What does AccelerComm do?

We design components for the signal processing used in wireless communication systems, currently with a particular focus on 5G (fifth generation wireless technology). We’re an intellectual property (IP) company, so we license our designs to other companies who make them into chips to integrate into their systems, rather than manufacturing them ourselves.

How does your technology support 5G?

To achieve the ambitions of 5G, communication technologies require processors designed specifically for the job, rather than running software on generic processors.

5G has three pillars. One is enhanced mobile broadband, which, for example, will allow smartphones to download data much more quickly, and enable many more smartphones to work in the same place at the same time. The second is massive machine communication, to enable Internet of Things devices to work anywhere in the world where 5G is deployed. The third pillar is ultra-reliable low-latency communication, for systems where an extremely high-quality, dependable signal is critical, such as self-driving cars.

Our work is about enabling these three pillars to happen. Each one involves different challenges and demands, so our approach is to design our technology in a scalable way, so we can adjust it to meet the requirements of different scenarios and different customers.