A small cell radio transceiver has been released by Maxim Integrated Products that is a single-chip multistandard RF to Bits solution.
The MAX2580 is said to require very few external components to execute an all-band, multimode, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio design. The company advises its 
device also includes full system-level reference designs to shorten time to market.
This RF transceiver responds to mobile operators planning residential, enterprise, or outdoor small cell deployments in their next-generation heterogeneous networks (HetNet).
In line with certain next-generation HetNet requirements, this device offers wideband frequency coverage with programmable channel bandwidths, supporting all LTE/3G bands and modes.
This single device integrates a complete 2×2 MIMO RF front-end, including fractional-N frequency synthesisers, high-speed data converters, and channel selection filters. Additionally, also featured is a standard JESD207 data supporting connectivity with multicore LTE baseband processors.
As mobile operators transition from high-mobility 2G voice coverage to high-capacity LTE/3G mobile data coverage, cost drivers and capacity constraints will motivate them to implement heterogeneous networks, including multimode small cells,” said Joe Madden, Principal Analyst at Mobile Experts.
Maxim Integrated
www.maximintegrated.com/datasheet/index.mvp/id/8031
