sold to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the globe.

To learn more, please visit www.mindspeed.com. Company news and updates are also posted at www.twitter.com/mindspeed.

About the Aricent Group

The Aricent Group is a global innovation and technology services company that helps clients imagine, commercialize, and evolve products and services for the connected world. Bringing together the communications technology expertise of Aricent with the creative vision and user experience prowess of frog, the Aricent Group provides a unique portfolio of innovation capabilities that seamlessly combines consumer insights, strategy, design, software engineering, and systems integration. The client base includes communications service providers, equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors, device makers, and many other Fortune 500 brands. The company’s investors are Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office, Delta Partners, and The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

For more information, please visit http://www.aricent.com. Follow the Aricent Group on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/aricent.