Lextrum
Lextrum develops patented Full Duplex transceiver IP achieving +120 dB self-interference cancellation, licensing FPGA/SOC reference designs and RFIC integrated transceivers to OEM radio manufacturers serving 5G networks, first responders, and fixed wireless access markets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersIrvine, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Lextrum does
Lextrum is a private communications technology company that develops Full Duplex (FD) transceiver intellectual property enabling simultaneous transmit and receive on a single channel — a capability the company positions as combining the spectral efficiency of TDD with the throughput advantages of FDD. The core technology uses beam steering antennas controlled by smart antenna heuristics to achieve spatial filtering of self-interference multipath, combining passive suppression with active RF and digital cancellation to deliver +120 dB aggregate self-interference cancellation and reduce multi-path self-interference to below the noise floor. Founded in 2015 at the University of California, Irvine and incubated through UCI's Applied Technology program, Lextrum emerged in 2019 and was acquired the same year by COMSovereign Corporation (OTC: COMS), operating since as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Lextrum's product portfolio centers on FPGA/SOC IP reference designs and RFIC integrated transceivers intended to be embedded into OEM radio products, including first responder radios, FWA and small cell access radios, and 5G connected radios. End-use applications cited include fixed wireless backhaul, 5G network rollout, and WiFi 6 systems. The company targets 4G-to-5G transitional network upgrades, with its technology designed to support both legacy 4G protocols and new 5G protocols. The firm is small (1-10 employees), headquartered in Irvine, California, with a Tucson, Arizona office under the COMSovereign corporate structure.
The business model is primarily B2B technology licensing and OEM-embedded hardware sales: Lextrum licenses its FD transceiver IP and sells integrated transceiver solutions to radio manufacturers for embedding into their products. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and sales are conducted via direct enterprise engagement, with contact routed through the parent company's email channel. No customer logos, revenue figures, or contract values are publicly available, and there are no disclosed funding rounds beyond a 2017 NSF grant of $225,000. The company markets primarily through the parent COMSovereign's website and social channels.
Lextrum firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Lextrum
- Legal name
- Lextrum
- Website
- https://lextrum.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Lextrum develops patented Full Duplex transceiver IP achieving +120 dB self-interference cancellation, licensing FPGA/SOC reference designs and RFIC integrated transceivers to OEM radio manufacturers serving 5G networks, first responders, and fixed wireless access markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Lextrum industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Wireless RF Semiconductors and Transceiver IP
- NAICS
- Communications Equipment Manufacturing (3342), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290)
- SIC
- Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Communications Equipment, Nec (3669), Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663)
- akta.pro primary industry
- RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth) (HDAHAMAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) CPE (LTE/5G/mmWave) (HDAFAIAE)
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Where Lextrum is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Irvine
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Lextrum business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations
Revenue model
- Technology Licensing and IP Licensing: Licensing of patented Full Duplex transceiver intellectual property to OEM manufacturers and telecommunications equipment makers. The company provides reference designs and integrated solutions for integration into existing and new radio products.
- Hardware and Transceiver Solutions: Sale of FPGA/SOC integrated transceivers and RFIC solutions to OEM radio manufacturers for embedding in first responder radios, FWA radios, small cell access radios, and 5G connected radios.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Lextrum product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Lextrum develops patented Full Duplex (FD) transceiver intellectual property and integrated transceiver solutions (FPGA/SOC IP Reference Designs and RFIC Integrated Transceivers) that enable simultaneous transmit and receive on a single wireless channel, doubling spectrum efficiency. The technology is licensed and embedded into OEM radios, including first responder radios, FWA/small cell access radios, and 5G connected radios, primarily through its parent company COMSovereign Corporation.
Product overview
Lextrum offers Full Duplex (FD) technologies that enable simultaneous transmit and receive on a single channel, doubling spectrum efficiency compared to traditional TDD and FDD technologies. The product portfolio centers on FPGA/SOC IP Reference Design for RFIC integrated transceivers, OEM radios including First Responder Radios, FWA and Small Cell Access Radios, and 5G Connected Radios. These technologies are embedded into end-user applications including Fixed Wireless Backhaul, 5G Rollout, and WiFi 6 systems, supporting the transition from 4G LTE to 5G networks. The core enabling technology includes beam steering antennas with smart antenna heuristics and RF cancellation achieving +120 dB aggregate self-interference cancellation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- FPGA/SOC IP Reference Design
- OEM Radios and Connected Devices (Full Duplex enabled) Full Duplex-enabled OEM radio products including First Responder Radios, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Small Cell Access Radios, and 5G Connected Radios. Targeted at radio manufacturers embedding Lextrum's FD technology into their wireless transmission products.
- Transitional 4G LTE to 5G Solutions Technology solutions supporting the upgrade of transitional 4G LTE networks to nationwide 5G platforms, providing Fixed Wireless Access capabilities. Supports both legacy 4G protocols and new 5G protocols to enable seamless network evolution.
Quantifiable outcome
- +120 dB aggregate self-interference cancellation
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Lextrum
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Lextrum technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Lextrum partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- COMSovereign CorporationcoreIn 2019, Lextrum was acquired by COMSovereign Corporation (Stock Symbol: COMS) to combine its Full Duplex technologies with COMSovereign's communication-focused subsidiaries' products and services. The acquisition supports the upgrade of transitional 4G LTE networks for nationwide 5G platform deployment. Lextrum operates as a subsidiary within the COMSovereign corporate structure.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Lextrum competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Qualcomm: Qualcomm is the dominant supplier of cellular RF transceivers and modem-RF systems for smartphones and 5G devices. It competes with Lextrum's RFIC integrated transceiver IP at the OEM socket level across cellular, Wi-Fi, and small cell applications, with vastly greater R&D and foundry scale.
- Broadcom: Broadcom manufactures RF front-end modules, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo chips, and broadband semiconductors used in networking and connected devices. Its portfolio overlaps with Lextrum's RFIC and FPGA/SOC IP for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 OEM radios, though as part of a much broader semiconductor portfolio.
- Marvell Technology: Marvell provides networking processors, transceivers, and connectivity solutions across carrier, enterprise, and data center markets. Its wireless backhaul and base station SoC offerings overlap with the OEM radio and 5G infrastructure markets where Lextrum's FD IP targets design wins.
- Qorvo: Qorvo is a leading supplier of RF systems and components for advanced wireless devices, including 5G base stations, small cells, and Wi-Fi. Its GaN and GaAs solutions compete with Lextrum's RFIC transceivers in the same OEM sockets for small cell and FWA radios.
- Skyworks Solutions: Skyworks provides analog semiconductors and RF components for mobile, Wi-Fi, IoT, and infrastructure applications. It is an incumbent supplier of transceivers and front-end modules that Lextrum's RFIC IP would either complement or displace at OEM radio customers.
Emerging players
- Filtronic: Filtronic designs and manufactures RF components and sub-systems for telecom infrastructure, defense, and space, including transceivers and mmWave products. It is a smaller-scale player with overlapping product categories in FWA, backhaul, and 5G radio markets where Lextrum operates.
- Ethertronics (AVX): Ethertronics (now part of AVX/Kyocera) specializes in advanced antenna systems including beam steering and active antenna technology. Its beam-steering and smart antenna expertise overlaps with Lextrum's spatial filtering beam steering antenna technology for self-interference cancellation.
- Tarana Wireless: Tarana Wireless builds fixed wireless access platforms for broadband operators, competing with Lextrum's FWA OEM radio use case. While Tarana focuses on the full FWA system rather than RFIC IP, it is a relevant peer for the FWA market segment Lextrum targets with its beam steering and FD technology.
Direct peers
- Kumu Networks: Kumu Networks is the most direct competitor to Lextrum, having pioneered full duplex and self-interference cancellation technology for wireless networks. Both companies target simultaneous transmit-and-receive on a single channel to improve spectral efficiency, making Kumu the closest comparable in the FD IP space.
Others
- Cambridge Consultants (Capgemini Engineering): Cambridge Consultants has publicly worked on full duplex and self-interference cancellation prototypes for 5G small cells and has developed reference designs in this area. While a consultancy rather than a chip vendor, it represents an adjacent R&D effort pursuing similar FD architectures relevant to Lextrum's market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Lextrum social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Lextrum leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Lextrum funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors2 records
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Lextrum M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Lextrum
What does Lextrum do?
Lextrum develops patented Full Duplex (FD) transceiver intellectual property and integrated transceiver solutions (FPGA/SOC IP Reference Designs and RFIC Integrated Transceivers) that enable simultaneous transmit and receive on a single wireless channel, doubling spectrum efficiency. The technology is licensed and embedded into OEM radios, including first responder radios, FWA/small cell access radios, and 5G connected radios, primarily through its parent company COMSovereign Corporation.
Is Lextrum a public or private company?
Lextrum is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Lextrum founded?
Lextrum was founded in 2015. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Lextrum based?
Lextrum is headquartered in Irvine, United States, in the North America region.
How does Lextrum make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Technology Licensing and IP Licensing is the primary driver. The others are hardware and Transceiver Solutions.
Who are Lextrum's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Qualcomm, Broadcom, Marvell Technology, Qorvo and Skyworks Solutions. Emerging players are Filtronic, Ethertronics (AVX) and Tarana Wireless. Kumu Networks is listed as a direct peer. Cambridge Consultants (Capgemini Engineering) is listed as an others.
Does Lextrum have an API?
No public API is recorded for Lextrum.
What industry is Lextrum in?
Lextrum's product category is Wireless RF Semiconductors and Transceiver IP. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHAMAE, RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth), with a secondary code of HDAFAIAE, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) CPE (LTE/5G/mmWave). Its NAICS code is 3342 and its SIC code is 3576.